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): November 8, 2017 (November 2, 2017)
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-9618 | 36-3359573 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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2701 Navistar Drive Lisle, Illinois |
60532 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (331) 332-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☐
ITEM 1.01 | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
6.625% Senior Notes Offering
On November 6, 2017, Navistar International Corporation (the Company) completed its previously announced private placement of $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2025 (the 2025 Notes) pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated November 2, 2017 (the Purchase Agreement), among the Company, Navistar, Inc. (the Guarantor) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein (the Initial Purchasers). The 2025 Notes are governed by the terms of an indenture, dated as of November 6, 2017 (the Indenture), by and among the Company, the Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee).
Interest is payable on the 2025 Notes on May 1 and November 1 of each year beginning on May 1, 2018 until the maturity date of November 1, 2025. The 2025 Notes are guaranteed (the Guarantee) on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantor. Navistar intends to use the proceeds of the offering, together with the borrowings under its new senior secured term loan, to (i) retire all $1,450 million aggregate principal amount of its existing 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021 (the 2021 Notes) and to pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (ii) repay all of its outstanding obligations under its existing senior secured term loan facility, including accrued and unpaid interest, if any, (iii) fund cash to balance sheet to retire at maturity or repurchase a portion of its 4.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2018 and (iv) pay the associated prepayment premiums, transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
The terms of the Indenture, among other things, limit, in certain circumstances, the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) to: incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness; issue redeemable stock and preferred stock; pay dividends or distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; make loans and investments; incur liens; restrict dividends, loans or asset transfers from its subsidiaries; sell or otherwise dispose of assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries; consolidate or merge with or into, or sell substantially all of its assets to, another person; and enter into transactions with affiliates.
The Indenture provides for customary events of default including (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others: nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in the Indenture; the Guarantee ceasing to be in full force and effect; a default by the Company or a restricted subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) under any bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of a certain amount, resulting in its acceleration; the rendering of judgments to pay certain amounts of money against the Company and its significant subsidiaries; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs and is not cured within the time periods specified, the Trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding 2025 Notes may declare all the 2025 Notes to be due and payable immediately.
At any time prior to November 1, 2020, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. The Company may also redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes on and after November 1, 2020, at a redemption price of 103.313% of the principal amount thereof if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on November 1, 2020, 101.656% of the principal amount thereof if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on November 1, 2021, and 100% of the principal amount thereof if redeemed on or after November 1, 2022, plus any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. Additionally, prior to November 1, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the 2025 Notes from the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 106.625% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company experiences certain changes of control specified in the Indenture, it must offer to purchase the 2025 Notes at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, up to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture, form of Note and Purchase Agreement filed hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 10.1, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Early Tender Offer Results and Entry into Supplemental Indenture
On November 6, 2017, the Company accepted for purchase $1,051 million aggregate principal amount of its existing 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021 (the 2021 Notes), or 72.50% of the total outstanding 2021 Notes, which were validly tendered prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 2, 2017, pursuant to the Companys previously announced Offer to Purchase the 2021 Notes (the Tender Offer). Holders of the 2021 Notes accepted for purchase received the Total Consideration of $1,003.80 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2021 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the early settlement date for the Tender Offer, which was November 6, 2017.
In conjunction with the Tender Offer, the Company also solicited consents (the Consent Solicitation) from registered holders of the 2021 Notes to amend certain terms of the indenture governing the 2021 Notes (the 2021 Indenture). Holders of 2021 Notes who validly tendered their 2021 Notes are deemed to have consented to the proposed amendment to the 2021 Indenture. As a result of receiving the requisite consents in the Consent Solicitation to adopt the amendments to the 2021 Indenture, the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, entered into a second supplemental indenture to the 2021 Indenture (the Supplemental Indenture). The Supplemental Indenture, among other things, eliminated substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default from the 2021 Indenture and reduced the minimum redemption notice period required under the 2021 Indenture from 30 days to 5 days.
The foregoing description of the Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.3 to this current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Term Loan Credit Agreement
On November 6, 2017, Navistar International Corporation and Navistar, Inc. signed a definitive credit agreement relating to a seven-year senior secured term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,600,000,000 (the Term Loan Credit Agreement ) with the Lenders (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent ). The facility is guaranteed by Navistar International Corporation and twelve of its subsidiaries, namely, IC Bus, LLC, IC Bus of Oklahoma, LLC, Navistar Diesel of Alabama, LLC, Navistar Big Bore Diesels, LLC, Workhorse International Holding Company, Navistar Aftermarket Products, Inc., Continental Mfg. Company, Inc., International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Navistar Component Holdings, LLC, Navistar Defense, LLC and UpTime Parts, LLC (collectively with Navistar, Inc., the Companies ). On November 6, 2017, Navistar, Inc. borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1,600,000,000 under the term loan credit facility, a portion of the proceeds of which were used to repay all outstanding loans under Navistar, Inc.s existing senior secured term loan credit facility entered into on August 17, 2012, to repurchase a portion of Navistar International Corporations outstanding 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021and to pay certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the new term loan credit facility. The remainder of the proceeds of the term loan credit facility will be used for ongoing working capital purposes and general corporate purposes. The Term Loan Credit Agreement requires quarterly amortization payments of $4,000,000, with the balance due at maturity.
This new term loan credit facility is secured by a first priority security interest in certain assets of the Companies as more fully described in the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains customary provisions for financings of this type, including, without limitation, representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. Generally, if an event of default occurs and is not cured within any specified grace period, the Administrative Agent, at the request of (or with the consent of) the Lenders holding not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding term loans, may declare the term loans to be due and payable immediately. Borrowings by Navistar, Inc. under this facility will accrue interest at a rate equal to a base rate (with an ABR floor of 1.00%) or a Eurodollar rate (with a LIBOR floor of 0.00%) plus a spread. The spread is 250 basis points for base rate borrowings and 350 basis points for Eurodollar rate borrowings.
The foregoing description of the Term Loan Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Tax Exempt Bond Amendments
On November 6, 2017 the Company entered into (i) the First Amendment to Loan Agreement with The County of Cook, Illinois and (ii) the First Amendment to Loan Agreement with the Illinois Finance Authority (collectively, the Tax Exempt Bond Amendments) to adjust various covenants included in the loan agreements relating to the tax exempt bonds, including to permit the Company to incur secured debt up to $1.7 billion, in exchange for a coupon increase from 6.50% to 6.75% and the grant of a junior priority lien on certain collateral securing the Companys existing senior secured term loan and the New Term Loan Facility.
The foregoing description of the Tax Exempt Bond Amendments does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Tax Exempt Bond Amendments, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4 to this current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1.02 | TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
On November 6, 2017, the Company terminated the credit agreement governing its existing senior secured term loan credit facility and repaid all outstanding borrowings thereunder.
ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On November 6, 2017, the Company provided notice (the Notice) of redemption (the Redemption) to the holders of its 2021 Notes. Pursuant to the Notice, the Company has elected to redeem all of its the outstanding 2021 Notes not purchased in the Tender Offer on November 10, 2017 (the Redemption Date). The redemption price of the Notes, as set forth in the 2021 Indenture, is equal to 100.000% of the principal amount of such 2021 Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date. The Company has instructed the Trustee to send the Notice in the name of the Company to all currently registered holders of the 2021 Notes.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption under the Indenture, nor an offer to tender for, or purchase, any Notes or any other security.
On November 6, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the 2025 Notes offering and the early tender results of the Tender Offer and entry into the First Supplemental Indenture. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
On November 6, 2017, the Company also issued a press release announcing the closing of the Term Loan Credit Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
The following documents are filed herewith:
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.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: |
/s/ WALTER G. BORST |
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Name: Title: |
Walter G. Borst Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: November 8, 2017
Exhibit 4.1
[EXECUTION]
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
as Issuer
NAVISTAR, INC.
as Guarantor,
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of November 6, 2017
6.625% Senior Notes due 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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Section 1.1. Definitions |
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Section 1.2. Other Definitions |
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Section 1.3. [Reserved] |
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Section 1.4. Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE II THE SECURITIES |
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Section 2.1. Form, Dating and Terms |
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Section 2.2. Execution and Authentication |
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Section 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent |
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Section 2.4. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust |
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Section 2.5. Securityholder Lists |
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Section 2.6. Transfer and Exchange |
33 | |||
Section 2.7. [Reserved] |
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Section 2.8. [Reserved] |
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Section 2.9. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities |
35 | |||
Section 2.10. Temporary Securities |
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Section 2.11. Cancellation |
36 | |||
Section 2.12. Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest |
36 | |||
Section 2.13. Computation of Interest |
37 | |||
Section 2.14. CUSIP Numbers |
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ARTICLE III COVENANTS |
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Section 3.1. Application of Certain Covenants |
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Section 3.2. Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, Interest, if any and Additional Interest, if any |
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Section 3.3. Maintenance of Office or Agency |
38 | |||
Section 3.4. Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust; Unclaimed Money |
38 | |||
Section 3.5. Corporate Existence |
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Section 3.6. Reports by the Company |
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Section 3.7. Annual Review Certificate; Notice of Defaults or Events of Default |
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Section 3.8. Books of Record and Account |
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Section 3.9. Limitation on Liens |
40 | |||
Section 3.10. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness |
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Section 3.11. [Reserved] |
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Section 3.12. Limitation on Restricted Payments |
46 | |||
Section 3.13. Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions |
49 | |||
Section 3.14. [Reserved] |
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Section 3.15. Limitation on Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries |
51 | |||
Section 3.16. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 3.17. Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries |
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ARTICLE IV CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE BY THE COMPANY |
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Section 4.1. Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets Permitted |
54 | |||
ARTICLE V REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
56 | |||
Section 5.1. Applicability of Article |
56 |
Section 5.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
56 | |||
Section 5.3. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed |
56 | |||
Section 5.4. Notice of Redemption |
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Section 5.5. Deposit of Redemption Price |
58 | |||
Section 5.6. Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
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Section 5.7. Securities Redeemed in Part |
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Section 5.8. Optional Redemption |
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Section 5.9. Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control |
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ARTICLE VI DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
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Section 6.1. Events of Default |
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Section 6.2. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment |
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Section 6.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
62 | |||
Section 6.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
62 | |||
Section 6.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
63 | |||
Section 6.6. Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
63 | |||
Section 6.7. Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Section 6.8. Control by Majority |
63 | |||
Section 6.9. Limitation on Suits by Holders |
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Section 6.10. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment |
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Section 6.11. Application of Money Collected |
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Section 6.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
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Section 6.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
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Section 6.14. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws |
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Section 6.15. Undertaking for Costs |
65 | |||
ARTICLE VII TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee |
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Section 7.2. Rights of Trustee |
65 | |||
Section 7.3. Trustee May Hold Securities |
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Section 7.4. Money Held in Trust |
66 | |||
Section 7.5. Trustees Disclaimer |
66 | |||
Section 7.6. Notice of Defaults |
67 | |||
Section 7.7. Trust Indenture Act and Listings |
67 | |||
Section 7.8. Securityholder Lists |
67 | |||
Section 7.9. Compensation and Indemnity |
67 | |||
Section 7.10. Replacement of Trustee |
68 | |||
Section 7.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
68 | |||
Section 7.12. Eligibility; Disqualification |
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Section 7.13. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
69 | |||
Section 7.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
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ARTICLE VIII DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE |
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Section 8.1. Satisfaction and Discharge |
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Section 8.2. Application of Trust Funds |
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Section 8.3. Companys Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
71 | |||
Section 8.4. Defeasance and Discharge |
71 | |||
Section 8.5. Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 8.6. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 8.7. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust |
73 | |||
Section 8.8. Repayment to Company |
73 | |||
Section 8.9. Indemnity for Government Obligations |
73 |
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ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 9.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders |
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Section 9.3. [Reserved] |
76 | |||
Section 9.4. Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
76 | |||
Section 9.5. Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
76 | |||
ARTICLE X SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES |
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Section 10.1. Subsidiary Guarantees |
76 | |||
Section 10.2. Obligations of Subsidiary Guarantors Unconditional |
77 | |||
Section 10.3. Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantors Liability |
77 | |||
Section 10.4. Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees |
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Section 10.5. Application of Certain Terms and Provisions to Subsidiary Guarantors |
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.1. [Reserved] |
78 | |||
Section 11.2. Notices |
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Section 11.3. Communication by Holders with other Holders |
79 | |||
Section 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
79 | |||
Section 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
79 | |||
Section 11.6. When Securities Disregarded |
80 | |||
Section 11.7. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar |
80 | |||
Section 11.8. Legal Holidays |
80 | |||
Section 11.9. GOVERNING LAW |
80 | |||
Section 11.10. No Recourse Against Others |
80 | |||
Section 11.11. Successors |
80 | |||
Section 11.12. Multiple Originals |
80 | |||
Section 11.13. Variable Provisions |
80 | |||
Section 11.14. [Reserved] |
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Section 11.15. Table of Contents; Headings |
81 | |||
Section 11.16. Separability |
81 | |||
Section 11.17. Benefits of Indenture |
81 | |||
Section 11.18. Waiver of Jury Trial |
81 | |||
Section 11.19. Force Majeure |
81 | |||
Section 11.20. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) |
81 | |||
APPENDIX A Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix | App - 2 | |||
EXHIBIT 1 Form of the Securities | 9 |
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INDENTURE, dated as of November 6, 2017, among Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Guarantor ), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the Trustee ).
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Companys 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025 issued on the Issue Date (the Initial Securities ) and (ii) if and when issued, an unlimited amount of additional 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025 that may be offered from time to time subsequent to the Issue Date (the Additional Securities ).
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1. Definitions .
ABL Credit Agreement means that certain Second Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2017, by and among Navistar, Inc., as borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders and agents named therein, together with the related documents thereto (including the revolving loans thereunder, any letters of credit and reimbursement obligations related thereto, any guarantees and security documents), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, refunded, replaced, refinanced, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any one or more agreements (and related documents) governing Indebtedness, including indentures, incurred to refinance, substitute, supplement, replace or add to (including increasing the amount available for borrowing or adding or removing any Person as a borrower, issuer or guarantor thereunder, in whole or in part), the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such ABL Credit Agreement or one or more successors to the ABL Credit Agreement or one or more new credit agreements.
Acquired Indebtedness of any specified Person means Indebtedness of any other Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or merges or amalgamates with or into or consolidates or otherwise combines with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and not incurred by the specified Person in connection with or in anticipation of such other Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such merger, amalgamation or consolidation.
Additional Securities has the meaning ascribed to it in the second introductory paragraph of this Indenture.
Affiliate means, when used with reference to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the referent Person, as the case may be. For the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of the referent Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms controlling and controlled have meanings correlative of the foregoing.
Agent means any Registrar, Paying Agent, authenticating agent or co-Registrar.
Alliance Agreement means that certain stock purchase agreement, dated as September 5, 2016, by and between the Company and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GMBH, and agreements related thereto and transactions contemplated thereunder and any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement from time to time of such agreements; provided that no such amendment, modification, supplement or restatement shall be adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole as determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion.
Applicable Premium means, with respect to a Security on any date of redemption, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Security; and
(2) the excess (to the extent positive) of (i) the present value as of such date of redemption of (A) the redemption price of such Security on November 1, 2020 (such redemption price (expressed in percentage of principal amount) being set forth in Section 5.8 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest and excluding Additional Interest, if any)), plus (B) all required interest payments due on such Security to and including such date set forth in clause (A) (excluding accrued but unpaid interest, and excluding Additional Interest, if any), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such date of redemption plus 50 basis points, over (ii) the then outstanding principal of such Security,
in each case, as calculated by the Company or on behalf of the Company by such Person as the Company shall designate. The Trustee shall have no duty to calculate or verify the calculations of the Applicable Premium.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Disposition means any sale, transfer or other disposition (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation or sale-and-leaseback transaction) of:
(1) shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors qualifying shares) or
(2) property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than shares of Capital Stock of the Company).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Asset Disposition shall not include:
(1) any issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock, property or assets by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) any sale, transfer or other disposition of property or assets in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, including, without limitation, sales of inventory in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice and the granting of any option or other right to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire inventory in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice;
(3) dispositions of assets or shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary in a single market transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate fair market value less than $15.0 million;
(4) the grant or other disposition in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice of any license of patents, trademarks, registrations therefor and other similar intellectual property;
(5) the granting of any Lien (or foreclosure thereon) securing Indebtedness to the extent that such Lien is granted in compliance with Section 3.9 ;
(6) any sale, transfer or other disposition constituting a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment permitted by Section 3.12 ;
(7) any disposition of obsolete, worn-out, uneconomic, damaged or surplus property, equipment or other assets or property, equipment or other assets that are no longer economically practical or used or useful in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries whether now or hereafter owned or leased (including by ceasing to enforce, allowing the lapse, abandonment or invalidation of or discontinuing the use or maintenance of or putting into the public domain any intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain);
(8) the sale, lease, conveyance or disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted under Section 4.1 or a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control;
(9) sales of accounts receivable, equipment and related assets (including contract rights) of the type specified in the definition of Qualified Securitization Transaction to a Securitization Subsidiary for the fair market value thereof;
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(10) transfers of accounts receivable, equipment and related assets (including contract rights) of the type specified in the definition of Qualified Securitization Transaction (or a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Securitization Subsidiary in a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(11) any sale, transfer or other disposition of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness or other securities of, any Unrestricted Subsidiary that was formed or designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date;
(12) sale, transfer or other disposition of (i) cash, Cash Equivalents or any amounts received pursuant to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodity Agreement or (ii) Investment Grade Securities in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(13) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort, litigation or other claims of any kind;
(14) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;
(15) foreclosure, condemnation or any similar action with respect to any property or other assets;
(16) any disposition of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired, or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), made as part of such acquisition and in each case comprising all or a portion of the consideration in respect of such sale or acquisition;
(17) any Sale/Leaseback Transaction of any property acquired or built after the Issue Date; provided that such sale is for at least fair market value;
(18) dispositions of Investments in joint ventures or similar entities to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the parties to such joint venture set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
(19) the unwinding of any Cash Management Services or Hedging Obligations;
(20) Permitted Asset Swaps; and
(21) any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to the purchase of tooling and related manufacturing equipment after the Issue Date in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice.
Attributable Indebtedness in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction involving an operating lease means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the implied interest rate in such transaction compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).
Authenticating Agent means any authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.14 .
Average Life means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing
(1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal or liquidation value payments of such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, respectively, and the amount of such principal or liquidation value payments, by
(2) the sum of all such principal or liquidation value payments.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person (as that term is used in
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Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon occurrence of a subsequent condition (other than a condition that the Holders waive one or more provisions of this Indenture).
Board of Directors means (i) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation, (ii) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership, and (iii) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company or the equivalent body of any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, or the equivalent officer of any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or the equivalent body of any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate, and delivered to the Trustee.
Book-Entry Interest means a depositary interest representing 100% beneficial interest in a Global Security.
Business Day means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, United States or in the jurisdiction of the place of payment are authorized or required by law to close.
Canadian Subsidiary means any Foreign Subsidiary having its principal operations in Canada.
Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of, such Persons capital stock (or other ownership or profits interest, including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interest), including each class of Common or Preferred Stock of such Person, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and any and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock (other than any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such capital stock).
Capitalized Lease Obligation means obligations under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this Indenture, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP. The Stated Maturity of such obligation shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without penalty. All obligations (including obligations incurred under any lease executed after the Issue Date) of any Person that are or would be characterized as an operating lease under GAAP as in effect as of the Issue Date shall continue to be (or shall be) accounted for as an operating lease for purposes of this Indenture regardless of any change in GAAP following the date hereof that would otherwise require such obligation to be characterized or recharacterized as a Capitalized Lease Obligation.
Cash Equivalents means:
(1) United States dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros or the national currency of any participating member state of the European Union (as it is constituted on the Issue Date) or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government (or, in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, Canadian government (federal or provincial)) or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (or Canadian government) (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada (federal or provincial, as the case may be), as the case may be, is pledged in support of those securities) or having maturities of not more than twenty-four months from the date of acquisition;
(3) certificates of deposit, time deposits or eurodollar time deposits having maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition thereof, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding 24 months and
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overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of B or better;
(4) repurchase obligations or securities lending arrangements for underlying securities of the types described in any of clauses (2), (3) and (9) of this definition entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;
(5) (a) commercial paper either (i) having a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or P-2 from Moodys or (ii) if such commercial paper is not itself rated, is issued by an issuer having a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys, and in each case in this subclause (a) maturing within 270 days after the date of acquisition and (b) asset-backed securities having a rating of at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys and in each case in this subclause (b) maturing within 36 months after the date of acquisition;
(6) demand or time deposit accounts used in the ordinary course of business with overseas branches of commercial banks incorporated under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (or in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, Canada or any province or territory thereof); provided that such commercial bank has, at the time of the Companys or such Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein, (1) capital, surplus and undivided profits (as of the date of such institutions most recently published financial statements) in excess of $100.0 million and (2) the long-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations rated on the basis of the credit of a Person other than such institution) of such institution, at the time of the Companys or any Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein, are rated at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys;
(7) obligations (including, but not limited to demand or time deposits, bankers acceptances and certificates of deposit) issued or guaranteed by a depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (or in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, Canada or any province or territory thereof); provided that (A) such instrument has a final maturity not more than one year from the date of purchase thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) such depository institution or trust company has at the time of the Companys or such Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein or contractual commitment providing for such Investment, (x) capital, surplus and undivided profits (as of the date of such institutions most recently published financial statements) in excess of $100.0 million and (y) the long-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations rated on the basis of the credit of a Person other than such institution) of such institution, at the time of the Companys or such Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein or contractual commitment providing for such Investment, are rated at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys;
(8) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Person referenced in clause (3) above;
(9) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either S&P or Moodys, respectively (or, if at the time, neither is issuing comparable ratings, then a comparable rating of another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization) and in each case maturing within two years from the date of creation or acquisition;
(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States, any province of Canada or any political subdivision, taxing authority or public instrumentality thereof, in each case, having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moodys or S&P (or, if at the time, neither is issuing comparable ratings, then a comparable rating of another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization) with maturities of not more than two years from the date of creation or acquisition;
(11) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated within the three highest ratings categories by S&P or Moodys (or, if at the time, neither is issuing comparable ratings, then a comparable rating of another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization);
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(12) (i) interests in any investment company, money market, or other investment fund which invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the types specified in clauses (1) through (11) above or (ii) money market funds that are rated at least AAA by S&P; and
(13) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (12) above denominated in a foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Company organized in such jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents may include instruments described above that are denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clause (1) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clause (1) as promptly as practicable and in any event within 10 Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.
Cash Management Services means any of the following to the extent not constituting a line of credit (other than an overnight draft facility that is not in default): automated clearing house transactions, treasury, depository, credit or debit card, purchasing card, stored value card, electronic fund transfer services and/or cash management services, including controlled disbursement services, overdraft facilities, foreign exchange facilities, deposit and other accounts and merchant services or other cash management arrangements in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice.
Change of Control means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(1) any person or group (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than (i) employee or retiree benefit plans or trusts sponsored or established by the Company or Navistar, Inc. or (ii) one or more Permitted Holders in a transaction that, taking into account any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, results in Improved Ratings from S&P and Moodys, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding Voting Stock;
(2) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute more than a majority of the number of directors then serving on the Board of Directors of the Company: individuals who, on the Issue Date, constituted the Board of Directors and any new director whose appointment or election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders was approved (a) by the vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office or whose appointment, election or nomination was previously so approved or recommended or (b) with respect to directors whose appointment of election to the Board of Directors was made by the holders of the Companys non-convertible junior preference stock, series B, by the holders of such preference stock;
(3) the shareholders of the Company shall approve any Plan of Liquidation (whether or not in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);
(4) the Company consolidates with or merges with or into another Person (other than the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries), other than a merger or consolidation of the Company (i) in which the holders of the Common Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the consolidation or merger hold, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the Common Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such consolidation or merger or (ii) with a Permitted Holder in a transaction that, taking into account any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, results in Improved Ratings from S&P and Moodys; or
(5) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis) to any Person; provided that none of (a) the merger or consolidation of a Restricted Subsidiary into the Company or into any Restricted Subsidiary, (b) a series of transactions involving the sale of Receivables or interests therein in the ordinary course of business by a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction, (c) the grant (but not the
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foreclosure or realization) of a Lien on assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 3.10(c) or (d) the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to a Permitted Holder in a transaction that, taking into account any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, results in Improved Ratings from S&P and Moodys, shall be deemed to be a Change of Control.
For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.
For purposes of the foregoing clauses (1), (4) and (5), with respect to any such transaction involving a Permitted Holder, the determination of whether a Change of Control has occurred may be delayed for so long as S&P and/or Moodys has announced or otherwise informed the Company that its rating with respect to the Securities remains under review in connection with such transaction, until the earliest of (1) the date of completion of such review by both agencies, (2) the revision or confirmation by either agency of a rating in respect of the Securities in connection with such transaction that is not an Improved Rating and (3) the date that is 90 days after the completion of such transaction (and if, at such 90th day, Improved Ratings shall not have been issued by S&P and Moodys, a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred on such date).
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, and any successor thereto.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commodity Agreement means any commodity price/index swap, futures or option contract or similar agreement or arrangement.
Common Stock of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Persons common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.
Company means Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or a successor Person.
Company Order and Company Request mean, respectively, a written order or request signed in the name of the Company by an Officer of the Company.
Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges of any Person means for any period the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (to the extent Consolidated Net Income for such period has been reduced thereby, other than in the case of clause (6) ):
(1) Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period; plus
(2) Consolidated Tax Expense of such Person for such period; plus
(3) the consolidated depreciation and amortization expense included in the income statement of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP for such period; plus
(4) any non-recurring fees, expenses or charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries related to any offering of Qualified Capital Stock, Permitted Investment, acquisition, recapitalization, disposition or incurrence of Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture (in each case, whether or not successful); plus
(5) any non-recurring or unusual charges or expenses of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the following items: restructuring, plant closure and consolidation, severance, relocation, contract termination, retention costs, employee termination and similar type items); plus
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(6) any adjustments of the same nature that were used to calculate Manufacturing Adjusted EBITDA from Loss from continuing operations attributable to the Company, net of tax for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 or the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, as set forth in footnote (7) to the Summary consolidated financial data section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent adjustments of such nature continue to be applicable during the period in which Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges is being calculated; provided that any such adjustments that consist of any cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated in accordance with, and satisfy the requirements specified in, the definition of Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio; plus
(7) any other non-cash charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent deducted from or reflected in Consolidated Net Income except for any non-cash charges that represent accruals of, or reserves for, cash disbursements to be made in any future accounting period; minus
(8) any non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than the reversal of a prior accrual or reserve for cash items previously excluded from Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges); minus
(9) all cash payments during such period of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries relating to non-cash charges that were added back in determining Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges in any prior period; minus
(10) non-recurring or unusual gains or income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio means, with respect to any Person on any determination date, the ratio of
(1) Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to such determination date (the reference period ) for which financial statements of such Person are available, to
(2) Consolidated Fixed Charges for the reference period.
In the event that such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues or redeems Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio is made (the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio Calculation Date ), then the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period.
For purposes of making the computation referred to in this definition, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period.
Calculations of pro forma amounts in accordance with this definition shall be done in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company and may give pro forma effect to any cost savings,
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operating expense reductions or synergies projected in good faith to be realized as a result of actions taken during such period as if such actions had been implemented at the beginning of such period; provided , however , that (A) such actions are expected to have a continuing impact and such amounts are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Company and are reasonably anticipated to be realized within 12 months after the consummation of the action that is expected to result in such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies and (B) no amounts shall be added back to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges (or any other components thereof), whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to the applicable period.
If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Protection Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable reference period except as set forth in the first paragraph of this definition.
Consolidated Fixed Charges means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication, the amounts for such period, taken as a single accounting period, of:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense; and
(2) all dividends or other distributions paid or accrued on Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person or Preferred Stock of such Persons Restricted Subsidiaries (except dividends payable in shares of Qualified Capital Stock).
In calculating Consolidated Fixed Charges for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio,
(1) interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the date of determination and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the date of determination;
(2) if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the date of determination may be optionally determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the date of determination will be deemed to have been in effect during the relevant reference period; and
(3) notwithstanding the foregoing, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by an Interest Rate Protection Agreement, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.
Consolidated Interest Expense means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the net interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (after giving effect to any interest income), on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP, including:
(1) all amortization of original issue discount for such period;
(2) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person during such period;
(3) net cash payments, if any, made (less any net payments, if any, received) for such period under all Interest Rate Protection Agreements (including amortization of fees);
(4) all capitalized interest for such period;
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(5) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations for such period; and
(6) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person (other than Indebtedness incurred under Section 3.10(u) unless the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries makes a payment with respect to such guarantees in which case the interest expense associated with such underlying Indebtedness shall be included) that is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such guarantees or Liens is called upon;
and excluding:
(a) amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses for such period; and
(b) any non-cash interest for such period imputed on any convertible debt securities (including Convertible Subordinated Notes) as in accordance with FSP APB 14-1.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any Person for any period, the consolidated net income (or deficit) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of dividends accrued or paid on any Preferred Stock, if any; provided that any amounts received from any other Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be included in Consolidated Net Income for that period to the extent of the amount that has been actually received by the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person in the form of cash dividends or other cash distributions (other than payments in respect of debt obligations), and provided , further , that there shall be excluded:
(1) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such contingency reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Issue Date;
(2) any gain or loss, together with any related provisions for taxes, realized upon the sale or other disposition (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) of any property or assets that are not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (provided that sales of Receivables or interests therein pursuant to Qualified Securitization Transactions shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business) and upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the referent Person;
(3) any extraordinary gain or extraordinary loss together with any related provision for taxes and any one time gains or losses (including, without limitation, those related to the adoption of new accounting standards) realized by the referent Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the period for which such determination is made;
(4) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued);
(5) in the case of a successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the referent Persons assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;
(6) for purposes of Section 3.12 , the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) that is subject to restrictions that prevent or limit the payment of dividends or the making of distributions to such Person to the extent of such restrictions (except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions that have been paid to such Person or one or more Restricted Subsidiary not subject to any such restriction during the relevant period);
(7) non-cash compensation charges resulting from the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), including any such charges resulting from stock options, restricted stock grants, stock appreciation rights or other equity-incentive programs;
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(8) effects of adjustments in such Persons consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in relation to any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes;
(9) any non-cash impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP; and
(10) (a) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from Commodity Agreements, Currency Agreements, Interest Rate Protection Agreements or other derivative instruments and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133; and (b) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Currency Agreements for currency exchange risk).
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination means the total amount of assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries after deducting therefrom all current liabilities (excluding current maturities of long-term Indebtedness) and all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, licenses, copyrights and other intangible assets, all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet ending immediately prior to the determination date for which financial statements of the Company are available.
For purposes of making the computation referred to in this definition, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries subsequent to the date of the most recent balance sheet and prior to the date of determination shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations had occurred on the most recent balance sheet date.
Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Indebtedness secured by a Lien as of such date to (y) Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges.
Consolidated Tax Expense means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the U.S. Federal, state, provincial and local tax expense attributable to taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including foreign, unitary, excise, property, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding and similar taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations and income tax expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (net of any income tax benefit), determined in accordance with GAAP, other than taxes (either positive or negative) attributable to extraordinary or unusual gains or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions of assets.
Consolidated Total Indebtedness means with respect to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding intercompany Indebtedness), plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations and unreimbursed drawings under letters of credit of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, plus (c) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person and all Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, with the amount of such Disqualified Capital Stock and Preferred Stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and their maximum fixed repurchase prices, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus (d) the aggregate amount, not to exceed $200.0 million, of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents included in the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to such determination date for which financial statements are available (provided that the cash proceeds of any proposed incurrence of Indebtedness shall not be included in this clause (d) for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, as applicable), with such pro forma adjustments as are consistent with the pro forma adjustments set forth in the definition of Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio.
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Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date to (y) Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges.
Convertible Subordinated Notes means the Companys convertible subordinated notes outstanding as of the Issue Date and any additional convertible subordinated notes that may be issued by the Company from time to time after the Issue Date in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Corporate Trust Office means the office of the Trustee in which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois, 60602, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.
Credit Facilities means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities, including, without limitation, the ABL Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Credit Agreement, or other financing arrangements (including, without limitation, commercial paper facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables), letters of credit or other long-term indebtedness, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities or receivables financings that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity thereof (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 3.10 ) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.
Currency Agreement means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency forward, future or option contract or other similar agreement or arrangement.
DealCor Subsidiaries means any Subsidiaries owned as of the Issue Date by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or acquired by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries after the Issue Date whose principal business is owning or operating a dealership that sells products manufactured by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Default means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default; provided that if a Default for a failure to report or failure to deliver a required certificate in connection with another default (the Initial Default ) occurs, then, at the time such Initial Default is cured, the Default that resulted solely because of that Initial Default will also be cured without any further action.
Definitive Security means a certificated Security registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof and Appendix A , in the form of Exhibit 1 to Appendix A , except that such Security shall not bear the Global Security Legend and shall not have the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security attached thereto.
Depositary means the Person appointed by the Company to act as depositary with respect to the Global Securities, which shall initially be DTC.
Depositary Interest means a certificate or depositary interest representing 100% beneficial interest in a Global Security.
Disqualified Capital Stock means any Capital Stock that, other than solely at the option of the issuer thereof, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable) is, or upon the happening of an event or the passage of time would be, required to be redeemed or repurchased, in whole or in part, prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date or has, or upon the happening of an event or the passage of time would have, a redemption or similar payment due on or prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date, or is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities at the option of the holder thereof at any time prior to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date.
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Domestic Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person other than a Foreign Subsidiary.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors and assigns.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system, and any successor thereto.
Equity Offering means (x) a public or private offering by the Company of its Qualified Capital Stock (other than public offerings with respect to the Companys Qualified Capital Stock registered on Forms S-4 or S-8) or (y) a cash equity contribution to the Company (other than in exchange for Disqualified Capital Stock).
Euros means the single currency of participating member states of the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
Event of Default has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Existing Notes means the Companys 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021.
fair market value means, with respect to any Investment, Restricted Payment, marketable securities, shares of Capital Stock, asset or property, the fair market value of such Investment, Restricted Payment, marketable securities, shares of Capital Stock, asset or property as determined by the Company in good faith.
Financial Services Segment means the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries consisting of (1) the offer and sale of retail, wholesale and lease financing and/or other financial services products to finance the purchase or lease of products sold by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or other manufacturers whose products are from time to time sold through the dealer network of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (2) the financing of wholesale and retail accounts receivable and (3) captive insurance business.
Foreign Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, it being understood that, for purposes of this Indenture, all references to codified accounting standards specifically named in this Indenture shall be deemed to include any successor, replacement, amendment or updated accounting standard under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America; provided, however , that leases shall be determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board codification 840 as in effect on the Issue Date.
Global Securities means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Securities and the Unrestricted Global Securities, issued in accordance with this Indenture.
Global Security Legend means the legend set forth in Section 2.1(b ), which is required to be placed on all Global Securities issued under this Indenture.
Government Obligations means securities which are (i) direct obligations of the United States, for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States, which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.
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guarantee means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:
(1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by agreement to keepwell, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or
(2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary contractual indemnities or warranties not in connection with borrowing money. The term guarantee used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Currency Agreement, Commodity Agreement or Interest Rate Protection Agreement.
Holder or Securityholder means the Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Improved Ratings means, after giving effect to any transaction that otherwise would constitute a Change of Control, the rating of the Securities, as confirmed or revised by S&P and Moodys in connection with such transaction, as applicable, is higher by one or more gradations (including gradations within rating categories (i.e., + or for S&P and 1, 2 and 3 for Moodys) as well as between rating categories, but not including ratings outlook changes) than its rating of the Securities as of the Issue Date.
incur means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and incurrence, incurred, and incurring shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided that:
(1) any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes (after the Issue Date) a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) of the Company shall be deemed to be incurred or issued, as the case may be, by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2) any amendment, modification or waiver of any document pursuant to which Indebtedness was previously incurred shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness unless and then only to the extent such amendment, modification or waiver increases the principal or premium thereof or interest rate thereon (including by way of original issue discount).
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, on any date of determination, any of the following, without duplication:
(1) the principal of all obligations of such Person, whether or not contingent (a) for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof), (b) evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument or (c) for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation or other obligation (whether issued or assumed) relating to the accrued purchase price of property or services, but excluding trade accounts payable or similar obligations to a trade creditor, deferred expenses, deferred compensation and similar obligations of such Person arising in the ordinary course of business;
(2) all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (even if the rights and remedies of the seller under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), but excluding trade accounts payable, deferred expenses, deferred compensation and similar
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obligations of such Person arising in the ordinary course of business or earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(3) all obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers acceptance or similar credit transaction (except to the extent such reimbursement obligations relate to trade payables or similar obligations to a trade creditor and such obligations are satisfied within 30 days of incurrence thereof), if and to the extent drawn upon;
(4) 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 (other than in connection with property subject to a Qualified Securitization Transaction) on any asset or property (including, without limitation, leasehold interests and any other tangible or intangible property) of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person or is not otherwise such Persons legal liability; provided that if the obligations so secured have not been assumed by such Person or are otherwise not such Persons legal liability, the amount of such Indebtedness for the purposes of this definition shall be limited to the lesser of the amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Lien and the fair market value of the assets or property securing such Lien;
(5) all Indebtedness of others (including all dividends of other Persons the payment of which is) guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is otherwise its legal liability or which such Person has agreed to purchase or repurchase or in respect of which such Person has agreed contingently to supply or advance funds;
(6) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person and Preferred Stock of such Persons Restricted Subsidiary with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends if any;
(7) all net amounts owing under Interest Rate Protection Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodity Agreements (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the net payments under such agreements or arrangements giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person upon termination of such agreement or arrangement at such time); and
(8) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered into by such person.
For purposes hereof, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include: (i) any guarantees of obligations of suppliers to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that ensure timely delivery of products, tooling and other materials used in the production process; (ii) any lease, concession or license of property (or guarantee thereof) which would be considered an operating lease under GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date, any prepayments of deposits received from clients or customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, or obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees given in respect of such obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (iii) contingent obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; (iv) Cash Management Services; and (v) any obligations in respect of workers compensation claims, early retirement or termination obligations, pension fund obligations or contributions or similar claims, obligations or contributions or social security or wage taxes.
Indenture means this Indenture, as originally executed or as amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include the forms and terms of the Securities established as contemplated hereunder.
Indirect Participant means a person who holds an interest through a Participant.
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Initial Securities has the meaning ascribed to it in the second introductory paragraph of this Indenture.
Initial Subsidiary Guarantor means Navistar, Inc., a direct, Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that has guaranteed the Securities as of the Issue Date.
Interest Rate Protection Agreement means any credit default swap or option agreement, interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
Investment by any Person means any direct or indirect:
(1) loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other property (valued at the fair market value thereof as of the date of transfer) to others or payments for property or services for the account or use of others, or otherwise other than in the ordinary course of business) and any guarantee of Indebtedness of any other Person;
(2) purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person (whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise and whether or not purchased directly from the issuer of such securities or evidences of Indebtedness); and
(3) all other items that would be classified as investments (including, without limitation, purchases of assets outside the ordinary course of business) on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP (excluding accounts receivable, deposits and prepaid expenses in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and excluding endorsements for collection or deposits arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice).
If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or other disposition equal to the fair market value of the Investment in such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.
For purposes of the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary and Section 3.12 only,
(1) Investment shall include the portion (proportionate to the Companys equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that if such designation is made in connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary or the assets owned by such Subsidiary, the Investment in such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be the consideration paid in connection with such acquisition; provided , further , that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (a) the Companys Investment in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (b) the portion (proportionate to the Companys equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation and
(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
Investment Grade Securities means debt securities or debt instruments with a rating of A- or higher from S&P or A3 or higher by Moodys or the equivalent of such rating by such rating organization or, if no rating of Moodys or S&P then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Investment Grade Status means when the Securities receive both of the following:
(1) with respect to S&P, any of the rating categories from and including AAA to and including BBB-; and
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(2) with respect to Moodys, any of the rating categories from and including Aaa to and including Baa3,
or the equivalent of such rating by such rating organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moodys then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.
Issue Date means November 6, 2017.
Lien means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, easement, restriction, covenant, right-of-way, charge or adverse claim affecting title or resulting in an encumbrance against real or personal property of such Person, or a security interest of any kind, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option, right of first refusal or other similar agreement to sell, in each case securing obligations of such Person and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statute or statutes) of any jurisdiction but excluding any such filing or agreement which reflects ownership by a third party of
(1) property leased to the referent Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under a lease that is not in the nature of a conditional sale or title retention agreement or
(2) accounts, general intangibles or chattel paper sold to the referent Person.
Limited Condition Acquisition means any acquisition, including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, by the Company or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
Management Advances means loans or advances made to, or guarantees with respect to loans or advances made to, directors, officers, employees, contractors or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(1) (a) in respect of travel, entertainment or moving related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or (b) for purposes of funding any such persons purchase of Capital Stock (or similar obligations) of the Company or its Subsidiaries with (in the case of this clause (1)(b)) the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company;
(2) in respect of moving related expenses incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any facility or office; or
(3) otherwise not exceeding $10.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time.
Master Intercompany Agreements means: (i) the Amended and Restated Master Intercompany Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, between Navistar Financial Corporation and Navistar, Inc. (formerly known as International Truck and Engine Corporation), and its related manufacturing subsidiaries and affiliates, as amended to the Issue Date; (ii) the agreement, dated as of December 18, 1986, among Navistar International Corporation Canada, Navistar Financial Corporation Canada Inc. and General Electric Canadian Holdings Limited; (iii) the Intercompany Operating and Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2008, by and among Navistar Financial, Inc. De C.V., Sociedad Financiera De Objeto Múltiple, E.N.R. and Navistar México, S.A. De C.V., (iv) one or more agreements serving some or all of the same purposes of the agreements listed in clauses (i) through (iii) above entered into after the Issue Date among the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and one or more other Persons (including one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries) in the ordinary course of business on terms no less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the agreements in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) and (v) any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement from time to time of the agreements in clauses (i) through (iv); provided that none of the aforementioned agreements shall be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in a manner adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Maturity Date means November 1, 2025.
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Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or any of its successors or assigns that is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Rule 436 (or its successor) under the Securities Act.
Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Disposition by any Person means cash or Cash Equivalents received (including by way of sale or discounting of a note, installment receivable or other receivable, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquirer of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to such properties or assets or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom by such Person, including any cash received by way of deferred payment or upon the monetization or other disposition of any non-cash consideration (including notes or other securities) received in connection with such Asset Disposition, net of:
(1) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of accountants, brokers, printers and other similar entities) and all federal, state, foreign and local taxes required to be accrued as a liability as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;
(2) all payments made by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Indebtedness which is secured by such assets in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or with respect to such assets or which must by the terms of such Lien, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition;
(3) all payments made with respect to liabilities associated with the assets which are the subject of the Asset Disposition, including, without limitation, trade payables and other accrued liabilities;
(4) appropriate amounts to be provided by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with such assets and retained by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, after such Asset Disposition, including, without limitation, liabilities under any indemnification obligations and severance and other employee termination costs associated with such Asset Disposition (but excluding any indemnification obligations and severance and other employee termination costs that, by their terms, will not be made prior to the Maturity Date), until such time as such amounts are no longer reserved or such reserve is no longer necessary (at which time any remaining amounts will become Net Available Proceeds to be allocated in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) ; and
(5) all distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders, if any, in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition.
Net Cash Proceeds with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys fees, accountants fees, underwriters or placement agents fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees and charges actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result of such issuance or sale (after taking into account any available tax credit or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements).
NFC means Navistar Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or a successor Person.
Non-U.S. Person means a person who is not a U.S. person, as defined in Regulation S.
Obligations means any principal, premiums, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages, Additional Interest, if any, and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any indebtedness.
Offer to Purchase means a written offer (the Offer ) sent by the Company electronically or by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at its address appearing in the security register for the Securities on the date of the Offer or otherwise in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC, offering to purchase up to the principal amount of the Securities in such Offer at the purchase price specified in such Offer (as determined pursuant to this
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Indenture). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Offer shall specify an expiration date (the Expiration Date ) of the Offer to Purchase which shall be not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days after the date such Offer is delivered (except in the case of a conditional Change of Control Offer made in advance of a Change of Control in accordance with Section 5.9 ) and a settlement date (the Purchase Date ) for purchase of such Securities within five Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Company shall notify the Trustee at least 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to such Trustee) prior to the mailing of the Offer of the Companys obligation to make an Offer to Purchase, and the Offer shall be delivered electronically in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC or by first-class mail by the Company or the tender agent appointed by the Company in connection with such offer. The Offer shall contain all the information required by applicable law to be included therein. The Offer shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender such Securities pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offer shall also state:
(1) the section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase is being made;
(2) the Expiration Date and the Purchase Date;
(3) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities offered to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (the Purchase Amount );
(4) the purchase price to be paid by the Company for each $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities accepted for payment (as specified pursuant to this Indenture) (the Purchase Price );
(5) that the Holder may tender all or any portion of the Securities registered in the name of such Holder and that any portion of a Security tendered must be tendered in $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;
(6) the place or places where Securities are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Offer to Purchase;
(7) that interest on any Security not tendered or tendered but not purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will continue to accrue;
(8) that on the Purchase Date (which date may be delayed in the case of a conditional Change of Control Offer) the Purchase Price will become due and payable upon each Security being accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after the Purchase Date;
(9) that each Holder electing to tender all or any portion of a Security pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender such Security at the place or places specified in the Offer prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date (such Security being, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing);
(10) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Securities tendered pursuant to the terms set forth in the Offer;
(11) that (I) if Securities in an aggregate principal amount less than or equal to the Purchase Amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase all such Securities and (II) if Securities in an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Purchase Amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase Securities having an aggregate principal amount equal to the Purchase Amount on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate so that only Securities in denominations of $2,000 or integral multiples thereof shall be purchased);
(12) if such notice is being sent prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, stating that the Change of Control Offer is conditional on the occurrence of such Change of Control (or such other conditions specified therein and describing each such condition), and, if applicable, stating that, the payment date for the Change of Control Offer will be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the notice is mailed or
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delivered, including by electronic transmission) as any and all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived by the Company, or that such purchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that the Company shall determine that the Change of Control or the satisfaction of any other conditions will not occur by the payment date of the Change of Control or by the payment date of the Change of Control as so delayed; and
(13) that in the case of any Holder of a Security in certificated form whose Security is purchased only in part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in all aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unpurchased portion of the Security or Securities so tendered (or, in the case of a Global Security, an appropriate notation will be made on such Security to decrease the principal amount thereof to an amount equal to the unpurchased portion thereof).
An Offer to Purchase shall be governed by and effected in accordance with the provisions above pertaining to any Offer.
Offering Memorandum means the offering memorandum, dated November 2, 2017, relating to the offering of the Initial Securities.
Officer means the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller of the Company, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary.
Officers Certificate , when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate signed by an Officer of the Company.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion from legal counsel. Such other counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.
Outstanding , when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(2) Securities, or portions thereof, for whose payment or redemption money or Government Obligations in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provisions therefor satisfactory to the Trustee have been made;
(3) Securities, except to the extent provided in Section 8.4 and Section 8.5 herein, with respect to which the Company has effected defeasance and/or covenant defeasance as provided in Article VIII ; and
(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 2.12 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, or whether sufficient funds are available for redemption or for any other purpose, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making such calculation or in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect
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to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.
OPEB Obligations means the obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of other post-employment benefit plans of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Participant means, with respect to DTC, a Person who has an account with DTC.
Paying Agent has the meaning provided in Section 2.3 , except that, for the purposes of Article VIII , the Paying Agent shall not be the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of any of them.
Permitted Asset Swap means the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of assets used or useful in a Permitted Business or a combination of such assets and cash and Cash Equivalents between the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that any cash and Cash Equivalents received in excess of the value of any cash and Cash Equivalents sold or exchanged must be applied in accordance with Section 3.13(c) .
Permitted Business means (1) the lines of business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and businesses reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto, including reasonably related extensions or expansions thereof, and (2) any unrelated business, to the extent that it is not material in size.
Permitted Holder means any Person that is primarily engaged, directly or indirectly, in manufacturing or another industrial business and activities related thereto.
Permitted Investments means:
(1) Investments in cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;
(2) guarantees of Indebtedness otherwise permitted under Section 3.10 (other than clause (y) thereof);
(3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in or relating to a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Company, are necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Transaction or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith;
(4) deposits, including interest-bearing deposits, maintained in the ordinary course of business in banks;
(5) any acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person and any Investment in another Person if as a result of such Investment such other Person is merged with or consolidated into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that after giving effect to any such acquisition or Investment such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(6) trade receivables and prepaid expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; provided that such receivables and prepaid expenses would be recorded as assets of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(7) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business by such Person of bank drafts and similar negotiable instruments of such other Person received as payment for ordinary course of business trade receivables;
(8) any swap, hedging or other derivative obligation with an unaffiliated Person otherwise permitted by this Indenture (including, without limitation, any Currency Agreement, Commodity Agreement and any Interest Rate Protection Agreement otherwise permitted by this Indenture);
(9) Investments received as consideration for an Asset Disposition in compliance with Section 3.13 ;
(10) Investments acquired in exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company or acquired with the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company after the Issue
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Date from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company; provided that such Net Cash Proceeds are used to make such Investment within 60 days of the receipt thereof and the amount of all such Net Cash Proceeds will be excluded from clause (3)(B) of Section 3.12(a ) ;
(11) Management Advances;
(12) Investments outstanding on the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investment existing on the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased in such extension, modification or renewal only as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of payment-in-kind securities);
(13) Investments in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (including the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary);
(14) Investments in securities of trade creditors, suppliers or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization, restructuring, workout or similar arrangement of such trade creditor, supplier or customer or upon the compromise of any debt created in the ordinary course of business owing to the Company or a Subsidiary, whether through litigation, arbitration or otherwise;
(15) Investments in any Person after the Issue Date having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each Investment was made without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (15) that are at that time outstanding (after giving effect to any net cash proceeds received from any sale, transfer or other disposition) not to exceed $75.0 million;
(16) Investments in Navistar Financial Corporation, having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each Investment was made without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed $150.0 million;
(17) Investments made pursuant to the Support Agreement or Master Intercompany Agreements;
(18) extensions of loans, trade credit and advances to, and guarantees in favor of customers and suppliers and lease, utility and similar deposits to the extent made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(19) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangement with other Persons;
(20) repurchases of the Securities;
(21) pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business or Liens otherwise described in the definition of Permitted Liens;
(22) any transaction to the extent constituting an Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.16(b) (except those pursuant to subclauses (iv) , (vii) , (viii) and (ix) thereof);
(23) any Investment so long as, immediately after giving pro forma effect to the Investment and the incurrence of any Indebtedness the net proceeds of which are used to make such Investment, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 4.50 to 1.00;
(24) Investments in any joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each Investment was made without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (24) that are at that time outstanding (after giving effect to any net cash proceeds received from any sale, transfer or other disposition), not to exceed $25.0 million; and
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(25) any Investment made with, or received as consideration for, assets relating to the OnCommand Connection business (the OCC Assets), including any deemed Investment resulting from the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary all or substantially all of whose assets are deemed OCC Assets as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, having an aggregate book value (measured on the date each Investment was made (or deemed made) without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made (or deemed made) pursuant to this clause (25) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed $10.0 million.
Permitted Joint Venture means any Person which is, directly or indirectly, through its subsidiaries or otherwise, engaged principally in any business in which the Company is engaged, or a reasonably related, ancillary or complementary business, and the Capital Stock of which is owned, or acquired in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and owned by one or more Persons other than the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.
Permitted Liens mean:
(1) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges (other than any Lien imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ( ERISA )) that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made in accordance with GAAP;
(2) Liens with respect to statutory mechanics, carriers, warehousemens, landlords, repairmens, mechanics, workmens, materialmens, construction contractors, operators or similar Liens imposed by law and arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice for sums which are not yet overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are bonded or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made in accordance with GAAP;
(3) minor imperfections of, or encumbrances on, title that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the value of property for its intended use;
(4) Liens (other than any Lien under ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or insurance or self-insurance arrangements;
(5) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory or regulatory obligations, bankers acceptances, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other obligations of a similar nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
(6) easements (including reciprocal easement agreements), rights-of-way, ground leases, municipal and zoning ordinances and similar charges, title defects or other irregularities that do not materially adversely affect the use of the subject to property for its intended purposes;
(7) Liens (including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof) upon real or tangible personal property acquired after the Issue Date; provided that:
(a) (i) such Lien is created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness that is incurred in accordance with this Indenture to finance the cost (including the cost of improvement or construction) of the item of property or assets subject thereto and such Lien is created prior to, at the time of or within 270 days after the later of the acquisition, the completion of construction or the commencement of full operation of such property or (ii) such Lien exists on any such property or assets at the time of acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition that do not secure the purchase price);
(b) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien does not exceed 100% of such cost; and
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(c) any such Lien shall not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary other than such item of property or assets and any improvements on such item;
(8) leases or subleases, licenses and sublicenses granted to others that do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary;
(9) any interest or title of a lessor in the property subject to any Capitalized Lease Obligation; provided that any transaction related thereto otherwise complies with this Indenture;
(10) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases;
(11) Liens securing judgments, decrees, awards or orders, or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments or orders, against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not give rise to an Event of Default;
(12) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit incurred in accordance with this Indenture that solely encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof;
(13) Liens in favor of the Trustee arising under this Indenture;
(14) any Lien (including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof) existing on property, assets, shares of stock or Indebtedness of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or consolidated into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of any Person as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;
(15) Liens on property of any Subsidiary of the Company to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary;
(16) Liens (i) in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) on the Capital Stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(17) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens incurred to secure obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Credit Agreement or the Recovery Zone Bonds) including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof, provided that the Lien so extended, replaced or renewed does not extend to any additional property or assets;
(18) Liens in favor of custom and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of nondelinquent customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(19) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business that are within the general parameters customary in the industry, in each case securing Indebtedness under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Commodity Agreement or Currency Agreement;
(20) Liens encumbering deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure nondelinquent obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries for which a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made;
(21) Liens arising out of consignment, conditional sale, title retention or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in accordance with industry practice;
(22) other Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 1.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any time;
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(23) Liens incurred pursuant to the Master Intercompany Agreements or Support Agreement;
(24) Liens securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred under clause (m) under Section 3.10 where the Indebtedness being refinanced was secured by a Lien, or amendments or renewals of Liens that were permitted to be incurred; provided that any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured the Indebtedness or other obligations being refinanced;
(25) Liens under licensing agreements for use of intellectual property entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(26) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 3.10(h) ; provided such Liens do not extend to any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets so acquired;
(27) Liens (a) on assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary securing Hedging Obligations or Cash Management Services permitted under this Indenture; (b) that are contractual rights of set-off or, in the case of clause (i) or (ii) below, other bankers Liens (i) relating to treasury, depository and Cash Management Services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds in the ordinary course of business and not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; (c) on cash accounts securing Indebtedness and other obligations permitted to be incurred under Section 3.10(v) with financial institutions; (d) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice and not for speculative purposes; and/or (e) (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the maintenance of such accounts and (iii) arising under customary general terms of the account bank in relation to any bank account maintained with such bank and attaching only to such account and the products and proceeds thereof, which Liens, in any event, do not secure any Indebtedness;
(28) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;
(29) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Persons obligations in respect of bankers acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(30) Liens on assets or securities deemed to arise in connection with and solely as a result of the execution, delivery or performance of contracts to sell such assets or securities if such sale is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(31) Liens arising by operation of law or contract on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof to secure premiums thereunder, and Liens, pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for premiums or reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefits of) insurance carriers;
(32) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted under this Indenture;
(33) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Permitted Investments to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to sell any property in an asset sale permitted under Section 3.13 in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or asset sale, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien; and
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(34) Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations permitted under Section 3.10 ; provided that, at the time of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 4.0 to 1.0.
In the event that a Permitted Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens (at the time of incurrence or at a later date), the Company in its sole discretion may classify or from time to time reclassify all or any portion of such Permitted Lien in any manner that complies with this Indenture and such Permitted Lien shall be treated as having been made pursuant only to the clause or clauses of the definition of Permitted Lien to which such Permitted Lien has been classified or reclassified.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization or other entity or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment , when used with respect to the Securities, means the place or places where the principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and any other payments on such Securities are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 2.3 .
Plan of Liquidation means, with respect to any Person, a plan (including by operation of law) that provides for, contemplates or the effectuation of which is preceded or accompanied by (whether or not substantially contemporaneously):
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the referent Person; and
(2) the distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition and all or substantially all of the remaining assets of the referent Person to holders of Capital Stock of the referent Person.
Preferred Stock means, as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, the Capital Stock of such Person (other than the Common Stock of such Person) of any class or classes (however designated) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
Qualified Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Capital Stock or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Disqualified Capital Stock.
Qualified Non-Cash Proceeds means any of the following or any combination of the following:
(1) non-current assets that are used or usable in the Permitted Business;
(2) Capital Stock of any Person engaged primarily in the Permitted Business if, in connection with the receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Capital Stock (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(3) any Investment having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments received pursuant to this clause (3) at that time outstanding, not to exceed $50.0 million (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).
Qualified Securitization Transaction means any transaction or series of transactions that have been or may be entered into by any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with or reasonably related to a transaction or series of transactions in which any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to:
(1) a Securitization Subsidiary; or
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(2) any other Person, or may grant a security interest in, any Receivables or interests therein secured by the merchandise or services financed thereby (whether such Receivables are then existing or arising in the future) of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all security or ownership interests in merchandise or services financed thereby, the proceeds of such Receivables, and other assets which are customarily sold or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with securitization transactions involving such assets.
Receivables means any right of payment from or on behalf of any obligor, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument, general intangible or otherwise, arising from the financing by any Restricted Subsidiary of merchandise or services, and monies due thereunder, security or ownership interests in the merchandise and services financed thereby, records related thereto, and the right to payment of any interest or finance charges and other obligations with respect thereto, proceeds from claims on insurance policies related thereto, any other proceeds related thereto, and any other related rights.
Recovery Zone Bonds collectively means (i) The County of Cook, Illinois Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Navistar International Corporation Project) Series 2010, in the aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000, which were issued under and secured by the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, between The County of Cook, Illinois, and Citibank N.A., as trustee, and (ii) the Illinois Finance Authority Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Navistar International Corporation Project) Series 2010, in the aggregate principal amount of $135,000,000, which were issued under and secured by the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, between the Illinois Finance Authority and Citibank N.A., as trustee.
Redemption Date , when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price , when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, in whole or in part, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Responsible Officer , when used with respect to the Trustee, shall mean any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, any assistant vice president, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer, or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officers knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. In this Indenture, references to a Restricted Subsidiary are to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, unless the context requires otherwise.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any of its successors or assigns that is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.
Sale/Leaseback Transaction means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.
Securities means the collective reference to the Initial Securities and any Additional Securities.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Subsidiary means a Subsidiary of the Company existing on the Issue Date or formed or acquired thereafter which engages principally in securitization transactions and in activities reasonably related to or in connection with the entering into of securitization transactions and:
(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which
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(a) is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary,
(b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to representations, warranties and covenants (including those related to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction or
(c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to any Lien or to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations, warranties and covenants (including those related to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(2) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary:
(a) provides any credit support; or
(b) has any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms that are fair and reasonable and that are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained from an unrelated Person (other than, in the case of subclauses (a) and (b) of this clause (2) , representations, warranties and covenants (including those relating to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction and intercompany notes relating to the sale of Receivables to such Securitization Subsidiary); and
(3) with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Subsidiarys financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results. For purposes of the foregoing, Navistar Inc. shall not be deemed to be providing credit support to any Subsidiary of Navistar Financial Corporation that would otherwise qualify as a Securitization Subsidiary as a result of the terms of the Support Agreement in which Navistar Inc. agrees to provide credit support directly to Navistar Financial Corporation for the benefit of its lenders (but not any other provisions).
Security Register means the register of Securities, maintained by the Registrar, pursuant to Section 2.3 .
Shy Settlement means that certain Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement and all the exhibits related thereto dated June 30, 1993 in reference to the class action of Shy et al. v. Navistar , Civil Action No. C-3-92-333 (S.D. Ohio).
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary , or group of Subsidiaries, that would, taken together, be a Significant Subsidiary of the Company as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any security or Indebtedness of a Person, the date specified therein as the fixed date on which any principal of such security or Indebtedness is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase thereof at the option of the holder thereof).
Subsidiary of any Person means:
(1) a corporation a majority of whose Voting Stock is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person, by one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person; or
(2) any other Person (other than a trust formed in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction) in which such Person, a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or such Person and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, have at least a majority ownership interest.
Subsidiary Guarantee means the guarantee of the Securities by the Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and each Subsidiary Guarantee of the Securities issued pursuant to Section 3.17 .
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Subsidiary Guarantor means the Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and each Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a guarantor of the Securities pursuant to Section 3.17 .
Support Agreement means the Fourth Amended and Restated Side Agreement dated as of May 27, 2016, as amended to the Issue Date between the Company and Navistar, Inc. (formerly known as International Truck and Engine Corporation), as it may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or renewed from time to time; provided that such agreement shall not be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or renewed in a manner adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Tax Allocation Agreement means the Tax Allocation Agreement among the Company and its Subsidiaries, effective as of April 14, 2008, as amended by the amendment No. 1, dated as of January 22, 2009, the joinder, dated as of December 16, 2009, the joinders, dated as of March 18, 2010, and the joinders, dated as of April 22, 2016, as it may be further amended and/or supplemented from time to time; provided that no such amendment or supplement shall be adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Term Loan Credit Agreement means that certain credit agreement to be entered into by and among the Company, Navistar, Inc., the other borrowers party thereto, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto, together with the related documents thereto (including the revolving loans thereunder, any letters of credit and reimbursement obligations related thereto, any guarantees and security documents), as amended, extended, renewed, restated, refunded, replaced, refinanced, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any one or more agreements (and related documents) governing Indebtedness, including indentures, incurred to refinance, substitute, supplement, replace or add to (including increasing the amount available for borrowing or adding or removing any Person as a borrower, issuer or guarantor thereunder, in whole or in part), the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such Term Loan Credit Agreement or one or more successors to the Term Loan Credit Agreement or one or more new credit agreements.
Treasury Rate means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source or similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to November 1, 2020; provided , however , that if the period from the redemption date to November 1, 2020, is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average 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 which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to November 1, 2020 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
Trust Indenture Act means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in effect on the Issue Date.
Trustee means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means such successor Trustee.
United States means the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
U.S. Paying Agent means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and any successor U.S. Paying Agent.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means:
(1) each of Navistar Financial Corporation; Navistar Financial S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.N.R.; Navistar Comercial, S.A. de C.V.; Servicios Corporativos Navistar, S.A. de C.V.; Transproteccion Agente de Seguros, S.A. de C.V.; Harbour Assurance Company of Bermuda Limited; Navistar Leasing Services Corporation f/k/a
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Harco Leasing Company, Inc.; International Truck and Engine Corporation US Holding Company, LLC; International Truck and Engine Corporation Cayman Islands Holding Company; International Truck and Engine Investments Corporation; Blue Diamond Parts, LLC; International Dealcor Operations, Ltd.; International Truck and Engine Mauritius Holding Ltd.; International Truck Leasing Corp.; Navistar Financial Retail Receivables Corporation; Navistar Financial Securities Corporation; Truck Retail Accounts Corporation; Navistar Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Company; Navistar Luxembourg Intellectual Property Company; Navistar (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd.; Anhui Jianghuai Navistar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd.; Navistar Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.; Navistar Defence Africa (Proprietary) Limited; Navistar Financial Fleet Funding Corp.; Navistar (Gibraltar) Holding Limited; Navistar Hong Kong Holding Company Limited; Navistar Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l.; NC2 Luxembourg Property S.àr.l.; Powertrain Industria e Comercio Ltda.; Parts & Service Ventures Inc.; Parts & Service Ventures Canada Inc.; OCC Technologies, LLC; all DealCor Subsidiaries and all Securitization Subsidiaries in existence as of the Issue Date and their respective Subsidiaries until such time as it is designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the second succeeding sentence;
(2) any Subsidiary of the Company (other than Navistar, Inc. as long as its Subsidiary Guarantee is in effect) that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below; and
(3) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock of, or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that either
(1) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or
(2) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under Section 3.12 .
The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately after giving effect to such designation (a) if such Unrestricted Subsidiary at such time has Indebtedness, the Company could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 3.10(a) and (b) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced by the Company to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
Voting Stock means, with respect to any Person, securities of any class or classes of Capital Stock in such Person entitling the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has voting power by reason of any contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors or other governing body of such Person.
Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of any Person means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
Section 1.2. Other Definitions .
Term |
Defined in Section | |
Additional Interest |
6.13 | |
Affiliate Transaction |
3.16(a)(iv) | |
Asset Sale Offer Trigger Date |
3.13 | |
Authentication Order |
2.2 |
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Bankruptcy Law |
6.1 | |
Benefited Party |
10.1(c)(i) | |
Change of Control Offer |
5.9(a) | |
Change of Control Payment Date |
5.9(a)(iii) | |
Custodian |
6.1 | |
Defaulted Interest |
2.12 | |
Legal Holiday |
11.8 | |
Paying Agent |
2.3 | |
Registrar |
2.3 | |
Restricted Payment |
3.12 | |
Reversion Date |
3.1(b) | |
Security Register |
2.3 | |
Special Record Date |
2.12(a) | |
Standard No. 76 |
8.8 | |
Suspension Period |
3.1(a) | |
Suspended Covenants |
3.1(a) | |
Unutilized Net Available Proceeds |
3.13 |
Section 1.3. [Reserved] .
Section 1.4. Rules of Construction . For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(c) or is not exclusive;
(d) including means including without limitation;
(e) all references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to any of the Securities shall be deemed to include payment of any Additional Interest, if applicable;
(f) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; and
(g) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
ARTICLE II
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.1. Form, Dating and Terms .
(a) General . Provisions relating to the Securities are set forth in the Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix attached hereto ( Appendix A ), which is hereby expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Securities and the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to Appendix A . The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Securities shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. In addition, the Company may issue, from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, an unlimited amount of Additional Securities to be issued under this Indenture.
The terms and provisions contained in the Securities shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Security
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conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b) Global Securities . Securities issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 attached to Appendix A (including the legends thereon and the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security attached thereto). Securities issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 attached Appendix A (but without the Global Security Legend thereon and without the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security attached thereto). Each Global Security shall represent such amount of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.6 hereof.
Every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
Section 2.2. Execution and Authentication . One Officer shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually authenticates the Security. The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer (an Authentication Order ), in accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix A , authenticate Securities for original issue on the date hereof in the aggregate principal amount of $1,100,000,000. The signature of the Trustee on a Security shall be conclusive evidence that such Security has been duly and validly authenticated and issued under this Indenture.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery: (1) the Initial Securities on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $1,100,000,000 and (2) from time to time, the Additional Securities, in each case upon a Company Order. Such Company Order shall specify the amount of the Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Securities are to be authenticated and whether the Securities are to be Initial Securities or Additional Securities.
With respect to any Additional Securities, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of its Board of Directors and an Officers Certificate, the following information:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and
(ii) the issue price and the issue date of the Additional Securities.
Subject to Section 3.10 , the aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. All Securities issued under this Indenture (whether Initial Securities or Additional
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Securities) shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.
In case the Company, pursuant to Article IV , shall be consolidated or merged with or into any other Person or shall transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, and the successor Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or any such merger, or to which such transfer or lease shall have been made, shall have executed an indenture supplemental hereto with the Trustee pursuant to Article IV , any of the Securities authenticated or delivered prior to such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease may, from time to time, at the request of the successor Person, be exchanged for other Securities executed in the name of the successor Person with such changes in phraseology and form as may be appropriate, but otherwise in substance as the Securities surrendered for such exchange and of equal principal amount; and the Trustee, upon Company Order of the successor Person, shall authenticate and deliver Securities as specified in such order for the purpose of such exchange. If Securities shall at any time be authenticated and delivered in any new name of a successor Person pursuant to this Section 2.2 in exchange or substitution for or upon registration of transfer of any Securities, such successor Person, at the option of the Holders but without expense to them, shall provide for the exchange of all Securities at the time Outstanding for Securities authenticated and delivered in such new name.
Section 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent . The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the Registrar ) and an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (the Paying Agent ). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange (the Security Register ). The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of each such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.9 . The Company or any wholly owned Subsidiary may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or transfer agent.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee as the Paying Agent and Registrar in connection with the Securities.
Section 2.4. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust . Prior to each due date of the principal of or interest on any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest when due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. If the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company) shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Securities.
Section 2.5. Securityholder Lists . The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders.
Section 2.6. Transfer and Exchange . The Company shall cause to be kept a Security Register at an Office or Agency in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of the Securities and of transfers of the Securities. Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities, the Trustee shall be the initial Registrar for the Securities. The Company shall have the right to remove and replace from time to time the Registrar for the Securities; provided that no such removal or replacement shall be effective until a successor Registrar with respect to the Securities shall have been appointed by
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the Company and shall have accepted such appointment by the Company. In the event that the Trustee shall not be or shall cease to be Registrar with respect to the Securities, it shall have the right to examine the Security Register at all reasonable times. There shall be only one Security Register for the Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at any Office or Agency in accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix A , the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities denominated as authorized in or pursuant to this Indenture, of a like aggregate principal amount bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding and containing identical terms and provisions.
At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix A , for other Securities containing identical terms and provisions, in any authorized denominations, and of equal aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at any Office or Agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange in accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix A , the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any Global Security shall be exchangeable for Definitive Securities only in accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix A and if (i) the Depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities or has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, the Company fails to appoint a successor depositary within 120 days after the date of such notice, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order to the effect that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable, or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities. If the beneficial owners of interests in a Global Security are entitled to exchange such interests for Definitive Securities in accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix A as the result of an event pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence, then without unnecessary delay but in any event not later than the earliest date on which such interests may be so exchanged, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee Definitive Securities in such form and denominations as are required by or pursuant to this Indenture containing identical terms and in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security, executed by the Company. On or after the earliest date on which such interests may be so exchanged, such Global Security shall be surrendered from time to time by the Depositary as shall be specified in the Company Order with respect thereto, and in accordance with instructions given to the Trustee and the Depositary (which instructions shall be in writing but need not be contained in or accompanied by an Officers Certificate or be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel unless requested by the Trustee), as shall be specified in the Company Order with respect thereto to the Trustee, as the Companys agent for such purpose, to be exchanged, in whole or in part, for Definitive Securities as described above without charge. The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange for such surrendered Global Security or portion thereof, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Securities of authorized denominations as such Global Security or portion thereof to be exchanged; provided, however , that no such exchanges may occur during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of Securities to be redeemed and ending on the relevant Redemption Date. Promptly following any such exchange in part, such Global Security shall be returned by the Trustee to the Depositary, or such other depositary in accordance with the instructions of the Company referred to above. If a Security is issued in exchange for any portion of a Global Security after the close of business at the Office or Agency for such Security where such exchange occurs on or after (i) any Regular Record Date for such Security and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date for such Security and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the related proposed date for payment of interest or Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, interest shall not be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, in respect of such Registered Security, but shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, only to the Person to whom interest in respect of such portion of such Global Security shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company evidencing the same debt and entitling the Holders thereof to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
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Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange or redemption shall (if so required by the Company or the Registrar for such Security) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar for such Security duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge by the Company shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, or redemption of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge and any other expenses (including fees and expenses of the Trustee) that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.10 or 5.7 not involving any transfer.
Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, the Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities under Section 5.4 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in whole or in part, except in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed, or (iii) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security which, in accordance with its terms, has been surrendered for repayment at the option of the Holder, except the portion, if any, of such Security not to be so repaid.
Section 2.7. [ Reserved ].
Section 2.8. [ Reserved ].
Section 2.9. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities . If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Security claims that such Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the Holder satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or the Company, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and any co-registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced, and, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of equal principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) in connection therewith.
Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor (if applicable) and any other obligor upon the Securities, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
Section 2.10. Temporary Securities . Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery or where required by applicable law, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary
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Securities shall be exchangeable for such definitive Securities upon surrender of such temporary Securities at any office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose and such exchange shall be without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Securities representing an equal principal amount of Securities. Until so exchanged, the Holder of temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as a holder of definitive Securities.
Section 2.11. Cancellation . The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel and return to the Company all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for any reason other than in connection with a transfer or exchange.
Section 2.12. Payment of Interest; Defaulted Interest . The principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.3 ; provided , however , that, at the option of the Company, each installment of interest may be paid by check mailed to addresses of the Persons entitled thereto as such addresses shall appear on the Security Register; and provided , further , that all payments with respect to the Securities, the Holders of which have given wire transfer instructions to the Company and the Paying Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to the applicable payment date, will be required to be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders thereof. Payments in respect of Securities represented by a Global Security (including principal, premium, interest and Additional Interest, if any) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC.
Interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Security (or one or more predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.3 .
Any interest on any Security which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for when the same becomes due and payable, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant regular record date by virtue of having been such a Holder, and such defaulted interest and (to the extent lawful) interest on such defaulted interest at the rate borne by the Securities (such defaulted interest and interest thereon collectively called Defaulted Interest ) shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Section 2.12(a) or (b) :
(a) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities (or their respective predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date (as defined below) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Section 2.12(a) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a record date (the Special Record Date ) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date, and in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given in the manner provided for in Section 11.2 , not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities (or their respective predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to Section 2.12(b) .
(b) The Company may make payment of such Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names such Securities are registered at the close of business on a specified date in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be
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required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
(c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of, transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
Section 2.13. Computation of Interest . Interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 2.14. CUSIP Numbers . The Company in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code numbers.
ARTICLE III
COVENANTS
Section 3.1. Application of Certain Covenants . (a) Beginning on the first day:
(i) the Securities have achieved Investment Grade Status; and
(ii) no Default under this Indenture has occurred and is continuing,
and continuing until the Reversion Date (as defined below) (such period, the Suspension Period ), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to Sections 3.10 , 3.12 , 3.13 , 3.15 , 3.16 and 3.17 and Section 4.1(a)(ii) of this Indenture (collectively, the Suspended Covenants ).
(b) In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of Section 3.1(a) and on any subsequent date the Securities cease to have Investment Grade Status (the Reversion Date ), then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events unless and until the Securities subsequently attain Investment Grade Status and no Default under this Indenture has occurred and is continuing (in which event the Suspended Covenants shall no longer be in effect for such time that the Securities maintain Investment Grade Status and no Default under this Indenture has occurred and is continuing). Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period. During any Suspension Period, the Company may not designate any Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless the Company would have been permitted to designate such Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if a Suspension Period had not been in effect for any period.
(c) On each Reversion Date, all Indebtedness incurred during the Suspension Period prior to such Reversion Date will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under Section 3.10(b) . After any Reversion Date, all calculations of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 3.12 will be made as though the covenant under Section 3.12 had been in effect since the Issue Date but not during any Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during a Suspension Period will not reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under clause (3) of Section 3.12(a) and items specified in subclauses (A) through (E) of clause (3) of Section 3.12(a) will not increase the amount available to be made thereunder. For purposes of determining compliance with Section 3.13, the Net Unutilized Net Available Proceeds from all Asset Dispositions not applied in accordance with the covenant will be deemed to be reset to zero after any Reversion Date. In addition, the obligation to grant further Subsidiary Guarantees under Section 3.17 shall be released during any Suspension Period but will be reinstated upon a Reversion Date. No
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Default or Event of Default under this Indenture will be deemed to have occurred on any Reversion Date as a result of any actions taken by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries during a Suspension Period.
(d) Without causing a Default or Event of Default, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may honor any contractual commitments to take actions in the future after any date on which the Securities no longer have achieved Investment Grade Status as long as such contractual commitments were entered into during the Suspension Period and not in anticipation of the Securities not maintaining Investment Grade Status.
Section 3.2. Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, Interest, if any and Additional Interest, if any . The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of Outstanding Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. An installment of principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on that date money designated for and sufficient to pay the installment.
Section 3.3. Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for the Securities an office or agency where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall be such an office or agency of the Company, unless the Company may designate and maintain some other office or agency for one or more of such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change in the location of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind any such designation; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for the Securities for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
Section 3.4. Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust; Unclaimed Money . If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to the Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, interest or Additional Interest, if any, so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(b) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities; and
(c) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge or defeasance of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all
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sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of any principal, premium, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust, unless otherwise required by certain provisions of applicable law; and the Holder of such Security 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 a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The City of New York, or cause to be delivered to such Holder, 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 publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
Section 3.5. Corporate Existence . Subject to Article IV , the Company will at all times do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights and franchises; provided that nothing in this Section 3.5 shall prevent the abandonment or termination of any right or franchise of the Company if, in the opinion of the Company, such abandonment or termination is in the best interests of the Company and does not materially adversely affect the ability of the Company to fulfill its obligations hereunder.
Section 3.6. Reports by the Company . The Company covenants:
(a) so long as any Security is outstanding, if the Company is subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will file with the SEC (unless the SEC will not accept such filing) and, within 15 days after it files them with the SEC, file with the Trustee and deliver or cause the Trustee to deliver to the Holders at their addresses as set forth in the register of the Securities, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or which the Company would be required to file with the SEC if the Company then had a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such information referred to in the previous sentence to the Trustee and the Holders if the Company has filed such reports and other information with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system (or any successor system) and such reports and other information are publicly available. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee will be for informational purposes only, and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officers Certificate).
(b) If the SEC will not accept such filing or the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will confidentially post the reports, documents and information referred to in Section 3.6(a) on any password-protected online data system for any beneficial owner of Securities, bona fide prospective investor, any securities analyst (to the extent providing analysis of an investment in the Securities) or any bona fide market maker in the Securities upon certification to the Company as provided in Section 3.6(c) (a Permitted Party) within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file such reports, documents and information with the SEC and, in that event, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such information referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders. Any such password-protected online data system may, at the Companys option, require a confidentiality acknowledgment in order to access the information and reports contained thereon. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation whatsoever to determine if such posting has occurred or for the content of such reports.
(c) Any person who requests or accesses such financial information will be required to certify to the Company (to the Companys reasonable satisfaction) that:
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(1) it is a Permitted Party;
(2) it will not use the information in violation of applicable securities laws or regulations;
(3) it will keep such reports and the information contained therein confidential and will not communicate the reports or information to any person;
(4) it will not use such reports and the information contained therein for any purpose other than their investment or potential investment in the Securities; and
(5) it will not use the information to compete with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and that it is not a Person (which includes such Persons Affiliates) that is principally engaged in a competitive business or that derives a significant portion of its revenues from operation of a competitive business.
(d) To the extent not otherwise required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, none of the reports in Section 3.6(a) will be required to (1) comply with Section 302, Section 404 or Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Item 302, 307, 308, 402, 405, 406 or 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, or Regulation G under the Exchange Act or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K (with respect to any non-GAAP financial measures contained therein) or Item 601 of Regulation S-K (with respect to exhibits), in each case, as in effect on the Issue Date, (2) contain the separate financial information for Subsidiary Guarantors or Subsidiaries contemplated by Rule 3-09, Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (or any similar successor provision), (3) contain the financial statements, schedules or exhibits contemplated by Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (or any similar successor provision) or (4) to provide financial statements in interactive data format using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language.
(e) the Company, at its option, may satisfy its obligations under Section 3.6(a) by delivering reports, documents and information of a parent entity if such parent entity is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the Companys Common Stock is no longer listed or quoted on a national securities exchange in the United States. In such a case, the reports, information and other documents required to be furnished to the Holders pursuant to this covenant may, at the option of the Company, be filed by and be those of such parent rather than the Company; provided , however , that the same is accompanied by consolidating information, which may be unaudited, that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand. Such parent entity shall not be considered a guarantor by virtue of providing such reports.
Section 3.7. Annual Review Certificate; Notice of Defaults or Events of Default . (a) The Company covenants and agrees to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year next following the Issue Date), a certificate from an executive officer as to his or her knowledge of the Companys compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this Section 3.7 , such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture.
(b) The Company covenants and agrees to deliver to the Trustee, within a reasonable time (and in any event within five Business Days) after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default of the character specified in Section 6.1(d ), written notice of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default.
Section 3.8. Books of Record and Account . The Company will keep proper books of record and account, either on a consolidated or individual basis. The Company shall cause its books of record and account to be examined either on a consolidated or individual basis, by one or more firms of independent public accountants not less frequently than annually. The Company shall prepare its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Section 3.9. Limitation on Liens . The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens that secure obligations under any Indebtedness or any related guarantee upon any of their respective properties or assets (including, without limitation, any asset in the
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form of the right to receive payments, fees or other consideration or benefits) whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, other than:
(a) Liens granted by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor on property or assets of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor securing Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that is permitted by this Indenture and that is pari passu in right of payment with the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be; provided that the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, are secured by Liens on such property or assets on an equal and ratable basis with the Indebtedness secured by such Liens for so long as such Indebtedness is so secured;
(b) Liens granted by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor on property or assets of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor securing Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that is permitted by this Indenture and that is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be; provided that the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, are secured by Liens on such property or assets ranking prior to such Liens;
(c) Permitted Liens;
(d) Liens (including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof) securing Acquired Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 3.10(f) ; provided that such Liens shall only be permitted if such Liens are limited to all or part of the same property or assets, including Capital Stock, acquired (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof, or replacements of any thereof), or of any Person acquired or merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in any transaction to which such Indebtedness relates;
(e) Liens granted in connection with any Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(f) Liens arising from claims of holders of Indebtedness against funds held in a defeasance trust for the benefit of such holders; and
(g) Liens on property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any of Section 3.10(c) , 3.10(g) , 3.10(z) and 3.10(bb) .
Any Lien that is granted to secure the Securities or Subsidiary Guarantees pursuant to this Section 3.9 shall be automatically released and discharged at the same time as the release of the Lien that gave rise to the obligation to secure the Securities or such Subsidiary Guarantees.
With respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness. The Increased Amount of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness.
Section 3.10. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness . The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, if immediately after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the receipt and application of the net proceeds thereof, the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio of the Company would be greater than 2.0 to 1.0;
(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in Section 3.10(c) or (n) that is incurred or existing (or deemed to be incurred or existing) on the Issue Date, but including the Existing Notes and existing Convertible Subordinated Notes) and any guarantees thereof;
(c) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under Credit Facilities in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding pursuant to this clause (c) not to exceed the sum of (i) $1,800.0 million, (ii) the
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aggregate principal amount of the Recovery Zone Bonds outstanding as of the Issue Date (being $225.0 million) and (iii) unlimited additional Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries if, immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 4.0 to 1.0, plus, in the case of any refinancing of any Indebtedness previously incurred under this clause (c), the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with such refinancing; provided that solely for the purpose of calculating the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio under this clause (c), any outstanding Indebtedness incurred under this clause (c) shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien;
(d) Indebtedness owed by the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness owed by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, upon either
(i) the transfer or other disposition by such Restricted Subsidiary or the Company of any Indebtedness so permitted under this Section 3.10(d) to a Person other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; or
(ii) the issuance (other than directors qualifying shares), sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock or other ownership interests (including by consolidation or merger) of such Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than the Company or another such Restricted Subsidiary,
The provisions of this Section 3.10(d) shall no longer be applicable to such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred at the time of any such issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition, as the case may be;
(e) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Commodity Agreement or Currency Agreement, in each case not for speculative purposes and incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(f) Indebtedness of (x) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or issued to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into, amalgamated or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, in either case if:
(i) after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and incurrence of Indebtedness, the Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (a) above;
(ii) after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and incurrence of Indebtedness, the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be equal to or higher than it was immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and incurrence of Indebtedness; or
(iii) such Indebtedness constitutes Acquired Indebtedness; provided that, in the case of this Section 3.10(f)(iii) , the only obligors with respect to such Indebtedness shall be those Persons who were obligors in respect of such Indebtedness prior to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation; provided , further , that such Indebtedness, when taken together with any Indebtedness incurred to refinance any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 3.10(f)(iii) , has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $100.0 million at any time outstanding;
(g) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, including, without limitation, letters of credit in response to workers compensation claims or self-insurance;
(h) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for adjustment of purchase price, earn-out or other similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Company;
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(i) obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(j) Indebtedness represented by Management Advances;
(k) Indebtedness consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements entered into by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(l) the guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred under another provision of this covenant;
(m) Indebtedness incurred to renew, extend, refund or refinance (collectively for purposes of this Section 3.10(m) to refinance) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 3.10(a) , (b) or (f) , this Section 3.10(m) or Section 3.10(n) or (o) (including any successive refinancings); provided that:
(i) such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted amount, if less) of Indebtedness so refinanced plus the amount of any fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) required to be paid in connection with such refinancing pursuant to the terms of the Indebtedness refinanced or the amount of any premium reasonably determined by the Company as necessary to accomplish such refinancing by means of a tender offer, exchange offer, or privately negotiated repurchase, plus the expenses of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection therewith, and
(ii) (A) in the case of any refinancing of Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Securities, such refinancing Indebtedness is made pari passu with or subordinate in right of payment to such Securities, and, in the case of any refinancing of Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Securities, such refinancing Indebtedness is subordinate in right of payment to such Securities on terms no less favorable to the Holders than those contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced,
(B) in either case, the refinancing Indebtedness by its terms, or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, does not have an Average Life that is less than the remaining Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced (in the event that any portion of such refinancing Indebtedness has a scheduled maturity prior to the Securities), and
(C) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may not be incurred to refinance any Indebtedness of the Company;
(n) Indebtedness of the Company under the Securities issued on the Issue Date and the related Subsidiary Guarantee;
(o) any obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any hedging and other arrangements entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to increase the effective conversion premium with respect to Convertible Subordinated Notes;
(p) the consummation of any Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(q) Attributable Indebtedness relating to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to the purchase of tooling and related manufacturing equipment in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(r) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets), and Indebtedness incurred to refinance any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 3.10(r) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (a) $125.0 million and (b) 2.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time of any incurrence thereof;
(s) the accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on
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Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock; provided that in each such case that the amount thereof is included in Consolidated Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued;
(t) Indebtedness under the Support Agreement and the Master Intercompany Agreements;
(u) Indebtedness consisting of guarantees by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to obligations with respect to the Financial Services Segment in Mexico; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such guarantees shall not exceed $125.0 million at any one time outstanding;
(v) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days after incurrence;
(w) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to defease or discharge the Securities pursuant to Section 8.6 ;
(x) Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, that, when taken together with any other outstanding Indebtedness (including refinancing Indebtedness) incurred pursuant to this Section 3.10(x) , has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $300.0 million at any time outstanding;
(y) Indebtedness consisting of guarantees of Indebtedness in lieu of capital contributions purchases of Capital Stock or other Investments; provided such guarantee constitutes (a) a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 3.12(a) or Section 3.12(b)(xvi) or (b) a Permitted Investment pursuant to clause (15) or (16) of the definition of Permitted Investments and in each case such guarantee reduces the amounts available to make other Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments as the case may be;
(z) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries incurred for working capital in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(aa) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, when taken together with any other outstanding Indebtedness (including refinancing Indebtedness) incurred pursuant to this clause (aa), has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $225.0 million at any time outstanding; and
(bb) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with the payment, settlement, acceleration or extinguishment of all or any portion of the OPEB Obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed an amount equal to the net liability for health and life insurance benefits recognized in the Companys consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2016 included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, and the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness incurred pursuant to and in compliance with, this covenant:
(1) in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness set forth in Section 3.10(a) through (bb) , the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness and may classify all or any portion of such item of Indebtedness in more than one of such subsections, and may later reclassify all or any portion of such item of Indebtedness as incurred pursuant to Section 3.10(a) through (bb) (provided that at the time of reclassification it meets the criteria in such category or categories);
(2) for purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this covenant, guarantees, Liens or letter of credit obligations or similar instruments supporting Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such particular amount shall not be included as a separate incurrence of Indebtedness so long as incurred by a Person that could have incurred such Indebtedness;
(3) in the event that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary enters into or increases commitments under a revolving credit facility, or enters into any commitment to incur Indebtedness or incur any Lien pursuant to
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clause (34) of the definition of Permitted Liens, the date of determination of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, shall be, at the Companys option, elected on the date of such commitment, either (i) the date of entry into or increase in such commitments (assuming that the full amount thereof has been borrowed as of such date), and, if such Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, test or other provision of this Indenture is satisfied with respect thereto at such time, any subsequent borrowing or other incurrence thereunder (so long as the total amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the committed amount) shall not be deemed, for purposes of calculating such ratios, as an incurrence of additional Indebtedness or an additional Lien at such subsequent time (the election under this subclause (3)(i) shall be the Committed Financing Election ) or (ii) the date such Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to any such facility or commitment;
(4) notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.10 to the contrary, in the case of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially incurred pursuant to the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio in Section 3.10(c) , if such refinancing would cause such ratio to be exceeded, such ratio shall not be deemed to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with such refinancing;
(5) the amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be the principal amount of Indebtedness and shall be calculated without giving effect to (i) the effects of Topic No. 815 (or its successor) and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness and (ii) any election, made for purposes of reflecting such Indebtedness on a balance sheet, to value such Indebtedness at fair value or any other accounting principle that results in the amount of any such Indebtedness (other than zero coupon Indebtedness) as reflected on such balance sheet to be below the stated principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that in the case of Indebtedness secured by a letter of credit that serves only to secure such Indebtedness, the total amount deemed incurred in respect of such Indebtedness and letter of credit shall be equal to the greater of (1) the principal of such Indebtedness and (2) the amount that may be drawn under such letter of credit;
(6) for purposes of determining compliance with any dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, the dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred (or first committed, in the case of committed debt with respect to which the Committed Financing Election is made); provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (a) the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (b) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums (including tender premiums) and other costs and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with such refinancing;
(7) notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies;
(8) this Indenture will not treat (1) unsecured Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured or (2) senior Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to any other senior Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority lien with respect to the same collateral or is secured by different collateral or because it is guaranteed by different obligors;
(9) all Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date under the Credit Facilities or in respect of the Recovery Zone Bonds shall be deemed incurred on the Issue Date under Section 3.10(c) ; and
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(10) in the event that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (x) intends to incur Indebtedness to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition or (y) in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, intends to assume Indebtedness of one or more Persons that will be acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the date of determination of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, shall be, at the Companys option elected on the date that a definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is executed, either (a) the date that a definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is executed and such ratios shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and transactions related thereto (including the incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) consistent with the definition of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, and, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) if any such ratios are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratio (including due to fluctuations in the Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges of the Company or the target Person) subsequent to such date of determination and at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations and (B) such ratios shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or transactions related thereto; provided , further , that if the Company elects to have such determinations occur at the time of entry into such definitive agreement, (i) any such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred on the date the definitive agreement is executed and all Indebtedness shall be deemed to be outstanding thereafter for purposes of calculating any ratios under this Indenture after the date of such agreement and before the earlier of the date of consummation of such acquisition and the date such agreement is terminated or expires without consummation of such acquisition and (ii) to the extent any covenant baskets were utilized in satisfying any covenants, such baskets shall be deemed utilized until the earlier of the date of consummation of such acquisition and the date such agreement is terminated or expires without consummation of such acquisition, but any calculation of Consolidated Cash Flow Available For Fixed Charges for purposes of other incurrences of Indebtedness or Liens or making of Restricted Payments (not related to such acquisition) shall not reflect such acquisition until it has been consummated or (b) the date such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed.
Section 3.11. [ Reserved ].
Section 3.12. Limitation on Restricted Payments . (a) The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly:
(i) declare or pay any dividend, or make any distribution of any kind or character (whether in cash, property or securities), in respect of any class of its Capital Stock or to the holders thereof in their capacity as stockholders, excluding any (A) dividend or distributions payable solely in shares of its Qualified Capital Stock or in options, warrants or other rights to acquire its Qualified Capital Stock or (B) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, dividends or distributions payable to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis to all holders of the Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) purchase, repurchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value shares of Capital Stock of the Company, or any options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire shares of Capital Stock of the Company, excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock of the Company and any such shares of Capital Stock, options, warrants, rights or securities which are owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(iii) make any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment); or
(iv) redeem, defease, purchase, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, repayment or sinking fund payment, Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 3.10(d) ) which is subordinate in right of payment to the Securities or any Subsidiary Guarantee (other than the redemption, defeasance, purchase, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement satisfying a principal installment, sinking fund or maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such redemption, defeasance, purchase, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement (each of the transactions described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 3.12(a) (other than any exception to any such clause) being a Restricted Payment ),
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if at the time thereof:
(1) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would immediately thereafter result therefrom), or
(2) upon giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Company could not incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.10(a) of this Indenture, or
(3) upon giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the aggregate of all Restricted Payments made (and not returned or rescinded) on or after the Issue Date exceeds the sum (without duplication) of:
(A) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company (or, in the case cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be negative, less 100% of such deficit) for the period (treated as a single accounting period) from August 1, 2017 through the last day of the Companys most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available; plus
(B) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the fair market value of property or assets or marketable securities received after the Issue Date from the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company and warrants, rights or options on Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (other than in respect of any such issuance to a Subsidiary of the Company) and the principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company after the Issue Date; plus
(C) in the case of the disposition or repayment of any Investment constituting a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, an amount equal to the return of capital with respect to such Investment, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment (including any payments made on guarantees constituting Investments); plus
(D) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received after the Issue Date from Unrestricted Subsidiaries resulting from the receipt of dividends or other distributions or payments, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets or proceeds from the disposition of Capital Stock, in each case to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from, or with respect to, interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that any such amounts included in this Section 3.12(a)(3)(D) shall not be included in Consolidated Net Income of the Company for purposes of Section 3.12(a)(3)(A) ; plus
(E) the portion (proportionate to the Companys equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary not to exceed the amount of Investments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (and treated as a Restricted Payment) in such Unrestricted Subsidiary.
For purposes of determining the amount available for or expended for Restricted Payments under this clause (3) , property other than cash shall be valued at its fair market value.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Section 3.12(a) will not prohibit:
(i) any dividend on any class of Capital Stock of the Company paid within 60 days after the declaration thereof if, on the date when the dividend was declared, the Company could have paid such dividend in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;
(ii) the renewal, extension, refunding or refinancing of any Indebtedness otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 3.10(m) ;
(iii) the exchange or conversion of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for or into Qualified Capital Stock of the Company;
(iv) any Investment made in exchange for or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale, or a sale within 60 days of such Investment (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of
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Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; provided, that the proceeds of such sale of Qualified Capital Stock shall not be (and have not been) included in Section 3.12(a)(3) ;
(v) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock of the Company or the payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect of any class of its Capital Stock in exchange for or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale, or a sale within 60 days of such redemption, repurchase, retirement, other acquisition, dividend or other distribution (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; provided, that the proceeds of such sale of Qualified Capital Stock shall not be (and have not been) included in Section 3.12(a)(3) ;
(vi) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor in exchange for or out of the Net Cash Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale, or a sale within 60 days of such redemption, repurchase, retirement, or other acquisition (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; provided, that the proceeds of such sale of Qualified Capital Stock shall not be (and have not been) included in Section 3.12(a)(3) ;
(vii) cash payments (a) made with respect to hedging arrangements entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to increase the effective conversion premium of Convertible Subordinated Notes, (b) made to net share settle Convertible Subordinated Notes in an amount not to exceed the principal amount thereof and (c) made in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the conversion of Convertible Subordinated Notes;
(viii) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued after the Issue Date; provided, that such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock was issued in accordance with Section 3.10 and such dividends constitute Consolidated Fixed Charges;
(ix) any purchase or redemption or other retirement for value of Capital Stock of the Company (including purchases of stock from current, future or former employees, directors, consultants, employees spouses, estates or estate planning vehicles in accordance with the terms of employee stock purchase plans) pursuant to any shareholders agreement, management agreement or employee stock option agreement in accordance with the provisions of any such arrangement (or upon termination of such employee, director, or consultants employment or directorship) in an amount in a calendar year not to exceed $15.0 million; provided that (i) unused amounts in any calendar year may be carried over to succeeding years subject to a maximum of $35.0 million in any calendar year and (ii) such limit in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date;
(x) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or tax withholdings related to the exercise of stock options or warrants or in connection with the vesting of restricted stock;
(xi) payments to enable the Company to make payments to holders of its Capital Stock in lieu of issuance of fractional shares of its Capital Stock;
(xii) the redemption of any other stock purchase rights under a rights plan in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5.0 million;
(xiii) Investments in Permitted Joint Ventures and designations of Restricted Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided, that after giving pro forma effect to such Investment or such designation, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.10(a) ;
(xiv) the repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement of subordinated Indebtedness with Unutilized Net Available Proceeds remaining after an Offer to Purchase pursuant to Section 3.13 ;
(xv) the repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement of any subordinated Indebtedness at a price not greater than 101% of the principal amount thereof (together with accrued and unpaid interest) following a
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Change of Control pursuant to provisions similar to those described in Section 5.9 ; provided that the Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section 5.9 and have purchased all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn;
(xvi) other Restricted Payments (including loans or advances) in an aggregate amount, together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (xvi) , not to exceed $225.0 million;
(xvii) any Restricted Payments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as, immediately after giving pro forma effect to the payment of any such Restricted Payment and the incurrence of any Indebtedness the net proceeds of which are used to make such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 4.00 to 1.00; and
(xviii) repurchases of Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2019 outstanding on the Issue Date.
Each Restricted Payment made pursuant to Section 3.12(b)(i) since the Issue Date shall be taken into account for purposes of computing the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 3.12(a)(3) and all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 3.12(b)(ii) through (xviii) shall be excluded from any such computation.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in Section 3.12(b)(i) through (xviii) , or is entitled to be made pursuant to Section 3.12(a)(3) and/or one or more of the clauses contained in the definition of Permitted Investments, the Company will be entitled to classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) on the date of its payment (based on circumstances existing on the date of such payment) in any manner that complies with this Section 3.12 .
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the fair market value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be paid, transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any cash Restricted Payment shall be its face amount.
Section 3.13. Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions . The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make one or more Asset Dispositions unless:
(a) the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration (including by way of relief from any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) for such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value (such fair market value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Disposition) of the assets sold or disposed of (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company or a member of senior management of the Company);
(b) not less than 75% of the consideration for any such Asset Disposition, or series of related Asset Dispositions (except to the extent the Asset Disposition is a Permitted Asset Swap) received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, consists of cash, Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities or the assumption of Indebtedness (other than non-recourse Indebtedness, intercompany Indebtedness or any Indebtedness subordinated to the Securities) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or other obligations relating to such assets (and release of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from all liability on the Indebtedness or other obligations assumed); and
(c) all Net Available Proceeds, less any amounts invested or committed to be invested within 365 days of such Asset Disposition in assets (other than working capital assets) related to the business of the Company (including capital expenditures or the Capital Stock of another Person (other than the Company or any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such investment); provided that immediately after giving effect to any such investment (and not prior thereto) such Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary) are applied, on or prior to the 365th day after such Asset Disposition (unless and to the extent that the Company shall determine to make an Offer to Purchase), either to
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(i) the permanent reduction and prepayment of any secured Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Indebtedness which is expressly subordinate to the Securities) then outstanding (including a permanent reduction of commitments in respect thereof); or
(ii) the permanent reduction and repayment of any Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor then outstanding (including a permanent reduction of commitments in respect thereof).
The 366th day after such Asset Disposition shall be deemed to be the Asset Sale Offer Trigger Date , and the amount of Net Available Proceeds from Asset Dispositions otherwise subject to the preceding provisions not so applied (or committed pursuant to a written agreement to be so applied, in which case, such Net Available Proceeds must be actually applied within 180 days following such 365-day period) or as to which the Company has determined not to so apply shall be referred to as the Unutilized Net Available Proceeds . Within 30 days after the Asset Sale Offer Trigger Date, the Company shall make an Offer to Purchase ( Asset Disposition Offer ) the outstanding Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) thereon to the Purchase Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to make an Asset Disposition Offer until there are aggregate Unutilized Net Available Proceeds equal to or in excess of $25.0 million in any fiscal year (at which time, the amount in excess of $25.0 million in such fiscal year shall be applied as required pursuant to Section 3.13(c) ). The Company will deliver notice of such Asset Disposition Offer electronically or by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, to each Holder of Securities at the address of such Holder appearing in the security register or otherwise in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Asset Disposition and offering to repurchase the Securities for the specified purchase price on the date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 10 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice. The Company may satisfy the foregoing obligations with respect to any Net Available Proceeds from an Asset Disposition by making an Asset Disposition Offer with respect to all Net Available Proceeds prior to the expiration of the relevant 365 day period (or such longer period provided above) or with respect to any Unutilized Net Available Proceeds. Pending application of the Unutilized Net Available Proceeds pursuant to this covenant, such Unutilized Net Available Proceeds shall be invested in any manner not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture or applied temporarily to reduce any Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Indebtedness which is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities).
If any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries ranking pari passu with the Securities requires that prepayment of, or an offer to prepay, such Indebtedness be made with any Net Available Proceeds, the Company may apply such Net Available Proceeds pro rata (based on the aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding and the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if less) of all such other Indebtedness then outstanding) to the making of an Asset Disposition Offer in accordance with the foregoing provisions and the prepayment or the offer to prepay such pari passu Indebtedness.
Upon completion of any Asset Disposition Offer, the amount of Net Available Proceeds shall be reset to zero. Any remaining Net Available Proceeds following the completion of the Asset Disposition Offer may be used by the Company for any other purpose (subject to the other provisions of this Indenture). These provisions will not apply to a transaction consummated in compliance with Section 4.1 .
To the extent that any portion of Net Available Proceeds payable in respect of the Securities is denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the amount thereof payable in respect of the Securities shall not exceed the net amount of funds in U.S. dollars that is actually received by the Company upon converting such portion into U.S. dollars.
For purposes of Section 3.13(b) , the following will be deemed to be cash: (a) any liabilities (as shown on the Companys or such Restricted Subsidiarys most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto or, if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Companys or such Restricted Subsidiarys balance sheet or in the notes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet in the good faith determination of the Company) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Securities) that are extinguished in connection with the transactions relating to such Asset Disposition, or that are assumed by
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the transferee of any such assets, in each case, pursuant to a written agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from further liability; (b) the amount of any notes, securities or other similar obligations received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are within 180 days of the closing of the Asset Disposition converted, sold or exchanged by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries into cash or Cash Equivalents; (c) consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Company (other than subordinated Indebtedness) received after the Issue Date from Persons who are not the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and (d) Qualified Non-Cash Proceeds.
In the event that the Company makes an Offer to Purchase the Securities, the Company shall comply with any applicable securities laws and regulations, including any applicable requirements of Section 14(e) of, and Rule 14e-1 under, the Exchange Act and any violation of the provisions of this Indenture relating to such Offer to Purchase occurring as a result of such compliance shall not be deemed an Event of Default or an event that with the passing of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Prior to the Asset Sale Offer Trigger Date, the provisions of this Indenture relative to the Companys obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Securities as a result of an Asset Disposition may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding.
Section 3.14. [Reserved]
Section 3.15. Limitation on Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .
(a) The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or suffer to exist or allow to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make other payments or distributions on its Capital Stock or any other equity interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, owned by the Company or by any Restricted Subsidiary, or make payments or prepayments on any Indebtedness owed to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) make loans or advances to or make Investments in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) transfer any of their respective property or assets to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary.
(b) The restrictions in Section 3.15(a) , however, will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) applicable law, rule, regulations or order or required by any regulatory authority;
(ii) (a) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease, sublease, license, sublicense or service contract; (b) any mortgage, pledge, charge or other security agreement permitted under this Indenture or securing Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this Indenture to the extent such encumbrances or restrictions restrict the transfer or encumbrance of the property or assets subject to such mortgage, pledge, charge or other security agreement; (c) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject to such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary; or (d) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(iii) Indebtedness or any other contractual requirements (including pursuant to any corporate governance documents in the nature of a charter or by-laws) of a Securitization Subsidiary arising in connection
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with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that any such encumbrances and restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(iv) any agreement in effect on the Issue Date as any such agreement is in effect on such date;
(v) any agreement (including Acquired Indebtedness) of any Restricted Subsidiary in effect on the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary and not entered into in anticipation or contemplation of becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that such encumbrance or restriction shall not apply to any assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries other than such Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) this Indenture, the Securities and the Subsidiary Guarantees;
(vii) restrictions relating to any Lien securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(viii) restrictions imposed under any agreement to sell assets permitted under this Indenture to any Person pending the closing of such sale;
(ix) any other agreement governing Indebtedness entered into after the Issue Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date;
(x) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or similar Person;
(xi) Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 3.10(r) , provided that such encumbrance or restriction applies only to assets financed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;
(xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers, suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(xiii) encumbrances or restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred under Section 3.10(c) , (z) or (aa) ; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions are ordinary and customary with respect to the type of Indebtedness being incurred under the relevant circumstances and either (A) such encumbrances or restrictions do not materially impair the Companys ability to make payment on the Securities when due or (B) such encumbrances or restrictions only apply if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness;
(xiv) encumbrances or restrictions imposed by the Support Agreement, the Master Intercompany Agreements or the Shy Settlement; and
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, refinancings or replacements of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, refinancings or replacements are, taken as a whole, not materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment, refinancing or replacement.
Section 3.16. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates .
(a) The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
(i) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its property or assets to,
(ii) purchase any property or assets from,
(iii) make any Investment in, or
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(iv) enter into or amend or extend any contract, agreement or understanding with or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company or of any Subsidiary (an Affiliate Transaction ),
involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $15.0 million, unless the terms of such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arms length transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from an unaffiliated party as determined by the Company in good faith; provided that, if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into an Affiliate Transaction or series of Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $50.0 million, a majority of disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a committee thereof shall, prior to the consummation of such Affiliate Transaction, have determined that such Affiliate Transaction meets the foregoing standard.
(b) The restrictions in Section 3.16(a) shall not apply to:
(i) any transaction between, or among Restricted Subsidiaries, and/or between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary (or, in any case, any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction);
(ii) transactions entered into pursuant to the terms of the Master Intercompany Agreements, the Tax Allocation Agreement or the Support Agreement;
(iii) transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(iv) any transaction effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(v) reasonable fees, salaries, bonuses and other compensation (including equity-based compensation) paid to and advances or reimbursement of expenses (including employee benefit and pension expenses) to and indemnity provided (including under insurance policies) on behalf of officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary (whether directly or indirectly and including through any Person owned or controlled by any of such officers, directors, consultants or employees) in the reasonable determination of a member of senior management of the Company or by the Companys Board of Directors;
(vi) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or in any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the original agreement in effect on the Issue Date;
(vii) Restricted Payments and Permitted Investments (other than pursuant to clause (5) of the definition thereof) permitted by this Indenture;
(viii) any Management Advances and any waiver or transaction with respect thereto;
(ix) transactions with Unrestricted Subsidiaries, joint venture partners, dealers, customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice which are, taken as a whole, fair to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;
(x) any employment, compensation or severance arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice that is not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture; and
(xi) (A) the issuance or sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company to any Affiliate of the Company and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith; (B) the payment of costs and expenses related to registration rights and customary indemnities provided to shareholders under any shareholder or similar agreement;
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(xii) (A) investments by Affiliates of the Company in Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the investment was offered by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other non-affiliated third-party investors on the same or more favorable terms and (B) payments to Affiliates of the Company in respect of Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries contemplated in the foregoing clause (xii)(A) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock; and
(xiii) transactions entered into pursuant to the terms of or contemplated by the Alliance Agreement.
Section 3.17. Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries .
(a) The Company shall not cause or permit any of its Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to guarantee the payment of any Indebtedness of the Company, nor cause or permit any of its non-Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries to guarantee the payment of any capital markets Indebtedness of the Company, that, in the aggregate, together with all other Indebtedness of the Company that is guaranteed by Restricted Subsidiaries, exceeds $35.0 million, unless such Domestic Subsidiary
(1) (A) executes and delivers within 45 days thereof a supplemental indenture to this Indenture providing for the guarantee of payment of the Securities by such Domestic Subsidiary on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in this Indenture and applicable to the other Subsidiary Guarantors, except that with respect to a guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, if such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or such Subsidiary Guarantors Subsidiary Guarantee, any such guarantee by such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Subsidiary Guarantee substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Securities or such Subsidiary Guarantors Subsidiary Guarantee of the Securities; and
(B) waives, and agrees it will not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company as a result of any payment by it under such Subsidiary Guarantees;
provided that this Section 3.17 shall not be applicable in the event that the Subsidiary Guarantee of the Companys obligations under the Securities or this Indenture by such Subsidiary would not be permitted under applicable law or to the granting of any Lien securing Indebtedness to the extent that such Lien is granted in compliance with Section 3.9 .
Subject to the terms set forth in Section 3.17(a) , the Company shall cause each Domestic Subsidiary that guarantees the payment of any Indebtedness of the Company to execute and deliver to the Trustee (i) a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee which subjects such Subsidiary to the provisions of this Indenture as a Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) an Officers Certificate to the effect that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized and executed by such Subsidiary and constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Subsidiary (subject to such customary exceptions concerning fraudulent conveyance laws, creditors rights and equitable principles). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Opinion of Counsel will be required in connection with the addition of a Subsidiary Guarantor under this covenant.
The Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to cause any Subsidiary that is not otherwise required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor to become a Subsidiary Guarantor, in which case, such Subsidiary shall not be required to comply with the 45-day period pursuant to Section 3.17(a) .
ARTICLE IV
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE BY THE COMPANY
Section 4.1. Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets Permitted .
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(a) The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Companys assets (determined on a consolidated basis) to, any Person unless:
(i) either (A) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or (B) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (1) shall be a corporation, limited liability company or partnership organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (2) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any), on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Securities and this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; provided that in the case where the surviving or continuing Person is not a corporation, a corporation becomes a co-obligor of the Securities;
(ii) (A) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (i)(B)(2) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), (x) the Company (in the case of clause (A) of the foregoing clause (i )) or such Person (in the case of clause (B) thereof) could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.10(a) herein or (y) the Companys or such Persons Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio after giving pro forma effect to such transaction would be greater than the Companys Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio immediately prior to such transaction;
(iii) immediately before and after giving effect to such transaction and any assumption contemplated by clause (i)(B)(2) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and
(iv) the Company or such Person shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with this provision of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied; provided that in giving an Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely on an Officers Certificate as to any matters of fact, including as to satisfaction of clauses (ii) and (iii) above.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.1(a) (which does not apply to transactions referred to in this Section 4.1(b) ):
(i) a Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) the Company may consolidate or otherwise combine with or merge with or into a Restricted Subsidiary solely for the purpose of changing the legal domicile of the Company, reincorporating the Company in a state of the United States or the District of Columbia or changing the legal form of the Company; provided , that in the case where the surviving or continuing Person is not a corporation, a corporation becomes a co-obligor of the Securities; and
(iii) a series of transactions involving the sale of Receivables or interests therein by a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction shall not be deemed to be the sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets to the extent such transactions are consummated in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice.
For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. For the avoidance
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of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or any portion of the Companys Financial Services Segment, including without limitation through the sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is part of the Financial Services Segment, or all or any portion of their respective assets or properties, shall not under any circumstances constitute the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets (on a consolidated basis) for any purpose whatsoever under this Indenture or the Securities.
Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease or transfer in accordance with this Section 4.1 , the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company therein, and thereafter (except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition) the predecessor corporation will be relieved of all further obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
(c) A Subsidiary Guarantor will not, directly or indirectly (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person other than the Company, another Subsidiary Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor substantially concurrently with the transaction, or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Subsidiary Guarantor, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, other than the Company, another Subsidiary Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor substantially concurrently with the transaction, unless:
(i) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and
(ii) either:
(1) the Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person, or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Subsidiary Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition which has been made (i) is organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) assumes all the obligations of that Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture and its Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture; or
(2) such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition or consolidation or merger complies with Section 3.13 .
ARTICLE V
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 5.1. Applicability of Article . The Securities shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and in accordance with this Article V .
Section 5.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee . The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. In the case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities, the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and Redemption Price, of the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed.
Section 5.3. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed . If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time, the particular Securities to be redeemed will be selected not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of DTC, or if the Securities are not held through DTC, by lot so that no Security in an unauthorized denomination remains outstanding after such redemption; provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security. The Trustee shall make the selection from the Securities that are Outstanding that have not previously been called for redemption and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for the Securities, or any
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integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the principal amount of the Securities of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities.
For purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 5.4. Notice of Redemption . At least 10 but no more than 60 days before any Redemption Date, the Company will deliver written notice of such redemption to the Trustee and to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at the address of such Holder appearing in the security register or otherwise in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC, except that notices of redemption may be delivered more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Securities or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date;
(b) the Redemption Price;
(c) if less than all of the Outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the identification (and in the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Security or Securities to be redeemed;
(d) in case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Security, the Holder will receive, without charge, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed;
(e) the Place of Payment where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment for the Redemption Price;
(f) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price;
(g) that, on the Redemption Date (and, in the case of a conditional redemption, upon the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions thereto), the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security, or the portion thereof, to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date; and
(h) the CUSIP, ISIN or Common Code number, if any, of the Securities.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed shall be given by the Company or, at the Companys request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company; provided , however that in the latter case, the Company shall provide the Trustee written notice of such request at least ten days prior to the requested date of the giving of such notice.
Notice of any redemption of the Securities may, at the Companys discretion, be given prior to the completion of a transaction (including an Equity Offering, an incurrence of Indebtedness, a Change of Control or other transaction) and any redemption notice may, at the Companys discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a related transaction (including an Equity Offering, an incurrence of Indebtedness, a Change of Control or other transaction). If such redemption or purchase is so subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived, or such redemption or purchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed. In addition, the Company may provide in such notice that payment of the Redemption Price and performance of the Companys obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person.
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Section 5.5. Deposit of Redemption Price . On or prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.4 herein) an amount of money sufficient to pay on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price of, and (unless the Redemption Date shall be an interest payment date) interest accrued to the Redemption Date on, all Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 5.6. Securities Payable on Redemption Date . Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date (and, in the case of a conditional redemption, upon the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions thereto), become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest (including Additional Interest, if any). Upon surrender of any such Security, for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant record dates according to their terms.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.
Section 5.7. Securities Redeemed in Part . Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.3 herein (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of that Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, having the same form, terms and Stated Maturity, in any authorized denomination equal in aggregate principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security surrendered (or, in the case of a Global Security, an appropriate notation will be made on such Security to decrease the principal amount thereof to an amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof).
Section 5.8. Optional Redemption . (a) At any time and from time to time prior to November 1, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities issued under this Indenture (including any Additional Securities) at a Redemption Price of 106.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any), thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the Redemption Date), with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that:
(1) at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities issued under this Indenture (including any Additional Securities) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates); and
(2) the redemption must occur within 120 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering.
At any time and from time to time on or after November 1, 2020, the Company may on one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Securities, at the Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any), thereon, to, but excluding, the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on November 1 of each of the years indicated below:
Year |
Percentage | |||
2020 |
103.313 | % | ||
2021 |
101.656 | % |
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Year |
Percentage | |||
2022 and thereafter |
100.000 | % |
In addition, at any time prior to November 1, 2020, the Company may redeem the Securities, in whole or in part, at its option, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the Redemption Date).
Notice of redemption will be provided as set forth in Section 5.4 .
If the optional redemption date is on or after the relevant record date and on or before the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the Redemption Date will be paid on the Redemption Date to the Holder in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on such record date in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders whose Securities will be subject to redemption by the Company.
Section 5.9. Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control . (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holders Securities pursuant to the Change of Control offer on the terms set forth in this Indenture (a Change of Control Offer ). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer a Change of Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities repurchased to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall deliver a notice to each Holder stating:
(i) the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control;
(ii) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 5.9 and that all Securities tendered shall be accepted for payment;
(iii) the purchase price and the purchase date, which date shall be no earlier than 10 days and no later than 60 days from the date the notice is delivered (the Change of Control Payment Date ) (except in the case of a conditional Change of Control Offer made in advance of a Change of Control as described in Section 5.9 );
(iv) that any Security not tendered shall continue to accrue interest;
(v) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have any Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender the Securities, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Securities completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vii) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Securities delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Securities purchased; and
(viii) that Holders whose Securities are being purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof.
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The Company shall comply with the requirements of Section 14(e) and 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 Securities as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such conflict. The Company may rely on any no-action letters issued by the SEC indicating that the staff of the SEC will not recommend enforcement action in the event a tender offer satisfies certain conditions.
(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control offer;
(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities so accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or portions of Securities being purchased by the Company.
The Paying Agent shall promptly deliver to each Holder of Securities properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Securities, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and deliver (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, if any; provided that each new Security will be in a principal amount of $2,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
The provisions described above that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable regardless of whether any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.
The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements described herein applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer, (2) a notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described under Section 5.8 , unless and until there is a default in the payment of the applicable redemption price or (3) if the Companys obligations under this Indenture are defeased or discharged pursuant to the terms of this Indenture on or promptly following the Change of Control. A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control and may be conditional upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.
In connection with a Change of Control Offer, if Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities validly tender and do not withdraw their Securities in such Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company as permitted by this Section 5.9 , purchases all of the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company or such third party will have the right upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior notice, given not more than 15 days following such purchase date, to redeem all Securities that remain outstanding following such purchase at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) to the purchase date (subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date).
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ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.1. Events of Default . An Event of Default occurs with respect to the Securities if (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(a) default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any Security when due at maturity, upon repurchase, upon acceleration or otherwise, including, without limitation, failure of the Company to repurchase any Security on the date required following a Change of Control; or
(b) default in the payment of any installment of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any Security when due and continuance of such Default for 30 days or more; or
(c) failure to observe, perform or comply with Section 4.1 ; or
(d) default (other than a default set forth in Section 6.1(a) , (b) or (c) ) in the performance of, or breach of, any other covenant or warranty of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary in this Indenture, or in the Securities and failure to remedy such default or breach within a period of 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities; or
(e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), which default is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness upon its stated maturity or which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50.0 million or more and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or such Indebtedness discharged in full within 30 days; or
(f) the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments, orders or decrees against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) or any of their respective property or assets in an aggregate amount in excess of $50.0 million, which judgments, orders or decrees have not been vacated, discharged, satisfied or stayed pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof and with respect to which legal enforcement proceedings have been commenced; or
(g) the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, (i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (v) makes an admission in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or (vi) takes corporate action in furtherance of any such action; or
(h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary case, (ii) adjudges the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approves as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, and adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, or appoints a Custodian of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary and the decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as practicable (and in any event within five Business Days), written notice in the form of an Officers Certificate of any Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
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As used in this Indenture, the term Bankruptcy Law means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar foreign, federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law for the relief of debtors. As used in this Indenture, the term Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 6.2. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment . If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(g) or (h) involving the Company) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may, and the Trustee shall upon the request of Holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on all the Securities then outstanding to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders) and upon such declaration such principal amount, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) will become immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture or the Securities to the contrary. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(g) or (h) involving the Company occurs, all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities then outstanding will ipso facto become due and payable.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration of the Securities and its consequences if all existing Events of Default (other than the nonpayment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities which has become due solely by virtue of such acceleration) have been cured or waived and if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 6.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee . The Company covenants that if:
(a) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security, if any, when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(b) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holder of such Security, the whole amount then due and payable on such Security for principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal, premium, if any, and on any overdue interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, at the rate or rates prescribed therefore in such Security and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem necessary to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to secure any other proper remedy.
Section 6.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and take such actions as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders of Securities allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its creditors or its property. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys 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 Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.9 .
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Section 6.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities . All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee, in its own name as an express trust, without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect to which judgment was recovered.
Section 6.6. Delay or Omission Not Waiver . No delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in any such Event of Default.
Section 6.7. Waiver of Past Defaults . In addition to the provisions of Section 6.2 , the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities by written notice to the Trustee may waive on behalf of the Holders of all Securities a past Default or Event of Default and its consequences except (a) a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any Security or (b) a Default or Event of Default resulting from the breach of a covenant or provision hereof which pursuant to Section 9.2 cannot be amended or modified without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security adversely affected. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture.
Section 6.8. Control by Majority . The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it with respect to the Securities; provided , however , that (a) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture (b) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that is prejudicial to the rights of the Holders of Securities not consenting or that would in the good faith judgment of the Trustee have a substantial likelihood of involving the Trustee in personal liability and (c) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to the taking of any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable indemnification satisfactory to the Trustee against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
Section 6.9. Limitation on Suits by Holders . No Holder of any Security shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) the Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities;
(b) the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to be, or which may be, incurred by the Trustee in pursuing the remedy;
(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and the offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceedings; and
(e) during such 60 day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have not given to the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such written request.
No one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
Section 6.10. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, but subject to Section 3.2 , the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of principal of,
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premium, if any, and, subject to Sections 2.1 , 2.3 and 2.12 , interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, on the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security (or, in case of redemption, on the redemption dates), or, subject to Section 6.9 , 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.
Section 6.11. Application of Money Collected . If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.9 ;
Second: to Holders of Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected for amounts due and unpaid on such Securities for principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, respectively; and
Third: to the Company.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.11 . At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall deliver to each Holder and the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.
Section 6.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies . If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative . Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 2.9 , no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any existing right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Companys failure to comply with its obligations as set forth under Section 3.6 , will after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Securities at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Securities outstanding for each day during the 90-day period beginning on, and including, the occurrence of such an Event of Default during which such Event of Default is continuing, and at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Securities outstanding for each day from the 91st day until the 179th day during which such Event of Default is continuing ( Additional Interest ).
If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest will be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Securities. On the 180th day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the reporting obligations is not cured or waived prior to such 180th day), the Securities will be subject to acceleration as provided above. The foregoing provisions will not affect the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay the Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this paragraph, the Securities will be subject to acceleration as provided above.
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In order to elect to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 179 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company must notify all Holders of Securities and the Trustee and paying agent of such election on or prior to the close of business on the business day before the date on which such Event of Default would occur and on or prior to the close of business on the 91st day after the date on which such Event of Default occurs. Upon the Companys failure to timely give such notice, the Securities will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided above.
Section 6.14. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws . The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 6.15. Undertaking for Costs . In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
Section 7.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee .
(a) [Reserved].
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct; the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders in accordance with Section 6.8 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture.
Section 7.2. Rights of Trustee . Subject to Section 7.1 :
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document;
(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officers Certificate;
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(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(e) the Trustee may act through agents or attorneys and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care;
(f) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers;
(g) the Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of its rights or powers;
(h) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
(i) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(j) whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.2 ;
(k) 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 to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(l) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; and
(m) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives written notice of any event which is in fact such a default at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.
Section 7.3. Trustee May Hold Securities . The Trustee shall comply with Sections 310(b) and 311 of the Trust Indenture Act as if such provisions were applicable to this Indenture. Subject to the foregoing, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Registrar or any other agent of the Company in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company, an Affiliate of the Company or Subsidiary of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar or such other agent.
Section 7.4. Money Held in Trust . Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed upon in writing with the Company.
Section 7.5. Trustee s Disclaimer . The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustees certificate of authentication, 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 adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities or any coupon. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Securities or for monies paid over to the Company pursuant to this Indenture.
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Section 7.6. Notice of Defaults . If a Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities and if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice thereof, the Trustee shall, within 90 days after it occurs, transmit by mail to the Holders of Securities, in the manner provided in Section 11.2 , notice of all Defaults known to it unless such Default shall have been cured or waived; provided , however , that except in the case of a Default in payment on the Securities or that resulted from the failure of the Company to comply with Sections 4.1 or 5.9 , the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as its board of directors, its executive committee or a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of Holders of Securities; and provided , further , that in the case of any Default of the character specified in Section 6.1(b) with respect to Securities, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof.
Section 7.7. Trust Indenture Act and Listings . The Trustee shall comply with Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act as if such provision was applicable to this Indenture. A copy of such report required pursuant to Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange, if any, upon which the Securities are listed, with the SEC and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on, or delisted from, any stock exchange.
Section 7.8. Securityholder Lists . The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of the Securities. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee semiannually on or before the last day of June and December in each year, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require containing all the information in the possession or control of the Registrar, the Company or any of its Paying Agents other than the Trustee as to the names and addresses of Holders of the Securities.
Section 7.9. Compensation and Indemnity .
(a) Each of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such reasonable compensation for its services as the Company and the Trustee shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustees compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in connection with the performance of its duties under this Indenture. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
(b) Each of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall fully indemnify the Trustee or any Predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or reasonable expense including legal fees and expenses and taxes (other than taxes based upon or determined or measured by the income of the Trustee) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with its acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity of which a Responsible Officer has received written notice. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability, damage or claim incurred by the Trustee as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct.
(d) To secure the payment obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, on particular Securities.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(g) or (h) , the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
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The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
Section 7.10. Replacement of Trustee .
(a) The resignation or removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in Section 7.11 .
(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities by giving written notice thereof to the Company.
(c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Companys consent.
(d) If at any time:
(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (as if such provisions were applicable to this Indenture) after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months; or
(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 7.12 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months; or
(iii) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting, is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any such case, (A) the Company by or pursuant to a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
(e) If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 7.11 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation or removal, the Trustee resigning or being removed may petition at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.
(f) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company, by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 7.11 . If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee shall be appointed by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 7.11 , become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 7.11 , any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Section 7.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor .
(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee, every such successor Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee, without further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the
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rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
(b) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to the successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in Section 7.11(a) .
(c) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under Section 7.12 .
(d) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee in the manner provided for notices to the Holders of Securities in Section 11.2 . Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Section 7.12. Eligibility; Disqualification . There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $75,000,000 as set forth in its most recent report of condition. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect heretofore specified in this Article.
Section 7.13. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business . Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder; provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 7.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent . The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent with respect to the Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities issued upon original issue, exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing signed by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, a copy of which instrument shall be promptly furnished to the Company. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent; provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment to all Holders of Securities with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve in the manner set forth in Section 11.2 . Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its
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predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation including reimbursement of its reasonable expenses (including legal fees) for its services under this Section.
If an appointment is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities may have endorsed thereon, in addition to or in lieu of the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication substantially in the following form:
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ARTICLE VIII
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
Section 8.1. Satisfaction and Discharge . This Indenture shall upon a Company Request cease to be of further effect with respect to the Securities (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of such Securities and replacement of such Securities which may have been lost, stolen or mutilated as herein expressly provided for) and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such Securities when
(a) either:
(i) all such Securities previously authenticated and delivered (other than (A) such Securities which have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid, as provided in Section 2.9 , and (B) such Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust as provided in Section 3.4 ) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or
(ii) all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements reasonably 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 of the Securities issued hereunder not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities issued hereunder to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or
(b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and
(c) the Company delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligation of the Company to the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 7.9 , the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 7.14 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(ii) , the obligations of the Trustee under Section 7.1 and the last paragraph of Section 3.4 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
Section 8.2. Application of Trust Funds . Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 3.4 , all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, (including Additional Interest, if any) for whose payment such money has been deposited with or received by the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 8.3. Company s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance . The Company may at its option by or pursuant to Board Resolution, at any time, elect to have Sections 8.4 or 8.5 be applied to the Outstanding Securities upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article.
Section 8.4. Defeasance and Discharge . Upon the Companys exercise of the option specified in Section 8.3 applicable to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.6 are satisfied (hereinafter defeasance). For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities which shall thereafter be deemed to be Outstanding only for the purposes of Section 8.7 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in Section
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8.4(b) , and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall on a Company Order execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except the following, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from the trust funds described in Section 8.6(a) and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on such Securities when such payments are due; (b) the Companys obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 2.3 , 2.5 , 2.9 , 2.10 , 3.3 and 3.4 ; (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder; and (d) this Article VIII . Subject to compliance with this Article VIII , the Company may exercise its option under this Section notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.5 with respect to such Securities. Following a defeasance, payment of such Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default.
Section 8.5. Covenant Defeasance . Upon the Companys exercise of the option specified in Section 8.3 applicable to this Section, the Company shall be released from its obligations under Article III (except as otherwise provided in Section 8.4 ), Article IV and Section 5.9 (and with respect to Section 3.7 , shall be required to certify only with respect to those covenants not defeased pursuant to this Section 8.5 ) with respect to such Securities on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.6 are satisfied (hereinafter, covenant defeasance), and such Securities shall thereafter be deemed to be 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 Article III (except as otherwise provided in Section 8.4 ), Article IV and Section 5.9 , but shall continue to be deemed Outstanding for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Section or such other covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or such other covenant or by reason of reference in any such Section or such other 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 under Section 6.1(c) or otherwise, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 8.6. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance . The following shall be the conditions to the application of Sections 8.4 or 8.5 to any Securities:
(a) The Company shall have deposited or caused to be deposited irrevocably with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 7.12 who shall agree to comply with, and shall be entitled to the benefits of, the provisions of Section 8.3 through Section 8.9 inclusive applicable to the Trustee, for purposes of such Sections also a Trustee) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the payments referred to in this Section 8.6(a) , specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, with instructions to the Trustee as to the application thereof, (A) money in an amount, or (B) Government Obligations which through the payment of interest, if any, and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment referred to in this Section 8.6(a) , money in an amount or (C) a combination thereof in an amount sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest), if any, on such Securities on the Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or interest, if any. Before such a deposit the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption or purchase of Securities at a future date or dates in accordance with Article V which shall be given effect in applying the foregoing.
(b) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a Default or Event of Default under, this Indenture or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, in each case, on the date of such deposit pursuant to Section 8.6(a) (other than in each case a Default or default resulting solely from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit).
(c) In the case of an election under Section 8.4 , the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that there has been a change in applicable U.S. federal income tax laws or the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be
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subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times, as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred.
(d) In the case of an election under Section 8.5 , the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred.
(e) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance under Section 8.4 or the covenant defeasance under Section 8.5 (as the case may be) have been complied with.
(f) No Default or Event of Default under Sections 6.1 with respect to such Securities shall have occurred and be continuing immediately after giving effect to such deposit (other than a Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by it with the intent of preferring the Holders over any of its creditors or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any of its other creditors.
(g) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.
(h) such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest with respect to any securities of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel requested by Section 8.6(c) or (d) need be delivered if at such time all outstanding Securities have been irrevocably called for redemption.
Section 8.7. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust . Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 3.4 , all money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 8.8. Repayment to Company . To the extent permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 76, as amended or interpreted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board from time to time, or any successor thereto ( Standard No. 76 ), or to the extent permitted by the SEC, the Trustee shall, from time to time, take one or more of the following actions as specified in a Company Request: (a) retransfer, reassign and deliver to the Company any securities deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.6(a) ; provided that the Company shall, in substitution therefor, simultaneously transfer, assign and deliver to the Trustee other Governmental Obligations appropriate to satisfy the Companys obligations in respect of the relevant Securities; and (b) the Trustee and Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon Company Request any excess money or securities held by them at any time, including, without limitation, any assets deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.6(a) exceeding those necessary for the purposes of Section 8.6(a) .
Section 8.9. Indemnity for Government Obligations . The Company shall pay, and shall indemnify the Trustee against, any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against Government Obligations deposited pursuant to this Article or the principal and interest, if any, and any other amount received on such Government Obligations.
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ARTICLE IX
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders . Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee at any time and from time to time, may enter into indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(a) to evidence the succession of another corporation to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants and obligations of the Company herein and in the Securities;
(b) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; provided, however, that in respect of any such additional covenant such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after Default (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other Defaults) or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such Default;
(c) to make any change that would provide additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Securities;
(d) to add any additional Events of Default with respect to the Securities;
(e) to secure the Securities;
(f) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trust hereunder by the Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.11 ;
(g) to qualify or maintain, at the Companys discretion, the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act (it being agreed that this Indenture will not on the Issue Date be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act);
(h) if allowed without penalty under applicable laws and regulations, to permit payment in respect of the Securities in bearer form in the United States;
(i) to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture; provided such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities affected thereby;
(j) to cure an ambiguity or correct any mistake, omissions, errors, defects or inconsistencies;
(k) to add a Subsidiary Guarantor or remove a Subsidiary Guarantor, which, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, ceases to be liable in respect of its Subsidiary Guarantee;
(l) to reduce the minimum denomination of the Securities;
(m) to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;
(n) to conform this Indenture to the Description of Notes section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in the Description of Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture; or
(o) to make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Securities as permitted by this Indenture, including, without limitation, to facilitate the issuance and administration of Securities; provided , however , that (i) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in the Securities being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws and (ii) such amendment does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect; provided further, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that such change does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect.
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Section 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders . With the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, the Company, when authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto to add any provisions to or to change or eliminate any provisions of this Indenture or of any other indenture supplemental hereto or to modify the rights of the Holders of such Securities; provided, however, that without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, a supplemental indenture under this Section may not:
(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, or any installment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption, repurchase or repayment thereof, or extend the time for payment of interest on any Security or change the manner in which the amount of any principal thereof or premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) thereon is determined (other than those provisions referenced in Section 9.2(h) ) in a manner adverse to the holders of the Securities;
(b) change the Place of Payment where or the currency in which any Security or any premium, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for payments of principal or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities on or after the due dates therefor;
(c) reduce the percentage of the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver provided for in this Indenture;
(d) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 3.3 ;
(e) make any change in Section 6.7 (other than to add sections to institute suit for payments of principal or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities on or after the due dates therefor), Section 6.10 or this Section 9.2 (other than to add sections which may not be amended, supplemented or waived without the consent of each holder affected thereby);
(f) waive a default in the payment of principal of, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on, or redemption payment with respect to, the Securities (except a rescission of acceleration of the Securities by the holders thereof as provided in this Indenture and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(g) modify the ranking of the Securities in a manner that would be adverse to the holders of the Securities affected thereby; or
(h) modify the provisions relating to any Offer to Purchase required under Section 3.13 if an Asset Sale Offer Trigger Date has occurred or Section 5.9 if a Change of Control has occurred in a manner materially adverse to the holders of the Securities affected thereby.
It is not necessary under this Section 9.2 for the Holders to consent to the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it is sufficient if they consent to the substance thereof. A consent to any amendment or modification of this Indenture by any Holder given in connection with a purchase of, or a tender offer or exchange offer for such Holders Notes shall not be rendered invalid by the subsequent sale, tender or exchange of such Holders securities.
Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by an Officers Certificate and a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 9.2 , and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
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Section 9.3. [Reserved] .
Section 9.4. Execution of Supplemental Indentures . In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modification thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.5. Effect of Supplemental Indentures . Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder and of any coupon appertaining thereto shall be bound thereby.
ARTICLE X
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES
Section 10.1. Subsidiary Guarantees .
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Article X , each Subsidiary Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of Securities and to the Trustee for itself and on behalf of the Holders (i) the due and punctual payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, in full on each Security when and as the same shall become due and payable whether at Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) in full on the Securities, to the extent permitted by law, and (iii) the due and punctual performance of all other Obligations of the Company and the other Subsidiary Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee, including without limitation the payment of fees, expenses, indemnification or other amounts, all in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture. In case of the failure of the Company punctually to make any such principal or interest payment or the failure of the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor to perform any such other Obligation, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, and as if such payment were made by the Company and to perform any such other Obligation of the Company immediately. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby further agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under these Subsidiary Guarantees. The Subsidiary Guarantees under this Article X are guarantees of payment and not of collection.
(b) Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor, protest or notice with respect to the Securities or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that these Subsidiary Guarantees will not be discharged except by complete performance of the Obligations contained in the Securities and in this Indenture, or as otherwise specifically provided therein and herein.
(c) Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes:
(i) any right to require the Trustee, the Holders or the Company (each, a Benefited Party ) to proceed against the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company or any other Person or to proceed against or exhaust any security held by a Benefited Party at any time or to pursue any other remedy in any secured partys power before proceeding against the Subsidiary Guarantors;
(ii) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of any other Person or Persons or the failure of a Benefited Party to file or enforce a claim against the estate (in administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of any other Person or Persons;
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(iii) demand, protest and notice of any kind (except as expressly required by this Indenture), including but not limited to notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional indebtedness or obligation or of any action or non-action on the part of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company, any Benefited Party, any creditor of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Company or the Subsidiaries of the Company or on the part of any other Person whomsoever in connection with any obligations the performance of which are hereby guaranteed;
(iv) any defense based upon an election of remedies by a Benefited Party, including but not limited to an election to proceed against the Subsidiary Guarantors for reimbursement;
(v) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal;
(vi) any defense arising because of a Benefited Partys election, in any proceeding instituted under any Bankruptcy Law, of the application of Title 11, U.S. Code Section 1111(b)(2); and
(vii) any defense based on any borrowing or grant of a security interest under Title 11, U.S. Code Section 364.
(d) Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that, as between such Subsidiary Guarantor, on the one hand, and Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) for purposes of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantee, the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantee may be accelerated as provided in Article VI , notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby, and (ii) in the event of any acceleration of such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) such Obligations shall forthwith become due and payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor for purposes of such Subsidiary Guarantee.
(e) The Subsidiary Guarantees shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any of the Securities is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Holders or the Trustee upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, all as though such payment had not been made.
(f) Each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of the Subsidiary Guarantees or this Indenture; provided, however, that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payments until the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all Securities issued hereunder shall have been paid in full.
Section 10.2. Obligations of Subsidiary Guarantors Unconditional . Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that its Obligations hereunder shall be Subsidiary Guarantees of payment and shall be unconditional, irrespective of and unaffected by the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities or this Indenture, or of any amendment thereto or hereto, the absence of any action to enforce the same, the waiver or consent by any Holder or by the Trustee with respect to any provisions thereof or of this Indenture, the entry of any judgment against the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Subsidiary Guarantor.
Section 10.3. Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantors Liability . Each Subsidiary Guarantor and by its acceptance hereof each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Subsidiary Guarantee by such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to its Subsidiary Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders and such Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Article X shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under this Article X ,
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result in the Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under applicable federal or state law.
Section 10.4. Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees . A Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor will be automatically and unconditionally released (and thereupon shall terminate and be discharged and be of no further force and effect):
(1) in connection with any sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition (including by merger or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of the Subsidiary Guarantor after which such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) an Affiliate of the Company, if the sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all such Capital Stock of that Subsidiary Guarantor complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;
(2) if the Company properly designates the Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under this Indenture;
(3) solely in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantee created pursuant to Section 3.17 upon the release or discharge of the guarantee that resulted in the creation of such Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to that covenant, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee;
(4) upon a Legal Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture that complies Section 8.1 or Section 8.6 ; or
(5) upon payment in full of the aggregate principal amount of all Securities then outstanding and all other financial obligations under this Indenture and the Securities then due and owing.
Upon any occurrence giving rise to a release of a Subsidiary Guarantee as specified above, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence or effect such release, discharge and termination in respect of such Subsidiary Guarantee. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor will be required to make a notation on the Securities to reflect any such Subsidiary Guarantee or any such release, termination or discharge.
Section 10.5. Application of Certain Terms and Provisions to Subsidiary Guarantors .
(a) For purposes of any provision of this Indenture which provides for the delivery by any Subsidiary Guarantor of an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both, the definitions of such terms in Section 1.1 shall apply to such Subsidiary Guarantor as if references therein to the Company were references to such Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b) Any request, direction, order or demand which by any provision of this Indenture is to be made by any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sufficient if evidenced by a Company Order; provided that the definition of such term in Section 1.1 shall apply to such Subsidiary Guarantor as if references therein to the Company were references to such Subsidiary Guarantor.
(c) Any notice or demand which by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders of Securities to or on any Subsidiary Guarantor may be given or served pursuant to Section 11.2 .
(d) Upon any demand, request or application by any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as are required in Section 7.2 as if all references therein to the Company were references to such Subsidiary Guarantor.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1. [Reserved] .
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Section 11.2. Notices . Any notice or communication shall be in writing, in the English language and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail or transmitted by facsimile or email (with written confirmation of receipt in the case of notice or communication by facsimile or email) addressed as follows:
if to the Company:
Navistar International Corporation
2701 Navistar Drive
Lisle, Illinois 60532
Attention: Treasurer
Email: Bill.McMenamin@navistar.com and Anthony.Aiello@navistar.com
if to the Trustee:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile: (312) 827-8542
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Securityholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice.
In any case where notice to Securityholders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder nor any defect in any notice so mailed shall affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. If by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice as provided above, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
Section 11.3. Communication by Holders with other Holders . Securityholders may communicate with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities.
Section 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent . Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signer, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
Section 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion . Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(a) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
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(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with. In giving such Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely as to factual matters on an Officers Certificate or on certificates of public officials.
Section 11.6. When Securities Disregarded . In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Securities Outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination.
Section 11.7. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar . The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by, or a meeting of, Securityholders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
Section 11.8. Legal Holidays . In any case where any interest payment date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day (each, a Legal Holiday ), then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of any Security) payment of principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such date; provided that no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such interest payment date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or maturity, as the case may be, if the payment is made on the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 11.9. GOVERNING LAW . THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE COMPANY AND EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE.
Section 11.10. No Recourse Against Others . An incorporator, director, officer, employee, stockholder or controlling person, as such, of each of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities, the Subsidiary Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
Section 11.11. Successors . All agreements of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 11.12. Multiple Originals . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.
Section 11.13. Variable Provisions . The Company initially appoints the Trustee as U.S. Paying Agent and Registrar with respect to any Global Securities.
Section 11.14. [Reserved] .
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Section 11.15. Table of Contents; Headings . The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 11.16. Separability . In case any provision of this Indenture or the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 11.17. Benefits of Indenture . Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 11.18. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, 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 INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 11.19. Force Majeure . In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 11.20. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) . The Company agrees (i) to provide the Trustee with such reasonable information as it has in its possession to enable the Trustee to determine whether any payments pursuant to the Indenture are subject to the withholding requirements described in Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations, or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (Applicable Law), and (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law, for which the Trustee shall not have any liability.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first written above.
ISSUER: | ||
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ William V. McMenamin |
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Name: | William V. McMenamin | |
Title: | President, Financial Services and Treasurer | |
GUARANTOR: | ||
NAVISTAR, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Anthony Aiello |
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Name: | Anthony Aiello | |
Title: | Assistant Treasurer |
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TRUSTEE: | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee |
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By: |
/s/ Lawrence M. Kusch |
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Name: | Lawrence M. Kusch | |
Title: | Vice President |
APPENDIX A
RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX
PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECURITIES
1. | Definitions |
1.1 | Definitions. |
For the purposes of this Appendix the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
QIB means a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
Transfer Restricted Securities means Securities that bear or are required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.3(d)(i) hereof.
Unrestricted Securities means any Securities that are not Transfer Restricted Securities.
1.2 Other Definitions .
Term |
Defined in Section: | |
Regulation S |
2.1(a) | |
Regulation S Global Security |
2.1(a) | |
Resale Restriction Termination Date |
2.3(d)(i) | |
Restricted Global Security |
2.1(a) | |
Restricted Period |
2.1(b) | |
Rule 144A |
2.1(b) | |
Rule 144A Global Security |
2.1(a) |
2.
2.1 The Securities .
(a) Form and Dating . Securities offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be QIBs ( Rule 144A Global Securities ) shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Securities in definitive, fully registered form, and Securities offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act ( Regulation S Global Securities ) shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Securities in definitive, fully registered form, in each case without interest coupons and with the Global Securities legend, Restricted Securities legend and, if applicable, the OID Legend, in each case as set forth in Section 2.3 (each security, unless and until becoming an Unrestricted Security in accordance with Section 2.3(d)(ii) , a Restricted Global Security ), which shall be deposited on behalf of the holders of the Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary (or with such other custodian as the Depositary may direct), and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Securities offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S at such time as the Company is subject to Category 3 restrictions under Section 903 of the Securities Act shall be issued initially in the form of one or more temporary Global Securities in fully registered form, which, after the expiration of the Restricted Period (as defined below), beneficial ownership interests therein may be exchanged for interests in a permanent Regulation S Global Security (or a Rule 144A Global Security) upon certification in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee that beneficial ownership interests in such temporary Global Security are owned either by non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who purchased such interests in a transaction that did not require registration under the Securities Act.
(b) Book-Entry Provisions . This Section 2.1(b) shall apply only to a Global Security deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.
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The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(b) , authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Global Securities or the nominee of such Depositary and (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositarys instructions or held by the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary. If such Global Securities are Restricted Global Securities, then separate Global Securities shall be issued to represent Rule 144A Global Securities and Regulation S Global Securities so long as required by law or the Depositary.
Except as set forth in this Section 2.1(b) , beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Security will not be exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Security prior to the expiration of the period through and including the 40th day after the later of the commencement of the offering of any Securities and the closing of such offering (such period, the Restricted Period ) and then, after the expiration of the Restricted Period, may be exchanged for interests in a Rule 144A Global Security only upon certification in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee that beneficial ownership interests in such Regulation S Global Security are owned either by non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who purchased such interests in a transaction that did not require registration under the Securities Act.
Prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Security may be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Rule 144A Global Security only if (i) such exchange occurs in connection with a transfer of the Securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act ( Rule 144A ), (ii) the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in the form provided in Exhibit 1 hereto) to the effect that the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security is being transferred to a Person who the transferor reasonably believes to be a QIB and is purchasing for its own account or the account of a QIB, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and (iii) the transfer is in accordance with all applicable securities laws. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, such certification requirements shall not apply to such transfers of beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Security representing Regulation S Global Securities.
Beneficial interests in a Rule 144A Global Security may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Security, whether before or after the expiration of the Restricted Period, only if the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in the form provided in Exhibit 1 hereto) to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S or Rule 144 (if available).
The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee as provided herein and in the Indenture.
(c) Definitive Securities . Except as provided in Section 2.6 of the Indenture, owners of beneficial interests in Restricted Global Securities shall not be entitled to receive Definitive Securities. Definitive Securities shall be exchangeable for beneficial interests in Global Securities only as provided in Section 2.6 of the Indenture and Section 2.3 .
2.2 [Reserved] .
2.3 Transfer and Exchange .
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities . The transfer and exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Appendix and the Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Security shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with the Depositarys procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in the Global Security. The Registrar shall, in accordance with such instructions, instruct the Depositary to credit to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security and to debit the account of the Person making the transfer the beneficial interest in the Global Security being transferred.
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(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix, a Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(ii) In the event that a Restricted Global Security is exchanged for Definitive Securities pursuant to Section 2.4(a) hereof, such Securities may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.3 (including the certification requirements set forth on the reverse of the Securities intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S or another applicable exemption under the Securities Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Company.
(b) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Securities . When Definitive Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request (x) to register the transfer of such Definitive Securities or (y) to exchange such Definitive Securities for an equal principal amount of Definitive Securities of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Definitive Securities surrendered for transfer or exchange:
(i) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and
(ii) if such Definitive Securities are required to bear a Restricted Securities legend, they are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 2.3(c) or pursuant to clause (A), (B) or (C) below, and are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:
(A) if such Definitive Securities are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect; or
(B) if such Definitive Securities are being transferred to the Company, a Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof a certification to that effect; or
(C) if such Definitive Securities are being transferred (x) pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144A, Regulation S or Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (y) in reliance upon another exemption from the requirements of the Securities Act: (I) a certification to that effect (in the form provided in Exhibit 1 hereto) and (II) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the applicable legends as set forth in Section 2.3(d) .
(c) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Security for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security . A Definitive Security may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Security or a Regulation S Global Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:
(i) certification, in the form set forth on the reverse of the Security, that such Definitive Security is either (A) being transferred to a person reasonably believed to be a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or (B) being transferred after expiration of the Restricted Period by a Person who initially purchased such Security in reliance on Regulation S to a buyer who elects to hold its interest in such Security in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security; and
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(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Securities custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Rule 144A Global Security (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (c)(i)(A)) or Regulation S Global Security (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (c)(i)(B)) to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Rule 144A Global Security or Regulation S Global Security, as applicable, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,
then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Security and cause, or direct the Securities custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Securities custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Securities represented by the Rule 144A Global Security or Regulation S Global Security, as applicable, to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Security to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Security or Regulation S Global Security, as applicable, equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Security so canceled. If no Rule 144A Global Securities or Regulation S Global Securities, as applicable, are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon receipt of a Company Order, a new Rule 144A Global Security or Regulation S Global Security, as applicable, in the appropriate principal amount.
(d) Legend .
(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraph (ii) and (iii), each Security certificate evidencing the Restricted Global Securities (and all Securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO (I) THE DATE (THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE ) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF SECURITIES INITIALLY ISSUED TO PERSONS REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE QIBS: ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LAST DATE OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY REGULATION S OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO] AND (II) A LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT (A) TO NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (THE COMPANY) OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO A PERSON REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES TO ANY REQUIREMENT OR LAW THAT THE DISPOSITION OF ITS PROPERTY OR THE PROPERTY OF SUCH INVESTOR ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS BE AT ALL TIMES WITHIN ITS OR THEIR CONTROL AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. EACH HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
Each Definitive Security shall also bear the following additional legend:
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IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.
Each Regulation S Global Security shall also bear the following legend:
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
Each temporary Regulation S Global Security shall also bear the following legend:
THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING (I) THE EXCHANGE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY FOR INTERESTS IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY OR RULE 144A GLOBAL SECURITY AND (II) THE TRANSFER OF INTERESTS IN THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
(ii) The Company, acting in its discretion, may remove the Restricted Securities legend set forth in paragraph (i) above from any Transfer Restricted Security at any time on or after the Resale Restriction Termination Date applicable to such Transfer Restricted Security. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Company may effect such removal by issuing and delivering, in exchange for such Transfer Restricted Security, an Unrestricted Security without such legend, registered to the same Holder and in an equal principal amount, and upon receipt by the Trustee of a Company Order stating that the Resale Restriction Termination Date applicable to such Transfer Restricted Security has occurred and requesting the authentication and delivery of an Unrestricted Security in exchange therefor given at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed date of exchange specified therein (which shall be no earlier than such Resale Restriction Termination Date), the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver such Unrestricted Security to the Depositary or pursuant to such Depositarys instructions or hold such Security as custodian for the Depositary and shall request the Depositary to, or, if the Trustee is custodian of such Transfer Restricted Security, shall itself, surrender such Transfer Restricted Security in exchange for such Unrestricted Security without such legend and thereupon cancel such Transfer Restricted Security so surrendered, all as directed in such order. For purposes of determining whether the Resale Restriction Termination Date has occurred with respect to any Securities evidenced by a Transfer Restricted Security or delivering any Company Order pursuant to this Section 2.3(d)(ii) with respect to such Securities, (x) only those Securities which a Principal Officer of the Company actually knows (after reasonable inquiry) to be or to have been owned by an Affiliate of the Company shall be deemed to be or to have been, respectively, owned by an Affiliate of the Company; and (y) Principal Officer means the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company.
For purposes of this Section 2.3(d)(ii) , all provisions relating to the removal of the legend set forth in paragraph (i) above shall relate, if the Resale Restriction Termination Date has occurred only with respect to a portion of the Securities evidenced by a Transfer Restricted Security, to such portion of the Securities so evidenced as to which the Resale Restriction Termination Date has occurred.
Each holder of any Securities evidenced by any Restricted Global Security, by its acceptance thereof, (A) authorizes and consents to, (B) appoints the Company as its agent for the sole purpose of delivering such electronic messages, executing and delivering such instruments and taking such other actions, on such holders behalf, as the Depositary or the Trustee may require to effect, and (C) upon the request of the Company, agrees to deliver such electronic messages, execute and deliver such instruments and take such other actions as the Depositary or the Trustee may require, or as shall otherwise be necessary to effect, the removal of the legend set forth in Section 2.3(d)(i) (including by means of the exchange of all or a portion of such Restricted Global Security evidencing such Security for a certificate evidencing such Security that does not bear such legend) at any time after the Resale Restriction Termination Date.
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(iii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security that is a Definitive Security pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Registrar shall permit the transferee thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for a Definitive Security that does not bear the legend set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security, if the transferor thereof certifies in writing to the Registrar that, and if the Company or the Trustee so request, delivers an opinion of counsel to the effect that, such sale or transfer was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form provided in Exhibit 1 hereto).
(iv) Each Security certificate evidencing the Restricted Global Securities (and all Securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof), shall bear a legend in substantially the following form, if required in the Companys reasonable determination (the OID Legend ):
SOLELY FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS SECURITY WILL BE TREATED AS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ( OID ). UPON REQUEST, THE COMPANY WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO A HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND ISSUE DATE OF THIS SECURITY, (2) THE AMOUNT OF OID, (3) THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THIS SECURITY, AND (4) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE BY U.S. TREASURY REGULATIONS. HOLDERS SHOULD CONTACT THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT [ADDRESS].
(e) Restrictions on Transfer of Temporary Regulation S Global Securities . During the Restricted Period, beneficial ownership interests in temporary Regulation S Global Securities may only be sold, pledged or transferred in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary and only (i) to the Company, (ii) in an offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S (other than a transaction resulting in an exchange for an interest in a Regulation S Global Security) or (iii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.
(f) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Security . At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been exchanged for Definitive Securities, redeemed, purchased or canceled, such Global Security shall be returned to the Company for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for Definitive Securities, redeemed, purchased or canceled, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the custodian for such Global Security) with respect to such Global Security, by the Trustee or the custodian, to reflect such reduction.
(g) No Obligation of the Trustee . The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Appendix or the Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Appendix and the Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
2.4 Definitive Securities.
(a) A Global Security deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security, in exchange for such Global Security, only in circumstances pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Indenture and only if such transfer complies with Section 2.3 hereof.
(b) Any Global Security that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depositary or the custodian to the Trustee located at its Corporate Trust Office to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Security transferred pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations equal to $2,000 or an integral
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multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. Any Definitive Security delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Security shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3 , bear the Restricted Securities legend, Definitive Securities legend and, if applicable, the OID Legend.
(c) In no event shall beneficial interests in a temporary Regulation S Global Security be transferred or exchanged for Definitive Securities prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) of Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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EXHIBIT 1 TO RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX
[Face of Security]
FORM OF SECURITY
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
[Insert Restricted Securities legend, if applicable]
[Insert Regulation S Global Securities legend, if applicable]
[Insert temporary Regulation S Global Securities legend, if applicable]
[Insert OID Legend, if applicable]
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CUSIP: 63934E AT5
ISIN: US63934EAT55
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
6.625% Senior Note due 2025
No. ___ $
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Company , which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, promises to pay Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, the principal sum indicated on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Security attached hereto, on November 1, 2025. This is a Global Security under the Indenture hereinafter referred to.
Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2018.
Regular Record Dates: April 15 and October 15.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be executed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
Dated: November 6, 2017 | NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | |||||
By: | ||||||
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[REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
6.625% Senior Note due 2025
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. | Principal and Interest . |
Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (such corporation and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the Company ), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at a rate of 6.625% per annum from the date of issuance until repayment at maturity or redemption. The Company will pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each, an Interest Payment Date ), commencing May 1, 2018. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issue Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall pay interest (including Additional Interest and post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal, premium, if any, and Additional Interest, if any, from time to time on demand, to the extent permitted by law, at the rate borne by this Security; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent permitted by law.
2. | Method of Payment . |
The Company will pay interest on the principal amount of the Securities as provided above on each Interest Payment Date, commencing May 1, 2018, to the persons which are Holders (as reflected in the Register at the close of business on the April 15 or October 15 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date), in each case, even if the Securities are canceled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after such record date; provided that, with respect to the payment of principal, the Company will make payment to the Holder that surrenders this Security to a Paying Agent on or after November 1, 2025.
The Company will pay principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, in U.S. Dollars. If a payment date is a date other than a Business Day at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
Principal of, and premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on Definitive Securities will be payable, and Definitive Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose. Principal of, and premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on, Global Securities will be payable by the Company through the Trustee to the Book-Entry Depositary in immediately available funds. Holders of Definitive Securities will be entitled to receive interest payments by wire transfer in immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by the Trustee not less than 15 days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Such wire instructions, upon receipt by the Trustee, shall remain in effect until revoked by such Holder. If wire instructions have not been received by the Trustee with respect to any Holder of a Definitive Security, payment of interest may be made by check in immediately available funds delivered to such Holder at the address set forth upon the Register maintained by the Registrar.
3. | Paying Agent and Registrar . |
Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change the Paying Agent or transfer agent without notice to any Holder; provided, that it will at all times maintain a Paying Agent in The City of New York. The Company or any wholly owned Subsidiary may act as a Paying Agent, Registrar, co-registrar or transfer agent, subject to certain limitations.
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4. | Indenture . |
The Company issued the Initial Securities under an Indenture, dated as of November 6, 2017 (the Indenture ), among the Company, Navistar, Inc. (the Guarantor ) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee ). The terms of the Initial Securities include those stated in the Indenture. The Initial Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Security and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control.
5. | Subsidiary Guarantees . |
The Securities are guaranteed by the Guarantor, subject to the release of such guarantees under certain circumstances, as provided in the Indenture. The Securities may after the date hereof be entitled to certain additional Subsidiary Guarantees made for the benefit of the Holders.
6. | Optional Redemption . |
At any time and from time to time prior to November 1, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities issued under the Indenture (including any Additional Securities) at a Redemption Price of 106.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any), thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the Redemption Date), with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that:
(1) at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities issued under the Indenture (including any Additional Securities) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates); and
(2) the redemption must occur within 120 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering.
At any time and from time to time on or after November 1, 2020, the Company may on one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Securities, at the Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any), thereon, to, but excluding, the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date falling on or prior to the Redemption Date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on November 1 of each of the years indicated below:
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2020 |
103.313 | % | ||
2021 |
101.656 | % | ||
2022 and thereafter |
100.000 | % |
In addition, at any time prior to November 1, 2020, the Company may redeem the Securities, in whole or in part, at its option, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the redemption date).
Notice of redemption will be provided as set forth in Section 5.4 of the Indenture.
In the case of any partial redemption, selection of the Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of DTC, or if the Securities are not held through DTC, by lot so that no Security in an unauthorized denomination remains outstanding after such redemption; provided that (i) Securities and portions thereof that the Trustee selects shall be in amounts of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
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thereof and (ii) no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Security not redeemed to less than $2,000. If any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Security in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Security. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption as long as the Company has deposited with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if applicable, segregated and held in trust) money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on such date.
7. | Mandatory Redemption . |
The Company is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Securities. However, under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to offer to purchase the Securities as described under Section 3.13 and Section 5.9 of the Indenture. The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time acquire Securities by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of the Indenture, upon such terms and at such prices as the Company or its Affiliates may determine, which may be more or less than the original issue price of the Securities evidenced hereby and could be for cash or other consideration.
8. | Repurchase at Option of Holder . |
If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holders Securities pursuant to the Change of Control offer on the terms set forth in the Indenture (a Change of Control Offer ). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer a Change of Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated damages, if any, on the Securities repurchased to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall deliver a notice to each Holder as set forth in the Indenture.
In the event of certain Asset Dispositions and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Company shall make an Offer to Purchase the outstanding applicable issue of Securities at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Purchase Date.
9. | Denominations; Transfer; Exchange . |
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 of principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer or exchange of Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange of any Securities selected for redemption. Also, it need not register the transfer or exchange of any Securities for a period beginning at the opening of 15 calendar days before the day of any selection of Securities for redemption under Section 7 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection.
10. | Persons Deemed Owners . |
The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as its owner for all purposes.
11. | Unclaimed Money . |
If money for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment, unless an abandoned property law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease.
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12. | Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity . |
Subject to certain conditions contained in the Indenture, at any time some or all of the obligations under the Securities, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Indenture may be terminated if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or Government Obligations sufficient to pay the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Securities to redemption or stated maturity, as the case may be.
13. | Amendment; Supplement; Waiver . |
Subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Indenture, with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, the Company, when authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or supplemental indentures to add any provisions to or to change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture or of any other supplemental indenture or to modify the rights of the Holders of such Securities. Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee at any time and from time to time, may enter into supplemental indentures, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, error, defect or inconsistency and make any change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder. The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities by written notice to the Trustee may waive on behalf of the Holders of all Securities a past Default or Event of Default and its consequences except (i) a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any Security or (ii) a Default or Event of Default resulting from the breach of a covenant or provision hereof which pursuant to the Indenture cannot be amended or modified without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security adversely affected.
14. | Restrictive Covenants . |
The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, among other things, to create Liens, incur Indebtedness, make Restricted Payments and make Asset Dispositions. In addition, the Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company to engage in mergers and consolidations or transfers of all or substantially all of its assets. The Indenture requires the Company to deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year next following the Issue Date), a certificate from an executive officer, as to his or her knowledge of the Companys compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Indenture.
Beginning on the first day that:
(1) the Securities have achieved Investment Grade Status; and
(2) no Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing,
and continuing until the Reversion Date, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to certain covenants. In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to certain covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing and on any subsequent date cease to have Investment Grade Status, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to such covenants with respect to future events unless and until the Securities subsequently attain Investment Grade Status and no Default under this Indenture has occurred and is continuing (in which event the Suspended Covenants shall no longer be in effect for such time that the Securities maintain Investment Grade Status and no Default under this Indenture has occurred and is continuing).
15. | Defaults and Remedies . |
The Indenture provides that each of the following events constitutes an Event of Default with respect to this Security: (i) default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any Securities when due at maturity, upon repurchase, upon acceleration or otherwise, including, without limitation, failure of the Company to repurchase any Security on the date required following a Change of Control; (ii) default in the payment of any installment of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any Security when due and continuance of such Default for 30 days or more; (iii) failure to observe, perform or comply with any of the provisions of the covenant imposing certain
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limitations on the ability of the Company to engage in mergers and consolidations or transfers of all or substantially all of its assets; (iv) default (other than a default set forth in any of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above) in the performance of, or breach of, any other covenant or warranty of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary in the Indenture, or in the Securities and failure to remedy such default or breach within a period of 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities; (v) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), which default is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness upon its stated maturity or which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50.0 million or more and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or such Indebtedness discharged in full within 30 days; (vi) the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments, orders or decrees against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) or any of their respective property or assets in an aggregate amount in excess of $50.0 million, which judgments, orders or decrees have not been vacated, discharged, satisfied or stayed pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof and with respect to which legal enforcement proceedings have been commenced; or (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization involving the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal amount hereof may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Upon such a declaration, such principal amount, premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, will become immediately due and payable.
If an Event of Default described in clause (vii) above occurs, all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Securities then outstanding will ipso facto become due and payable.
16. | Trustee Dealings with the Company . |
Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
17. | No Recourse Against Others . |
An incorporator, director, officer, employee, stockholder or controlling person, as such, of each of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantor under the Securities, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
18. | Authentication . |
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee (or authenticating agent) executes the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.
19. | 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).
20. | CUSIP Numbers . |
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP
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numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
21. | GOVERNING LAW . |
THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE COMPANY AND EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY.
22. | Successor Corporation . |
In the event a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Securities and the Indenture, pursuant to the terms thereof, the Company will be released from all such obligations.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Security. Requests may be made to:
Navistar International Corporation
2701 Navistar Drive
Lisle, Illinois 60532
Attn: Treasurer
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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
For value received, the Subsidiary Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, dated as of November 6, 2017 (the Indenture ), among Navistar International Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantor party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee ), (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) in full on the Securities (as defined in the Indenture), when and as the same shall become due and payable whether at Stated Maturity, by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) in full on the Securities, to the extent permitted by law, and (iii) the due and punctual performance of all other Obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Holders or the Trustee, including, without limitation, the payment of fees, expenses, indemnification or other amounts, all in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture. In case of the failure of the Company to punctually to make any such principal or interest payment or the failure of the Company to perform any such other Obligation, the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The Obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article X of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary Guarantee. The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor will be released only in accordance with the provisions of Article X of the Indenture.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignees soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
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Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security. |
Signature Guarantee:
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Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP) or such other signature guarantee program as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
[Include the following only if the Restricted Securities Legend is included hereon]
In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to one year (or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor provision thereto) after the later of the original issue date hereof and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (or, in the case of Regulation S Securities, prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period), the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being transferred in accordance with their terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
(1) | ☐ | to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof; or | ||
(2) | ☐ | pursuant to a registration statement which has become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ); or | ||
(3) | ☐ | for so long as the Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person who the undersigned reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or |
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(4) | ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act; or | ||
(5) | ☐ | pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof; provided , however , that if box (5) is checked, the Company and the Trustee shall be entitled to require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions, certifications or other evidence as may reasonably be required in order to determine that the proposed transfer is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigneds foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.13 or Section 5.9 of the Indenture, please check the appropriate box:
☐ | Section 3.13 | ☐ | Section 5.9 |
If you want to elect to have only part of the Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.13 or Section 5.9 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
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Your Signature: | ||
(Sign your name exactly as it appears on the face of this Note) |
Tax Identification No.: | ||
Signature Guarantee*: |
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $[]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
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Exhibit 4.3
This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture), effective as of November 6, 2017, between NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Company) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee (the Trustee), under the Indenture, dated as of October 28, 2009, as amended to date (the Indenture). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS , the Company has issued its 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021 (the Notes) pursuant to the Indenture;
WHEREAS , the Company has offered to purchase for cash any and all outstanding Notes (the Tender Offer);
WHEREAS , in connection with the Tender Offer, the Company has requested that Holders of the Notes deliver their consents with respect to the deletion or amendment of certain provisions of the Indenture;
WHEREAS , Section 9.2 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes);
WHEREAS , the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have duly consented to the proposed modifications set forth in this Supplemental Indenture in accordance with the Indenture (including Section 9.2 thereof);
WHEREAS , the Company has heretofore delivered, or is delivering contemporaneously herewith, to the Trustee (i) a copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, (ii) evidence of the consent of the Holders set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph and (iii) the Officers Certificate described in Section 11.4 of the Indenture and the Opinion of Counsel described in Sections 9.4 and 11.4 of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS , all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture and to make this Supplemental Indenture valid and binding have been complied with or have been done or performed.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision of the Indenture which, absent this Supplemental Indenture, might operate to limit such action, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1.01 Amendments .
(a) Subject to Section 2.02 hereof, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting in their entireties Sections 3.6, 3.9, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 4.1(a)(ii), 5.9, 6.1(e) and 6.1(f) of the Indenture.
(b) Subject to Section 2.02 hereof, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of Section 5.4 and replacing it in its entirety with the following sentence:
At least 5 days but no more than 60 days before any redemption date the Company will deliver written notice of such redemption to the Trustee and deliver a notice of redemption to each holder of Securities to be redeemed at its registered address.
(c) Effective as of the date hereof, none of the Company, the Guarantor, the Trustee or other parties to or beneficiaries of the Indenture shall have any rights, obligations or liabilities under such Sections or Clauses
and such Sections or Clauses shall not be considered in determining whether an Event of Default has occurred or whether the Company or the Guarantor has observed, performed or complied with the provisions of the Indenture.
SECTION 1.02 Amendment of Definitions . Subject to Section 2.02 hereof, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting any definitions from the Indenture with respect to which references would be eliminated as a result of the amendments of the Indenture pursuant to Section 1.01 hereof.
ARTICLE TWO
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 2.01 Effect of Supplemental Indenture . Except as amended hereby, all of the terms of the Indenture shall remain and continue in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed in all respects. From and after the date of this Supplemental Indenture, all references to the Indenture (whether in the Indenture or in any other agreements, documents or instruments) shall be deemed to be references to the Indenture as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 2.02 Effectiveness . The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be effective only upon execution and delivery of this instrument by the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative only upon the purchase by the Company of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer, with the result that the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be revoked retroactively to the date hereof if such purchase shall not occur.
SECTION 2.03 Governing Law . THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.
SECTION 2.04 No Representations by Trustee . The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness or completeness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 2.05 Counterparts . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
(Signature page follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date hereof.
ISSUER: | ||
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ William V. McMenamin | |
Name: | William V. McMenamin | |
Title: | President, Financial Services and Treasurer | |
TRUSTEE: | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Lawrence M. Kusch | |
Name: | Lawrence M. Kusch | |
Title: | Vice President |
Exhibit 10.1
[EXECUTION VERSION]
$1,100,000,000
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
6.625% Senior Notes due 2025
Purchase Agreement
November 2, 2017
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
As Representative of the
several Initial Purchasers listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), proposes to issue and sell to the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the Initial Purchasers ), for whom you are acting as representative (the Representative ), $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Securities ). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture to be dated as of November 6, 2017 (the Indenture ) among the Company, the Guarantor (as defined below) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee ), and will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Guarantor and such guarantee, the Guarantee ).
The Company and the Guarantor hereby confirm their agreement with the several Initial Purchasers concerning the purchase and resale of the Securities, as follows:
The Securities will be sold to the Initial Purchasers without being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), in reliance upon an exemption therefrom. The Company has prepared a preliminary offering memorandum dated November 2, 2017 (the Preliminary Offering Memorandum ), and will prepare an offering memorandum dated the date hereof (the Offering Memorandum ), setting forth information concerning the Company and the Securities. Copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum have been, and copies of the Offering Memorandum will be, delivered by the Company to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the terms of this purchase agreement (the Agreement ). The Company hereby confirms that it has authorized the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the other Time of Sale Information (as defined below) and the Offering Memorandum in connection with the offering and resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement. References herein to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to refer to and include any
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document incorporated by reference therein and any reference to amend, amendment or supplement with respect to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed on or after such date and incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.
At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the Time of Sale ), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the Time of Sale Information ): the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as supplemented and amended by the written communications listed on Annex A hereto.
On November 6, 2017, the Company expects to obtain the Recovery Zone Facility Bonds Amendment (as defined below) that, among other things, will permit the Company to consummate the Transactions (as defined below). On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company will execute and deliver the Term Loan Credit Agreement (as defined below), the proceeds of which will be used to (i) partially finance the Tender Offer (as defined below) and (ii) repay in full all outstanding indebtedness, pay accrued and unpaid interest, fees and expenses, and terminate all commitments, under its existing senior secured term loan facility. Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation, dated October 20, 2017 (the Offer to Purchase), the Company has commenced an offer to purchase any and all of the Companys 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021 (the Existing Notes) and the solicitation of consents to proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Existing Notes (such offer and solicitation, the Tender Offer). The Company will use a portion of the proceeds of the Term Loan Credit Agreement and use all of the proceeds of the Securities (x) to pay the Total Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) to each holder of Existing Notes who has validly tendered and not withdrawn Existing Notes prior to the Early Tender Expiration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and (y) redeem any Existing Notes that remain outstanding after the Early Tender Time in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Existing Notes (the Redemption). In this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Recovery Zone Facility Bonds Amendment, the execution and delivery of the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the use of proceeds thereof, the offering and sale of the Securities and the Guarantees and the use of proceeds thereof, the Tender Offer, the Redemption and the other transactions contemplated thereby, all as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, are collectively referred to as the Transactions.
1. Purchase and Resale of the Securities .
(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Initial Purchasers as provided in this Agreement, and each Initial Purchaser, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Initial Purchasers name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 98.75% of the principal amount thereof (the Purchase Price ) plus accrued interest, if any, from November 6, 2017 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
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(b) The Company understands that the Initial Purchasers intend to offer the Securities for resale on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) it is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a QIB ) and an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act ( Regulation D );
(ii) it has not solicited offers for, or offered or sold, and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act; and
(iii) it has not solicited offers for, or offered or sold, and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities as part of their initial offering except (x) to persons whom it reasonably believes to be QIBs in transactions pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act ( Rule 144A ) and in connection with each such sale, it has taken or will take reasonable steps to ensure that the purchaser of the Securities is aware that such sale is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (y) outside the United States in accordance with the restrictions set forth in Annex C.
(c) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company and, for purposes of the no registration opinions to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Sections 6(f) and 6(h), counsel for the Company and counsel for the Initial Purchasers, respectively, may rely upon the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers, and compliance by the Initial Purchasers with their agreements, contained in paragraph (b) above (including Annex C), and each Initial Purchaser hereby consents to such reliance.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Initial Purchasers may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Initial Purchaser and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Initial Purchaser.
(e) The Company and the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that each Initial Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arms length contractual counterparty to the Company and the Guarantor with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company, the Guarantor or any other person. Additionally, none of the Representative or any other Initial Purchaser is advising the Company, the Guarantor or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company and the Guarantor shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and none of the Representative or any other Initial Purchaser shall
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have any responsibility or liability to the Company or the Guarantor with respect thereto. Any review by the Representative or any Initial Purchaser of the Company, the Guarantor, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Representative or such Initial Purchaser, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of the Company, the Guarantor or any other person.
2. Payment and Delivery .
(a) Payment for and delivery of the Securities shall be made at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on November 6, 2017, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representative and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery for the Securities is referred to herein as the Closing Date .
(b) Payment for the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representative against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company ( DTC ), for the respective accounts of the several Initial Purchasers of the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the Global Note ), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Securities duly paid by the Company. A copy of the Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representative at the office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Guarantor . The Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Initial Purchaser that:
(a) Preliminary Offering Memorandum, Time of Sale Information and Offering Memorandum. The Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as of its date, did not, the Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date, will not, and the Offering Memorandum, in the form first used by the Initial Purchasers to confirm sales of the Securities and as of the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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; provided that the Company and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company and the Guarantor in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
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(b) Additional Written Communications . The Company and the Guarantor (including their respective agents and representatives, other than the Initial Purchasers in their capacity as such) have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or the Guarantor or their respective agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) below) an Issuer Written Communication ) other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, (ii) the Offering Memorandum, (iii) the documents listed on Annex A hereto, including a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex B hereto (the Pricing Supplement ), which constitute part of the Time of Sale Information, and (iv) any electronic road show and any other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Representative, in each case used in accordance with Section 4(c). Each such Issuer Written Communication, when taken together with the Time of Sale Information at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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; provided that the Company and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Written Communication in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in any Issuer Written Communication, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(c) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, when they were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ), complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such documents, in each case when filed with the Commission 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, as of the dates and for the periods indicated, and said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
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accounting principles in the United States ( GAAP ) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and any supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, as applicable, and presents fairly the information shown thereby.
(e) No Material Adverse Change. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), except as disclosed therein, there has not been (A) any material change in the issued capital stock, long-term debt, warrants or options except pursuant to the terms of the instruments governing the same or pursuant to the exercise of such options or warrants, or the issuance of certain options of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (as defined herein), or (B) any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, the management, business, financial position, stockholders equity or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a Material Adverse Change ). Since the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), except as disclosed therein, (i) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or by any of the Subsidiaries, including those entered into in the ordinary course of business, that are material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (ii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock, except for quarterly dividends in accordance with the past practices of the Company.
(f) Organization and Good Standing of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The Company and each Subsidiary has been duly incorporated or organized under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) to which it is a party (a Material Adverse Effect ).
(g) Capitalization. The Company has the capitalization set forth in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum under the heading Capitalization; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights; and except as described in or expressly
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contemplated by the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum (including all outstanding equity awards granted under the Companys employee benefit plans), there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests in the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock or other equity interests in the Company or any such Subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum; and except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, claim or other encumbrance or restriction on transferability or voting (other than as may be imposed by the Securities Act and the various state securities laws), all of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of each of its Significant Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable.
(h) Due Authorization. The Company and the Guarantor have the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver (to the extent it is a party hereto or thereto) this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantee, the Recovery Zone Facility Bonds Amendment and the Term Loan Credit Agreement (collectively, the Transaction Documents ) and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly and validly taken.
(i) The Indenture . The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and the Guarantor and on the Closing Date when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, and the Guarantor enforceable against the Company and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the Enforceability Exceptions ).
(j) Purchase Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor.
(k) The Securities and the Guarantee . The Securities to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for by the Initial Purchasers in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly and validly issued and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Guarantee has been duly authorized by the Guarantor and, when the Securities have been
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duly executed, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture, will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(l) Enforceability of other Transaction Documents . The Recovery Zone Facility Bonds Amendment constitutes and, on or prior to the Closing Date, the Term Loan Credit Agreement will constitute, valid and legally binding agreements of the Company and its Subsidiaries party thereto enforceable against the Company and such Subsidiaries in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
(m) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents . Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(n) No Violation or Default. None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws or similar organizational documents (and, in the case of the Companys Subsidiaries that are not Significant Subsidiaries only, in any material respect); (ii) in breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would be in default under, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease, partnership agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them may be bound or to which any of their properties or assets may be subject; or (iii) in violation of any applicable law or statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, order or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality, agency, body or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any such Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such breach, violation or default that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) No Conflicts . The execution and delivery by each of the Company and the Guarantor and the performance by each of the Company and the Guarantor of all of the provisions of, and its obligations under, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by each of the Company and the Guarantor of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or of any Subsidiary pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease, partnership agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any such Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their respective properties or assets may be subject; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the respective charter, by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries; or (iii) result in the violation of any applicable law or statute, rule or regulation (other than the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states of the United States of America) or any judgment, order or
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decree of any government, governmental instrumentality, agency, body or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any such Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such violation, conflict, breach or default that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) No Consents Required . No authorization, approval, consent, order, registration, qualification or license of, or filing with, any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company or the Guarantor of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is party, the issuance and sale of the Securities or the Guarantee, as applicable, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, other than such authorizations, approvals, consents, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, except where the failure to obtain such authorization, approval, consent, order, registration, qualification or license or to make any such filing would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, or the fulfillment of the terms of, this Agreement or the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(q) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any government, governmental instrumentality, agency, body or court, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that could have a material adverse effect on the consummation of the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated by, or the fulfillment of the terms of, this Agreement or the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum; there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any government, governmental instrumentality, agency, body or court now pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that would be required to be described pursuant to Item 103 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act if the issuance of the Notes was being registered under the Securities Act, but is not described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(r) Independent Accountants. KPMG LLP, which has certified certain financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the PCAOB ) and as required by the Securities Act.
(s) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case, that is material to the business
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of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum or to the extent the failure to have such title, or the existence of such liens, encumbrances or defects, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) Title to Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries own, possess or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate trademarks, trade names and other rights to inventions, know how, patents, copyrights, confidential information and other intellectual property (collectively, intellectual property rights ) necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, or presently employed by them, and have not received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property rights that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers, suppliers or other affiliates of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, on the other, that would be required by the Securities Act to be described in a registration statement on Form S-1 to be filed with the Commission and that is not so described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(v) Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor the Guarantor is, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum neither will be, an investment company or an entity controlled by an investment company as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Investment Company Act ).
(w) Taxes. The Company and the Subsidiaries have satisfied all United States federal, state and local taxes and foreign taxes and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there is no material tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.
(x) Licenses and Permits. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have all licenses, franchises, permits, authorizations, approvals and orders and other concessions of and from all governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary to own or lease their properties and conduct their businesses as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, except where the failure to have such licenses, franchises, permits, authorizations, approvals and orders would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(y) No Labor Disputes. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, is imminent that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission or other release of any kind of toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances by, due to or caused by, to the best knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any other entity (including any predecessor) for whose acts or omissions any of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is or could reasonably be expected to be liable, upon any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or upon any other property, in violation of any statute or any ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, or that would, under any statute or any ordinance, rule (including rule of common law), regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, give rise to any liability, except for any violation or liability that could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate with all such violations and liabilities, a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there has been no disposal, discharge, emission or other release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances with respect to which the Company or the Guarantor has knowledge, except for any such disposal, discharge, emission or other release of any kind that could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate with all such discharges and other releases, a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) Compliance with ERISA. Except as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ( ERISA ), for which the Company or any member of its Controlled Group (defined as any entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or any entity that would be regarded as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b),(c),(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)) would have any liability (each, a Plan ) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has failed to make any required contribution to any Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA when due under Section 412 and 430 of the Code and Sections 303 and 304 of ERISA, the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 430(k) of the Code and Section 303(k) of ERISA have not been met with respect to any Plan, and no determination that a Plan (that is a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) is in at risk status (within the meaning of Section 430(i) of the Code and Section 303(i) of ERISA) has been made; (iv) no reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations
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thereunder for which the reporting requirements have not been waived) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur (for which the reporting requirements are not reasonably expected to be waived); and (v) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a multiemployer plan, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
(bb) Disclosure Controls . The Company maintains and will maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in accordance with the Exchange Act. The Company has carried out and will carry out evaluations, under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys management, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(cc) Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company maintains a system of internal controls, including, but not limited to, internal controls over accounting matters and financial reporting, an internal audit function, and legal and regulatory compliance controls (collectively, Internal Controls ) that comply with (a) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( Sarbanes-Oxley ), (b) the Securities Act, (c) the Exchange Act, (d) the auditing principles, rules, standards and practices applicable to auditors of issuers (as defined in Sarbanes-Oxley) promulgated or approved by the PCAOB and (e) as applicable, the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange and, such rules, the Exchange Rules ) (clauses (a) through (e), collectively, the Securities Laws ) and are sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization, (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (v) interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto. The Internal Controls are, and upon consummation of the offering of the Securities will be, overseen by the Audit Committee (the Audit Committee ) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board ) in accordance with the Exchange Rules. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company has not publicly disclosed or reported to the Audit Committee or the Board, and has no plans or current intentions to publicly disclose or report to the Audit Committee or the Board, any material weakness, material change in Internal Controls or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in Internal Controls (each, an Internal Control Event ), any material
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violation of, or material failure to comply with, the Securities Laws or any other matter that, if determined adversely, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) Absence of Accounting Issues . Except as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Audit Committee is not reviewing or investigating, and neither the Companys independent auditors nor its internal auditors have recommended that the Audit Committee review or investigate, (i) adding to, deleting, changing the application of or changing the disclosure of the Company with respect to, any of the material accounting policies of the Company, (ii) any matter that could result in a restatement of the financial statements of the Company for any annual or interim period during the current fiscal year or the prior three fiscal years or (iii) any Internal Control Event.
(ee) eXtensible Business Reporting Language. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(ff) Insurance. The Company and its Significant Subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other material expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
(gg) (i) No Unlawful Payments . Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, any agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has (a) used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (b) 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 or regulatory 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; (c) 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 laws; or (d) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other
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unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and the 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.
(ii) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those 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 the Subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws ) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, threatened.
(iii) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws . Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, directors, officers or employees, nor, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, any agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of the 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 Majestys Treasury ( HMT ), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions ), nor is the Company or any of the Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (each, a Sanctioned Country ); and the Company and the Guarantor will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (a) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (b) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (c) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as Initial Purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and the Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
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(hh) Solvency. On and immediately after the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantor (after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Guarantee and the other Transactions as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum) will each be Solvent. As used in this paragraph, Solvent means, with respect to a particular date and entity, that on such date (i) the fair value (and present fair saleable value) of the assets of such entity is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liability of such entity on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured; (ii) such entity is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance and sale of the Securities and the issuance of the Guarantee as contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, such entity does not have, intend to incur or believe that it will incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature; (iv) such entity is not engaged in any business or transaction for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital; and (v) such entity is not a defendant in any civil action that would result in a judgment that such entity is or would become unable to satisfy.
(ii) No Brokers Fees. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company or the Guarantor and any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company, the Guarantor or any Initial Purchaser for a brokerage commission, finders fee or other like payment in connection with this offering.
(jj) Rule 144A Eligibility. On the Closing Date, the Securities will not be of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in an automated inter-dealer quotation system; and each of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, as of its respective date, contains or will contain all the information that, if requested by a prospective purchaser of the Securities, would be required to be provided to such prospective purchaser pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(kk) No Integration. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) or any person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, or will, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, any security that is or would be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.
(ll) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no representation is made) has (i) solicited offers for, or offered or sold, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engaged in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S under the
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Securities Act ( Regulation S ), and all such persons have complied with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
(mm) Securities Law Exemptions. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 1(b) (including Annex C) and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and the offer, resale and delivery of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Securities under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
(nn) No Stabilization. Except as the Initial Purchasers may stabilize as described in the Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor the Guarantor has taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(oo) Margin Rules . Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum 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.
(pp) Statistical and Market Data . Any third-party statistical and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum is based on or derived from sources that the Company and the Guarantor believe to be reliable and accurate.
(qq) Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley that are effective and the rules and regulations of the Commission that have been adopted and are effective thereunder.
4. Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantor . The Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Initial Purchaser that:
(a) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, to the Initial Purchasers as many copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication and the Offering Memorandum (including all amendments and supplements thereto) as the Representative may reasonably request.
(b) Offering Memorandum, Amendments or Supplements. Before finalizing the Offering Memorandum or making or distributing any amendment or supplement to any of the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum or filing with the Commission any document that will be incorporated by reference therein, the Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of the proposed Offering Memorandum or such amendment or supplement or document to be
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incorporated by reference therein for review, and will not distribute any such proposed Offering Memorandum, amendment or supplement or file any such document with the Commission to which the Representative reasonably objects.
(c) Additional Written Communications. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or referring to any Issuer Written Communication, the Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.
(d) Notice to the Representative. The Company will advise the Representative promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) of the issuance by any governmental or regulatory authority of any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose; (ii) of the occurrence of any event at any time prior to the completion of the initial offering of the Securities as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when such Time of Sale Information, Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (b) above, furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.
(f) Ongoing Compliance. If at any time prior to the completion of the initial offering of the Securities (i) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would
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include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (b) above, furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading and so that the Offering Memorandum will comply with law.
(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the offering and resale of the Securities; provided that neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(h) Clear Market. For a period of 90 days after the date of the Offering Memorandum, none of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Subsidiaries will, without the prior written consent of the Representative, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or the Guarantor and having a tenor of more than one year.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum under the heading Use of Proceeds and, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Initial Purchaser.
(j) Supplying Information. While the Securities remain outstanding and are restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company will, during any period in which the Company is not subject to and in compliance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, furnish to holders of the Securities and prospective purchasers of the Securities designated by such holders, upon the request of such holders or such prospective purchasers, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(k) DTC. The Company will assist the Initial Purchasers in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(l) No Resales by the Company. During the period of one year after the Closing Date, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its affiliates (as defined in
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Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to, resell any of the Securities that have been acquired by any of them, except for Securities purchased by the Company or any of its affiliates and resold in a transaction registered under the Securities Act.
(m) No Integration. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) or any person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, or will, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, any security that is or would be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.
(n) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no covenant is given) will (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, and all such persons will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
(o) No Stabilization. Except as the Initial Purchasers may stabilize as described in the Offering Memorandum, the Company and the Guarantor will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(p) Reports . So long as the Securities are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Representative, as soon as they are available, copies of all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to holders of the Securities, and copies of any reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange or automatic quotation system; provided that the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports and financial statements to the Representative to the extent they are filed on the Commissions Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.
5. Certain Agreements of the Initial Purchasers . Each Initial Purchaser hereby represents and agrees that it has not used and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, (ii) any written communication that contains either (a) no issuer information (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) or (b) issuer information that was included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum, (iii) any written communication listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), (iv) any written communication prepared by such Initial Purchaser and approved by the Company in advance in writing or (v) any written communication relating to or that contains the terms of the Securities and/or other information that was included (including through
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incorporation by reference) in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum.
6. Conditions of Initial Purchasers Obligations. The several (and not joint) obligation of each Initial Purchaser to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company and the Guarantor of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantor contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date and the statements of the Company, the Guarantor and their respective officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) No Downgrade. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of 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 Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(c) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(e) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Offering Memorandum (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representative makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(d) Officers Certificate. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of each of (i) the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and one additional senior executive officer of the Company who is satisfactory to the Representative and (ii) the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Guarantor and one additional senior executive officer of the Guarantor who is satisfactory to the Representative, in each case, (x) confirming that such officers have carefully reviewed the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum and, to the knowledge of such officers, the representations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) hereof are true and correct, (y) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantor in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company and the Guarantor have complied in all material respects with all agreements
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and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (z) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) above.
(e) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date KPMG LLP shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information of the Company and the Subsidiaries contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a cut-off date that is no more than three business days prior to such Closing Date.
(f) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date, and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(g) Opinion of General Counsel for the Company . Curt A. Kramer, as General Counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, his written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement, addressed to the Initial Purchasers, of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, with respect to such matters as the Representative may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(i) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantee; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantee.
(j) Good Standing . The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and the Subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing as foreign entities in such other jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
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(k) DTC. The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(l) Indenture and the Securities . (i) The Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee, (ii) the Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and duly authenticated by the Trustee and (iii) the Guarantee shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Guarantor.
(m) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantor shall have furnished to the Representative such further certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers.
7. Indemnification and Contribution .
(a) Indemnification of the Initial Purchasers. The Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any of the other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any omission or alleged omission to state therein 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 insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in subsection (b) below.
(b) Indemnification of the Company and the Guarantor. Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantor, their respective directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
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that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any of the other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the following information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum: (i) the fourth paragraph, (ii) the fourth and fifth sentences of the eighth paragraph and (iii) the eleventh paragraph, each under the caption Plan of distribution section therein.
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the Indemnified Person ) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the Indemnifying Person ) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided , further , that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and any such separate firm for the Company, the Guarantor, their respective directors and officers and any control persons of the Company or the Guarantor shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying
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Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers on the other, from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Guarantor from the sale of the Securities and the total discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers, in connection therewith, as provided in this Agreement, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Guarantor or by the Initial Purchasers and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company, the Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
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paragraph (d) above were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e), in no event shall an Initial Purchaser be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discounts and commissions received by such Initial Purchaser with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. 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. The Initial Purchasers obligations to contribute pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
8. Termination . This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representative, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by any of the Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or the Guarantor shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representative, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
9. Defaulting Initial Purchaser .
(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Initial Purchaser defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date (the Defaulting Initial Purchaser ), the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Initial Purchaser, the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of
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36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser, either the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Initial Purchasers may be necessary in the Time of Sale Information, the Offering Memorandum or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term Initial Purchaser includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Securities that a defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of Securities that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Initial Purchaser to purchase the aggregate principal amount of Securities that such Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such Initial Purchasers pro rata share (based on the aggregate principal amount of Securities that such Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase on such date) of the Securities of such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of Securities that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Company or the Guarantor, except that the Company and the Guarantor will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 10 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Initial Purchaser of any liability it may have to the Company, the Guarantor or any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser for damages caused by its default.
10. Payment of Expenses .
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company and the Guarantor jointly
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and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation and printing of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication and the Offering Memorandum (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Companys and the Guarantors counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification of the Securities under state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Initial Purchasers); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and reasonable expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, FINRA, if any, and the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC; (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any road show presentation to potential investors (other than costs incurred by employees of the Representative); and (x) any fees charged by investment rating agencies for rating the Securities.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8(ii), (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Initial Purchasers or (iii) the Initial Purchasers decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement (other than upon a termination of this Agreement under Section 8), the Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby; provided that the Company and the Guarantor shall not be required to reimburse any out-of-pocket costs or expenses of a Defaulting Initial Purchaser. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section 10 and Section 7 (which shall survive any termination of this Agreement, as provided in Section 12), the Initial Purchasers will pay the fees of their counsel.
11. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Initial Purchaser referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
12. Survival . The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantor or the Initial Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered
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pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantor or the Initial Purchasers.
13. Certain Defined Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term business day means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term Subsidiary means the Companys consolidated subsidiaries (each a Subsidiary, and collectively, the Subsidiaries ); (d) the term Significant Subsidiary has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act; (e) the term Exchange Act collectively means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; (f) the term written communication has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (g) the term Recovery Zone Facility Bonds collectively means (i) The County of Cook, Illinois Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Navistar International Corporation Project) Series 2010, in the aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000, which were issued under and secured by the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, between the County of Cook, Illinois, and Citibank N.A., as trustee (the County of Cook Indenture ), and the related Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010, between the County of Cook, Illinois and the Company (the County of Cook Loan Agreement ), and (ii) the Illinois Finance Authority Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Navistar International Corporation Project) Series 2010, in the aggregate principal amount of $135,000,000, which were issued under and secured by the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, between the Illinois Finance Authority and Citibank N.A., as trustee (the Illinois Finance Authority Indenture ), and the related Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010, between the Illinois Finance Authority and the Company (the Illinois Finance Authority Loan Agreement ); (h) Term Loan Credit Agreement means that certain agreement that will govern the new term loan facility to be entered into on November 6, 2017 by and among the Company, Navistar, Inc., the other borrowers party thereto, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto; and (i) The term Recovery Zone Facility Bonds Amendment collectively means (x) the Second Supplemental Indenture of Trust to the County of Cook Indenture, between the County of Cook, Illinois, and Citibank N.A., as trustee, and the First Amendment to the County of Cook Loan Agreement, between the County of Cook, Illinois and the Company, each dated as of November 6, 2017 and (y) the Second Supplemental Indenture of Trust to the Illinois Finance Authority Indenture, between the Illinois Finance Authority and Citibank N.A., as trustee, and the First Amendment to the Illinois Finance Authority Loan Agreement, between the Illinois Finance Authority and the Company, each dated as of November 6, 2017.
14. Miscellaneous .
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(a) Authority of the Representative. Any action by the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be taken by the Representative on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, and any such action taken by the Representative shall be binding upon the Initial Purchasers.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Initial Purchasers shall be given to the Representative c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax: 212-270-1063); Attention: Geoffrey Benson. Notices to the Company and the Guarantor shall be given to them at Navistar International Corporation, 2701 Navistar Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532 (fax: 331-332-2573); Attention: Treasurer.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.
(d) Submission to Jurisdiction . The Company and the Guarantor hereby submit 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 the Guarantor waive any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. Each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, is subject by a suit upon such judgment.
(e) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(g) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(h) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
(i) Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Initial Purchasers are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their
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respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Initial Purchasers to properly identify their respective clients.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, | ||
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Walter G. Borst |
|
Name: Walter G. Borst | ||
Title: Executive Vice President and | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
NAVISTAR, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Walter G. Borst |
|
Name: Walter G. Borst | ||
Title: Executive Vice President and | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
[ Signature Page to Purchase Agreement ]
The foregoing Purchase Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first above
written.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
For itself and on behalf of the
several Initial Purchasers listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
By: | /s/ Lauren Tanenbaum | |
Name: Lauren Tanenbaum | ||
Title: Vice President |
[ Signature Page to Purchase Agreement ]
Schedule 1
Initial Purchaser |
Principal Amount
of Securities |
|||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
$462,000,000 | |||
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
$198,000,000 | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
$198,000,000 | |||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
$198,000,000 | |||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
$22,000,000 | |||
Guggenheim Securities, LLC |
$22,000,000 | |||
|
|
|
||
Total |
$1,100,000,000 |
Annex A
Additional Time of Sale Information
1. Pricing term sheet containing the terms of the Securities, dated November 2, 2017, substantially in the form of Annex B (the Pricing Supplement ).
A-1
Annex B
Pricing Term Sheet
[See attached]
B-1
Annex C
Restrictions on Offers and Sales Outside the United States
In connection with offers and sales of Securities outside the United States:
(a) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(b) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) Such Initial Purchaser has offered and sold the Securities, and will offer and sell the Securities, (A) as part of their distribution at any time and (B) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities and the Closing Date, only in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act ( Regulation S ) or Rule 144A or any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
(ii) None of such Initial Purchaser or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Securities, and all such persons have complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
(iii) At or prior to the confirmation of sale of any Securities sold in reliance on Regulation S, such Initial Purchaser will have sent to each distributor, dealer or other person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration that purchases Securities from it during the distribution compliance period a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:
The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities and the date of original issuance of the Securities, except in accordance with Regulation S or Rule 144A or any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Terms used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
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(iv) Such Initial Purchaser has not and will not enter into any contractual arrangement with any distributor with respect to the distribution of the Securities, except with its affiliates or with the prior written consent of the Company.
Terms used in paragraph (a) and this paragraph (b) and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
C-2
Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of November 6, 2017,
among
NAVISTAR, INC.,
as Borrower,
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
and
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
$1,600,000,000 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1 | |||||
1.1. |
Definitions |
1 | ||||
1.2. |
Accounting Terms |
57 | ||||
1.3. |
Interpretation, Etc |
57 | ||||
1.4. |
Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
57 | ||||
SECTION 2. LOANS |
57 | |||||
2.1. |
Loans |
57 | ||||
2.2. |
Pro Rata Shares; Obligations Several; Availability of Funds |
58 | ||||
2.3. |
Use of Proceeds |
59 | ||||
2.4. |
Evidence of Debt; Register; Notes |
59 | ||||
2.5. |
Interest on Loans |
60 | ||||
2.6. |
Conversion/Continuation |
61 | ||||
2.7. |
Default Interest |
62 | ||||
2.8. |
Fees |
62 | ||||
2.9. |
Scheduled Installments; Repayment on Maturity Date |
63 | ||||
2.10. |
Voluntary Prepayments; Tranche B Term Loan Call Protection |
63 | ||||
2.11. |
Mandatory Prepayments |
64 | ||||
2.12. |
Application of Prepayments |
65 | ||||
2.13. |
General Provisions Regarding Payments |
65 | ||||
2.14. |
Ratable Sharing |
66 | ||||
2.15. |
Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans |
67 | ||||
2.16. |
Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy |
70 | ||||
2.17. |
Taxes; Withholding, Etc |
71 | ||||
2.18. |
Obligation to Mitigate |
75 | ||||
2.19. |
Replacement of Lenders |
75 | ||||
2.20. |
Extension Offers |
76 | ||||
2.21. |
Refinancing Facilities |
77 | ||||
2.22. |
Incremental Facilities |
78 | ||||
SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
80 | |||||
3.1. |
Closing Date |
80 | ||||
3.2. |
Each Credit Extension |
82 | ||||
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
83 | |||||
4.1. |
Organization; Qualification; Requisite Power and Authority |
83 | ||||
4.2. |
Capital Stock and Ownership |
83 | ||||
4.3. |
Powers |
83 | ||||
4.4. |
Governmental Authorization |
84 | ||||
4.5. |
Due Execution |
84 | ||||
4.6. |
No Action, Suit, Etc |
84 | ||||
4.7. |
No Material Adverse Effect |
84 | ||||
4.8. |
Historical Financial Statements |
85 | ||||
4.9. |
Information |
85 |
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4.10. |
Margin Regulations |
85 | ||||
4.11. |
Governmental Regulation |
85 | ||||
4.12. |
Solvency |
85 | ||||
4.13. |
ERISA |
86 | ||||
4.14. |
Environmental |
87 | ||||
4.15. |
Taxes |
88 | ||||
4.16. |
Existing Indebtedness |
88 | ||||
4.17. |
Existing Liens |
88 | ||||
4.18. |
Insurance |
88 | ||||
4.19. |
Security Interest in Collateral |
89 | ||||
4.20. |
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions |
90 | ||||
4.21. |
Labor Disputes |
90 | ||||
4.22. |
No Defaults |
90 | ||||
4.23. |
Properties |
90 | ||||
4.24. |
Senior Indebtedness |
91 | ||||
4.25. |
Shy Agreement |
92 | ||||
4.26. |
In the Business of Selling Inventory |
92 | ||||
SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
92 | |||||
5.1. |
Financial Statements and Other Reports |
92 | ||||
5.2. |
Notices of Material Events |
96 | ||||
5.3. |
Existence; Conduct of Business |
96 | ||||
5.4. |
Payment of Taxes |
97 | ||||
5.5. |
Maintenance of Properties |
97 | ||||
5.6. |
Books and Records; Inspection Rights |
97 | ||||
5.7. |
Compliance with Laws |
98 | ||||
5.8. |
Insurance |
98 | ||||
5.9. |
Subsidiaries |
99 | ||||
5.10. |
Additional Collateral |
99 | ||||
5.11. |
Further Assurances |
99 | ||||
5.12. |
Maintenance of Ratings |
99 | ||||
5.13. |
Maintenance of Status as Senior Indebtedness |
99 | ||||
5.14. |
Cooperation with Syndication Efforts |
99 | ||||
5.15. |
Use of Proceeds |
100 | ||||
SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
100 | |||||
6.1. |
Limitation on Liens |
100 | ||||
6.2. |
Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness |
101 | ||||
6.3. |
Limitation on Restricted Payments |
107 | ||||
6.4. |
Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions; Capital Stock of Subsidiaries |
112 | ||||
6.5. |
Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions |
114 | ||||
6.6. |
Limitation on Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries |
115 | ||||
6.7. |
Limitation on Transaction with Affiliates |
116 | ||||
6.8. |
Consolidation, Merger or Other Fundamental Changes |
118 | ||||
6.9. |
No Further Negative Pledges |
120 | ||||
6.10. |
Amendment or Waivers of Organizational Documents and Certain Agreements |
121 | ||||
6.11. |
Conduct of Business; Corporate Separateness |
121 |
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6.12. |
Sales of Receivables |
122 | ||||
6.13. |
Designation of Designated Senior Debt |
122 | ||||
6.14. |
Fiscal Year |
122 | ||||
SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
122 | |||||
7.1. |
Events of Default |
122 | ||||
SECTION 8. AGENTS |
125 | |||||
8.1. |
Appointment of Agents |
125 | ||||
8.2. |
Powers and Duties |
125 | ||||
8.3. |
General Immunity |
125 | ||||
8.4. |
Agents Entitled to Act in Individual Capacity |
127 | ||||
8.5. |
Lenders Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgments |
128 | ||||
8.6. |
Right to Indemnity |
128 | ||||
8.7. |
Successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent |
129 | ||||
8.8. |
Collateral Documents and Obligations Guarantee |
130 | ||||
8.9. |
Withholding Taxes |
132 | ||||
8.10. |
Administrative Agent May File Bankruptcy Disclosure and Proofs of Claim |
132 | ||||
8.11. |
Collateral Cooperation Agreement |
133 | ||||
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS |
133 | |||||
9.1. |
Notices |
133 | ||||
9.2. |
Expenses |
135 | ||||
9.3. |
Indemnity |
136 | ||||
9.4. |
Set-Off |
137 | ||||
9.5. |
Amendments and Waivers |
138 | ||||
9.6. |
Successors and Assigns; Participations |
140 | ||||
9.7. |
Independence of Covenants |
145 | ||||
9.8. |
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements |
145 | ||||
9.9. |
No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative |
145 | ||||
9.10. |
Marshalling; Payments Set Aside |
146 | ||||
9.11. |
Severability |
146 | ||||
9.12. |
Independent Nature of Lenders Rights |
146 | ||||
9.13. |
Headings |
146 | ||||
9.14. |
APPLICABLE LAW |
146 | ||||
9.15. |
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION |
147 | ||||
9.16. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
147 | ||||
9.17. |
Confidentiality |
148 | ||||
9.18. |
Usury Savings Clause |
149 | ||||
9.19. |
Counterparts |
149 | ||||
9.20. |
Effectiveness; Entire Agreement |
149 | ||||
9.21. |
PATRIOT Act |
150 | ||||
9.22. |
Electronic Execution of Assignments |
150 | ||||
9.23. |
No Fiduciary Duty |
150 | ||||
9.24. |
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions |
151 | ||||
9.25. |
Intercreditor Agreement |
151 |
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SCHEDULES: | I | Tranche B Term Loan Commitments | ||
1.1(a) | Excluded Pledge | |||
1.1(b) | Excluded Subsidiaries | |||
1.1(c) | Real Estate Assets | |||
3.1(c) | Existing Material Indebtedness | |||
4.2 | Capital Stock and Ownership | |||
4.16 | Existing Indebtedness | |||
4.17 | Existing Liens | |||
4.18 | Insurance | |||
4.23(b)(i) | Owned Real Estate | |||
4.23(b)(ii) | Leases | |||
4.23(b)(iii)(B) | Obligations to Sell Material Real Estate Assets | |||
4.25 | Shy Settlement Agreement | |||
9.1 | Notices | |||
EXHIBITS: | A | Assignment Agreement | ||
B | Closing Date Certificate | |||
C | Compliance Certificate | |||
D | Conversion/Continuation Notice | |||
E | Funding Notice | |||
F | Guarantee and Collateral Agreement | |||
G | Intercompany Note | |||
H | Intercompany Subordination Agreement | |||
I | Solvency Certificate | |||
J | Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire | |||
K-1 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes | |||
K-2 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes | |||
K-3 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes | |||
K-4 | Form of U.S. Tax Certificate for Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 6, 2017, among NAVISTAR, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
The Borrower, Parent, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent entered into the Credit Agreement dated as of August 17, 2012, as amended and restated as of August 7, 2015 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the Existing Credit Agreement ).
The Borrower has requested that the Tranche B Term Lenders (capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1 below) extend credit in the form of Tranche B Term Loans on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $1,600,000,000, the proceeds of which shall be used for the purposes specified in Section 2.3.
The Tranche B Term Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1. Definitions . As used in this Agreement (including the recitals hereto), the following terms have the meanings specified below:
2013 Convertible Subordinated Notes means Parents 4.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2018, issued under the 2013 Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture.
2013 Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture means the Indenture dated as of October 11, 2013, among Parent, as issuer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as note registrar, paying agent, transfer agent, authenticating agent and conversion agent.
2014 Convertible Subordinated Notes means Parents 4.75% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2019, issued under the 2014 Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture.
2014 Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture means the Indenture dated as of March 24, 2014, between Parent, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
2021 Senior Notes means Parents 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021, issued under the 2021 Senior Notes Indenture.
2021 Senior Notes Indenture means the Indenture dated as of October 28, 2009, among Parent, as issuer, the Borrower, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
2021 Senior Notes Issue Date means October 28, 2009.
ABL Collateral has the meaning assigned to the term Collateral as defined in, and as supplemented by the designation of additional locations for such Collateral and additional Pledged Accounts in accordance with the terms of, the Security Agreement (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), as in effect on the Closing Date.
ABL Credit Agreement means the Second Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2017, by and among the Borrower, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents and arrangers party thereto.
ABL Loan Documents means the ABL Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents under and as defined therein.
ABL Pledged Accounts has the meaning assigned to the term Pledged Accounts as defined in, and as supplemented by the designation of additional Pledged Accounts in accordance with the terms of, the Security Agreement (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), as in effect on the Closing Date.
Acquired Indebtedness of any specified Person means Indebtedness of any other Person (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person or assumed by the specified Person in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person and not incurred by the specified Person in connection with or in anticipation of (a) such other Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries being merged with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person or (b) such acquisition by the specified Person.
Additional Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(c).
Adjusted Eurodollar Rate means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Tranche B Term Loans, the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall at no time be less than 0.00%.
Administrative Agent means JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 8.
Administrative Questionnaire means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
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Adverse Proceeding means any action, suit, proceeding, hearing or investigation, in each case whether administrative, judicial or otherwise, by or before any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator, that is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent or any Subsidiary, threatened against or affecting Parent or any Subsidiary or any property of Parent or any Subsidiary.
Affected Lender as defined in Section 2.15(b).
Affected Loans as defined in Section 2.15(b).
Affiliate means, when used with reference to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, as the case may be. For the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms controlling and controlled have meanings correlative of the foregoing.
Agent means each of (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Collateral Agent, (c) the Arrangers and (d) any other Person appointed under the Credit Documents to serve in an agent or similar capacity.
Aggregate Amounts Due as defined in Section 2.14.
Agreement means this Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017.
Anti-Corruption Laws means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Parent, the Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Navistar International, Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
Anti-Terrorism Laws means any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including the PATRIOT Act.
Applicable Rate means, on any day, (a) with respect to any Tranche B Term Loan, (i) 2.50% per annum, in the case of a Base Rate Loan, and (ii) 3.50% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and (b) with respect to a Loan of any other Class, the rate or rates per annum specified in the Extension Agreement or the Refinancing Facility Agreement applicable to such Class.
Approved Electronic Communications means any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material that any Credit Party provides to the Administrative Agent that is distributed to any Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 9.1(b).
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Arrangement Letter means the Arrangement Letter dated as of October 25, 2017, from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to Parent and the Borrower.
Arranger means each of JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for the term loan credit facility provided herein.
Asset Sale means any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets (other than ABL Collateral) of any Credit Party made in reliance on Section 6.4(a)(x) or 6.4(a)(xiv) or the first sentence of Section 6.5.
Assignment Agreement means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A with such amendments or modifications thereto as may be approved by the Administrative Agent.
Assignment Effective Date as defined in Section 9.6(b).
Attributable Indebtedness in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction involving an operating lease means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the implied interest rate in such transaction compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).
Authorized Officer means, with respect to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president, vice president (or the equivalent thereof), chief financial officer or treasurer of such Person; provided that, when such term is used in reference to any document executed by, or a certification of, an Authorized Officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of such Person shall have delivered an incumbency certificate to the Administrative Agent as to the authority of such individual.
Average Life means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal or liquidation value payments of such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, respectively, and the amount of such principal or liquidation value payments, by (b) the sum of all such principal or liquidation value payments.
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.
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Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy.
Base Rate means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 1 ⁄ 2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in Dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1%. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the NYFRB Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, then the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate on any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for deposits in Dollars with a maturity of one month; provided that (i) if no LIBO Screen Rate shall be available for a one-month Interest Period but LIBO Screen Rates shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than a one-month Interest Period, then the LIBO Screen Rate for purposes of this sentence shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate and (ii) if such rate shall be less than 0%, then such rate shall be deemed to be 0%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, respectively. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.15(a)(ii), then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) of this definition and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) of this definition.
Base Rate Borrowing means a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Loans.
Base Rate Loan means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System.
Borrower as defined in the preamble hereto.
Borrowing means Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, a day that is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or a day on which banking institutions located in such State are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar Rate Loan, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
Canadian Subsidiary means any Foreign Subsidiary having its principal operations in Canada.
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Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of, such Persons capital stock (or other ownership or profits interest, including partnership, member or trust interest), including each class of Common Stock or Preferred Stock of such Person, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or issued after the Closing Date, and any and all rights, warrants or options to purchase or exchangeable for or convertible into any of the foregoing (other than any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing).
Capitalized Lease Obligation means obligations under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP. The Stated Maturity of such obligation shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without penalty.
Captive Insurance Company means any Subsidiary maintained as a special purpose self-insurance Subsidiary.
CARB means the California Air Resources Board.
cash means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or deposit account.
Cash Equivalents means:
(a) United States dollars or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(b) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government (or, in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, Canadian government (federal or provincial)) or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (or Canadian government) ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada (federal or provincial, as the case may be), as the case may be, is pledged in support of those securities) or having maturities of not more than twenty-four months from the date of acquisition;
(c) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of twenty-four months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding twenty-four months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any commercial bank incorporated under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, Canada or any province or territory thereof and having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of B or better;
(d) repurchase obligations or securities lending arrangements for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above;
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(e) (i) commercial paper either (A) having a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or P-2 from Moodys or (B) if such commercial paper is not itself rated, issued by an issuer having a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys, and in each case in this subclause (i) maturing within 270 days after the date of acquisition or (ii) asset backed securities having a rating of at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys and in each case in this subclause (ii) maturing within thirty-six months after the date of acquisition;
(f) demand or time deposit accounts used in the ordinary course of business with overseas branches of commercial banks incorporated under the laws of the United States (or in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, Canada or any province or territory thereof), provided that such commercial bank has, at the time of Parents or such Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein, (i) capital, surplus and undivided profits (as of the date of such institutions most recently published financial statements) in excess of $100,000,000 and (ii) the long-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations rated on the basis of the credit of a Person other than such institution) of such institution, at the time of Parents or any Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein, are rated at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys;
(g) obligations (including, but not limited to demand or time deposits, bankers acceptances and certificates of deposit) issued or guaranteed by a depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States (or in the case of a Canadian Subsidiary, Canada or any province or territory thereof), provided that (i) such instrument has a final maturity not more than one year from the date of purchase thereof by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent and (ii) such depository institution or trust company has at the time of Parents or such Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein or contractual commitment providing for such Investment, (A) capital, surplus and undivided profits (as of the date of such institutions most recently published financial statements) in excess of $100,000,000 and (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations rated on the basis of the credit of a Person other than such institution) of such institution, at the time of Parents or such Restricted Subsidiarys Investment therein or contractual commitment providing for such Investment, are rated at least A from S&P or A2 from Moodys;
(h) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the federal government of the country where the Foreign Subsidiary is located, money market funds, demand or time deposits accounts, certificate of deposits, in each case denominated and payable in local currency and used in the ordinary course of the business with reputable commercial banks located in the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary; and
(i) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any investments (i) which would otherwise constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this definition that are permitted to have maturities in excess of twelve months shall only be deemed to be Cash
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Equivalents under this definition if and only if the total weighted average maturity of all Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) does not exceed twelve months on an aggregate basis and (ii) which constitute Cash Equivalents at the time of the Investment therein but thereafter cease to constitute Cash Equivalents shall, notwithstanding such cessation, continue to be deemed to constitute Cash Equivalents for all purposes of this Agreement until ten Business Days after the Borrower obtains knowledge of such cessation.
Certificate-of-Title Statute means a certificate-of-title statute and regulations thereunder covering automobiles, trucks, trailers, RVs, rolling stock, mobile homes, boats, farm tractors or the like (or any part thereof), which provides for a security interest to be indicated on the certificate as a condition or result of perfection, but with respect to which Section 9-311(d) of the UCC provides that the filing of a financing statement is effective to perfect a security interest in collateral subject thereto during any period in which such collateral is inventory held for sale or lease by a person or leased by that person as lessor and that person is in the business of selling goods of that kind.
CFC means (a) each Person that is a controlled foreign corporation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code and (b) each Subsidiary of any such controlled foreign corporation.
CFC Holding Company means a Restricted Subsidiary (a)(i) that is a Domestic Subsidiary and (ii) substantially all the assets of which consist of voting Capital Stock of one or more CFCs or (b)(i) that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (ii) substantially all the assets of which consist of voting Capital Stock in one or more CFCs.
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 rule, regulation, treaty or other law, (b) any change in any rule, regulation, treaty or other law 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, promulgated or issued.
Change of Control means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(a) any person or group (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than (i) employee or retiree benefit plans or trusts sponsored or established by Parent or the Borrower or (ii) one or more Permitted Holders in a transaction that, taking into account any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, results in Improved Ratings from S&P and Moodys, is or becomes the beneficial
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owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of Parents then outstanding Voting Stock;
(b) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving on the board of directors of Parent: individuals who, on the Closing Date, constitute the board of directors of Parent and any new director whose appointment or election by the board of directors of Parent or nomination for election by Parents stockholders was approved (i) by the vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office or whose appointment, election or nomination was previously so approved or recommended or (ii) with respect to directors whose appointment of election to the board of directors of Parent was made by the holders of Parents nonconvertible junior preference stock, series B, by the holders of such preference stock;
(c) the shareholders of Parent or the Borrower shall approve any Plan of Liquidation (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement);
(d) Parent consolidates with or merges with or into another Person, other than a merger or consolidation of Parent (i) in which the holders of the Common Stock of Parent outstanding immediately prior to the consolidation or merger hold, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the Common Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such consolidation or merger or (ii) with a Permitted Holder in a transaction that, taking into account any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, results in Improved Ratings from S&P and Moodys;
(e) Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, all or substantially all of the property or assets of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent (determined on a consolidated basis) to any Person; provided that neither (i) the merger of a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent into any other Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other than the Borrower or, in the case of the merger of a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that is not a Shy Obligor, any other Shy Obligor) nor (ii) a series of transactions involving the sale of Receivables or interests therein in the ordinary course of business by a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction, (iii) the grant (but not the foreclosure or realization) of a Lien on assets of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement or the ABL Credit Agreement or (d) the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the property or assets of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries to a Permitted Holder in a transaction that, taking into account any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, results in Improved Ratings from S&P and Moodys, shall be deemed to be a Change of Control;
(f) the acquisition of ownership by any Person other than Parent of any shares of Capital Stock of the Borrower; or
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(g) the occurrence of a Change of Control as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2021 Senior Notes Indenture, the Convertible Subordinated Notes Indentures, the Cook County Loan Agreement or the IFA Loan Agreement or any change of control (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to Parent or the Borrower under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to any Material Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.
For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of Parent, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of Parent.
For purposes of the foregoing clauses (a), (d) and (e), with respect to any transaction involving a Permitted Holder, the determination of whether a change of control has occurred may be delayed for so long as S&P and/or Moodys has announced or otherwise informed Parent that its corporate rating or corporate family rating, respectively, of Parent remains under review in connection with such transaction, until the earliest of (1) the date of completion of such review by both rating agencies, (2) the revision or confirmation by either rating agency of a corporate rating or corporate family rating, respectively, of Parent that is not an Improved Rating and (3) the date that is 90 days after the completion of such transaction.
Citi means Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Class , when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche B Term Loans or Loans of any other Class, (b) any Term Loan Commitment, refers to whether such Term Loan Commitment is a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment of any other Class and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Term Loan Commitment of a particular Class. Additional Classes of Loans, Borrowings, Term Loan Commitments and Lenders may be created pursuant to Sections 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22.
Closing Date means November 6, 2017.
Closing Date Certificate means a Closing Date Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
Collateral means, collectively, all of the property (including Capital Stock) on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations.
Collateral Agent means the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties under the Credit Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 8.
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Collateral and Guarantee Requirement means, at any time, the requirement that:
(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received from Parent, the Borrower and each other Designated Subsidiary either (i) a counterpart of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (ii) in the case of any Person that becomes a Designated Subsidiary after the Closing Date, a supplement to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person;
(b) in the case of any Person that becomes a Designated Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received documents, opinions and certificates of the type referred to in Sections 3.1(b), (e) and (f) with respect to such Designated Subsidiary;
(c) all Capital Stock owned by or on behalf of any Credit Party shall have been pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ( provided that the Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge (i) subject to clause (vi) below, more than 65% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock in any first-tier CFC or CFC Holding Company, (ii) any shares of capital stock in any Shy Restricted Subsidiary owned by Parent or any Shy Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any Capital Stock in any Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary if, for so long as and to the extent its Organizational Documents or any related joint venture, shareholders or similar agreement prohibits or restricts such pledge without the consent of any Person other than Parent or an Affiliate of Parent, (iv) any Capital Stock in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a Captive Insurance Company, (v) any Capital Stock in any Unrestricted Subsidiary if, for so long as and to the extent the pledge of such Capital Stock is prohibited or restricted under the definitive agreements or instruments governing Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness owing to Parent or an Affiliate of Parent) of such Person existing on the Closing Date), (vi) any Capital Stock in Navistar Canada and (vii) any Capital Stock in any Person set forth in Schedule 1.1(a), and the Collateral Agent shall, to the extent required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(d) all Indebtedness (other than any Shy Restricted Indebtedness) of Parent, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary that is owing to any Credit Party shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and the Collateral Agent shall have received all such notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;
(e) all instruments and documents, including UCC financing statements, required by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents and to perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Collateral Documents shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording;
(f) the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Estate Asset, duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Material Real Estate Asset, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a valid and enforceable Lien on the Material Real Estate Asset described therein, free of any other Liens other than Liens permitted
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by Section 6.1, which policies shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, (iii) a completed Flood Certificate with respect to each Material Real Estate Asset, which Flood Certificate shall be addressed to the Collateral Agent and shall otherwise comply with the Flood Program and (iv) if the Flood Certificate with respect to any Material Real Estate Asset states that such Material Real Estate Asset is located in a Flood Zone, (x) a written acknowledgement from the applicable Credit Party of receipt of written notification from the Collateral Agent as to the existence of such Material Real Estate Asset and as to whether the community in which such Material Real Estate Asset is located is participating in the Flood Program and (y) if such Material Real Estate Asset is located in a community that participates in the Flood Program, evidence that the applicable Credit Party has obtained a policy of flood insurance that is in compliance with all applicable requirements of the Flood Program and (v) such surveys, abstracts, appraisals, legal opinions and other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Material Real Estate Asset;
(g) with respect to each deposit account and each securities account maintained by any Credit Party with any depository bank or securities intermediary (other than (i) any deposit account the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, solely for the payment of salaries and wages, workers compensation, taxes and similar expenses, (ii) any deposit account or securities account the funds or financial assets in which consist solely of funds held by any Credit Party in a bona fide trust for any director, officer or employee of Parent or any Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan maintained by Parent or any Subsidiary, (iii) the ABL Pledged Accounts, (iv) any deposit account that is used for solely for the purpose of holding cash that serves solely as collateral or security under any letter of credit or other obligation permitted under this Agreement to the extent the applicable Lien is permitted under Section 6.1(f)(ii) or under clause (d), (e), (k), (l), (r) or (s) of the definition of Permitted Liens in Section 1.1 and (v) deposit accounts the daily balance in which does not at any time exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts for a period of more than three (3) consecutive Business Days), the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart, duly executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Party and such depositary bank or securities intermediary, as the case may be, of a Control Agreement; and
(h) each Credit Party shall have obtained all material consents and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with the execution and delivery of all Collateral Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the granting by it of the Liens thereunder.
The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions, consents, approvals or other deliverables with respect to, any particular assets of the Credit Parties if and for so long as the Collateral Agent, in consultation with Parent, determines that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such deliverables shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom. The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions, consents, approvals or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any Obligations Guarantee by any Designated Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Closing Date or in connection with assets acquired, or
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Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Closing Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.
Collateral Cooperation Agreement means the Collateral Cooperation Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017, among the Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent under the ABL Credit Agreement, and Citibank N.A., as collateral agent under the Cook County Loan Agreement and the IFA Loan Agreement.
Collateral Documents means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Control Agreements and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents in order to grant to, or perfect in favor of, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien on any property of such Credit Party as security for the Obligations.
Collateral Questionnaire means the Collateral Questionnaire delivered by Parent and the Borrower on the Closing Date.
Common Stock of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Persons common stock, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or issued after the Closing Date, and includes all series and classes of such common stock.
Compliance Certificate means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of any Person means for any period the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (without duplication and, in the case of clauses (a) through (e) and (g) of this definition, to the extent Consolidated Net Income for such period has been reduced thereby and, in the case of clauses (h) and (j) of this definition, to the extent Consolidated Net Income for such period included or has been increased thereby) the sum of the following (in each case, for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries):
(a) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period; plus
(b) Consolidated Tax Expense for such period; plus
(c) the consolidated depreciation and amortization expense included in the income statement of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP for such period; plus
(d) any non-recurring fees, expenses or charges related to any offering of Qualified Capital Stock, Permitted Investment, acquisition, recapitalization, disposition or incurrence of Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement (in each case, whether or not successful); plus
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(e) any non-recurring or unusual charges or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the following items: restructuring, plant closure and consolidation, severance, relocation, contract termination, retention costs, employee termination and similar type items); plus
(f) any adjustments of the same nature that were used to calculate Manufacturing Adjusted EBITDA from Loss from continuing operations attributable to Parent, net of tax for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 or the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, as set forth in footnote (7) to the Summary consolidated financial data section of the offering memorandum for the Senior Notes to the extent adjustments of such nature continue to be applicable during the period in which Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges is being calculated; provided that any such adjustments that consist of any cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated in accordance with, and satisfy the requirements specified in, the definition of Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio; plus
(g) any other non-cash charges except for any non-cash charges that represent accruals of, or reserves for, cash disbursements to be made in any future accounting period; minus
(h) any non-cash items (other than the reversal of a prior accrual or reserve for cash items but only to the extent such accrual or reserve reduced Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges in a prior period); minus
(i) all cash payments during such period relating to non-cash charges that were added back in determining Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges in any prior period; minus
(j) non-recurring or unusual gains or income.
Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio means, with respect to any Person on any determination date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of such Person for the most recent four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending immediately prior to such determination date for which financial statements of such Person are available (the reference period ), to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the reference period.
In the event that such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues or redeems Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio is made (the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio Calculation Date ), then the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period.
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For purposes of making the computation referred to in this definition, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period.
Calculations of pro forma amounts in accordance with this definition shall be done in good faith by a Financial Officer of Parent and may give pro forma effect to any cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies projected in good faith to be realized as a result of actions taken during such period as if such actions had been implemented at the beginning of such period; provided, however, that (A) such actions are expected to have a continuing impact and such amounts are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of Parent and are reasonably anticipated to be realized within twelve months after the consummation of the action that is expected to result in such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies and (B) no amounts shall be added back to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges (or any other components thereof), whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to the applicable period.
If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedge Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of Parent to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable reference period except as set forth in the first paragraph of this definition.
Consolidated Fixed Charges means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication, the amounts for such period, taken as a single accounting period, of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and (b) all dividends or other distributions paid or accrued on Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person or Preferred Stock of such Persons Restricted Subsidiaries (except dividends payable in shares of Qualified Capital Stock).
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In calculating Consolidated Fixed Charges for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio:
(i) interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the date of determination and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the date of determination;
(ii) if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the date of determination may be optionally determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the date of determination will be deemed to have been in effect during the relevant reference period; and
(iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by Hedge Agreements, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.
Consolidated Interest Expense means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the net interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (after giving effect to any interest income), on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP, including (in each for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries):
(a) all amortization of original issue discount for such period;
(b) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period;
(c) net cash payments, if any, made (less any net payments, if any, received) for such period under all Hedge Agreements relating to interest rates (including amortization of fees);
(d) all capitalized interest for such period;
(e) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations for such period; and
(f) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person (other than Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.2(u) unless Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries makes a payment with respect to such guarantees, in which case the interest expense associated with such underlying Indebtedness shall be included) that is guaranteed by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such guarantees or Liens is called upon;
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and excluding:
(a) amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses for such period; and
(b) any non-cash interest for such period imputed on any convertible debt securities (including the Convertible Subordinated Notes) as in accordance with FSP APB 14-1.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any Person for any period, the consolidated net income (or deficit) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of dividends accrued or paid on any Preferred Stock, if any; provided that any amounts received from any other Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be included in Consolidated Net Income for that period to the extent of the amount that has been actually received by the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person in the form of cash dividends or other cash distributions; and provided further that there shall be excluded:
(a) any restoration to income any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such contingency reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Closing Date and reduced Consolidated Net Income in the period in which such provision was made;
(b) any gain or loss, together with any related provisions for taxes, realized upon the sale or other disposition (including dispositions pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions) of any property or assets that are not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business ( provided that sales of Receivables or interests therein pursuant to Qualified Securitization Transactions shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business) and upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the referent Person;
(c) any extraordinary gain or extraordinary loss together with any related provision for taxes and any one time gains or losses (including those related to the adoption of new accounting standards) realized by the referent Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the period for which such determination is made;
(d) income or loss of attributable to discontinued operations (including operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued);
(e) in the case of a successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the referent Persons assets, any earnings of the successor Person prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;
(f) for purposes of Section 6.3, the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person (other than a Guarantor Subsidiary) that is subject to restrictions that prevent or limit the payment of dividends or the making of distributions to such Person to the extent of such restrictions (except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions that have been paid to such Person or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries not subject to any such restriction during the relevant period);
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(g) non-cash compensation charges resulting from the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), including any such charges resulting from stock options, restricted stock grants, stock appreciation rights or other equity-incentive programs;
(h) effects of adjustments in such Persons consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in relation to any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes;
(i) any non-cash impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP; and
(j) (i) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from Hedge Agreements and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and (ii) any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses, including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk).
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, means the total amount of assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries after deducting therefrom all current liabilities (excluding current maturities of long-term Indebtedness) and all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, licenses, copyrights and other intangible assets, all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet ending immediately prior to the determination date for which financial statements of Parent are available.
Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of any Person means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness of such Person secured by a Lien as of such date to (b) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of such Person for the reference period.
Consolidated Tax Expense means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the U.S. Federal, state, provincial and local tax expense attributable to taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including foreign, unitary, excise, property, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding and similar taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations and income tax expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (net of any income tax benefit), determined in accordance with GAAP, other than taxes (either positive or negative) attributable to extraordinary or unusual gains or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions of assets.
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Consolidated Total Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding intercompany Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations and unreimbursed drawings under letters of credit of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, plus (c) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person and all Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in each case on such date, with the amount of such Disqualified Capital Stock and Preferred Stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and their maximum fixed repurchase prices, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus (d) the aggregate amount, not to exceed $200,000,000, of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents included on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Quarter ending immediately prior to such determination date for which financial statements are available ( provided that the cash proceeds of any proposed incurrence of Indebtedness shall not be included in this clause (d) for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, as applicable), with such pro forma adjustments as are consistent with the pro forma adjustments set forth in the definition of Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio.
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of any Person means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness of such Person as of such date to (b) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of such Person for the reference period.
Control Agreement means, with respect to any deposit account or securities account maintained by any Credit Party, a control agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, duly executed and delivered by such Credit Party and the depositary bank or the securities intermediary, as the case may be, with which such account is maintained.
Conversion/Continuation Date means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.
Conversion/Continuation Notice means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Convertible Subordinated Notes means, collectively, the 2013 Convertible Subordinated Notes and the 2014 Convertible Subordinated Notes.
Convertible Subordinated Notes Indentures means, collectively, the 2013 Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture and the 2014 Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture.
Cook County Loan Agreement means the Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010, between Parent and the County of Cook, Illinois.
Credit Date means the date of any Credit Extension.
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Credit Document means each of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Extension Agreements, the Refinancing Facility Agreements, the Collateral Cooperation Agreement and, except for purposes of Section 9.5, the Notes, if any, the Collateral Questionnaire and all other documents, certificates, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by or on behalf of any Credit Party for the benefit of any Agent or any Lender in connection herewith on or after the Closing Date.
Credit Extension means the making of a Loan.
Credit Facilities means, with respect to Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities, including the facilities under this Agreement and under the ABL Credit Agreement, or other financing arrangements (including commercial paper facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables), letters of credit or other long-term indebtedness, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities or receivables financings that replace, refund or refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding or refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 6.2) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.
Credit Parties means Parent, the Borrower and the Guarantor Subsidiaries.
DealCor Subsidiaries means any Subsidiaries owned as of the Closing Date by Parent or one of its Subsidiaries or acquired by Parent or one of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date whose principal business is owning or operating a dealership that sells products manufactured by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Debtor Relief Laws means the Bankruptcy Code 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 condition or event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
Designated Subsidiary means (a) the Borrower and (b) each other Restricted Subsidiary other than (i) any Restricted Subsidiary that is a CFC or a CFC Holding Company, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that has assets with a total book value of $5,000,000 or less and (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary set forth on Schedule 1.1(b).
Disqualified Capital Stock means any Capital Stock that, other than solely at the option of the issuer thereof, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or exchangeable) is, or upon the happening of an event or the passage of time would be, required to be redeemed or repurchased, in whole or in part, prior to the first anniversary of
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the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of the issuance thereof or has, or upon the happening of an event or the passage of time would have, a redemption or similar payment due on or prior to the first anniversary of the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of the issuance thereof, or is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness at the option of the holder thereof at any time prior to the first anniversary of the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of the issuance thereof. For purposes of this definition, any Capital Stock issued prior to the Closing Date shall be deemed to have been issued on the Closing Date.
Dollars and the sign $ mean the lawful money of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
EEA Financial Institution means (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA 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 institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country means (a) any of the member states of the European Union, (b) Iceland, (c) Liechtenstein and (d) 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 EEA Financial Institution.
Eligible Assignee means (a) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund (any two or more Related Funds of any Lender being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof) and (b) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other Person that is an accredited investor (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and that extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course of business; provided that neither a natural person or any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party, shall be an Eligible Assignee.
Employee Benefit Plan means any employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed to by, Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.
Environmental Claim means any action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of non compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement or other order or directive relating in any way to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Permit or any Hazardous Material or arising from alleged injury or threat to health, safety, the environment, or natural resources by any Governmental Authority or any Person, including for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions, damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.
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Environmental Laws means all laws (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, directives, judgments, injunctions, notices, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, threatened or endangered species, the management, generation, storage, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.
Environmental Permit means any permit, approval, identification number, license, certification or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
EPA means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
ERISA Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which such Person is a member, (b) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which such Person is a member and (c) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Internal Revenue Code of which such Person, any corporation described in clause (a) above or any trade or business described in clause (b) above is a member. Any Person that was, but has since ceased to be, an ERISA Affiliate (within the meaning of the previous sentence) of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition with respect to the period during which such Person was an ERISA Affiliate of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary and with respect to liabilities arising after such period if Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to be liable for any such liabilities under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA as a result of such Persons former status as an ERISA Affiliate.
ERISA Event means (a) a reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan subject to such provision (excluding those events for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation), (b) the failure of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 of ERISA, if applicable, with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA) or the failure of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(j) of ERISA, if applicable, with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan, (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, if applicable, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan, (d) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA, if applicable, of a notice of intent to terminate such Pension Plan in a distress termination
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described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (e) the incurrence by Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, if applicable, with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041(c), 4041A or 4042 of ERISA, (f) the withdrawal by Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan, in either case resulting in liability to Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA, if applicable, (g) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any condition or event that might constitute grounds under ERISA, if applicable, for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan, (h) the incurrence by Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any liability under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, if applicable, with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan, (i) the imposition of liability on Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062 or 4069 of ERISA, if applicable, or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA, if applicable, (j) the withdrawal of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, if applicable) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefor, (k) the receipt by Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan of notice from Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, (i) concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability under ERISA, if applicable, (ii) that such Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, if applicable, (iii) that such Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA, if applicable) or (iv) that such Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA, if applicable, (l) a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is expected to be, in at risk status (as defined in Section 430(i)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA, if applicable), (m) the occurrence of an act or omission that could reasonably be expected to give rise to the imposition on Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 409, Section 502(c), 502(i) or 502(l), or Section 4071 of ERISA, if applicable, in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan, (n) the assertion of a claim under any applicable federal, state or local law (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Employee Benefit Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan or the assets thereof, or against Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan, (o) receipt from the IRS of notice of the failure of any Employee Benefit Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to so qualify, or of the failure of any trust forming part of such Employee Benefit Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, (p) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Internal Revenue Code or Title I or Title IV of ERISA, if applicable, or a violation of Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code, if applicable, (q) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 406 of ERISA, if applicable) with respect to which Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates is a disqualified person
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(within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) or a party in interest (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA) or with respect to which the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates could otherwise be liable, (r) any other event or condition with respect to an Employee Benefit Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in liability under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code to Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or (s) the occurrence of any event or condition with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that is maintained outside of the United States primarily for the benefit of nonresident aliens that, under any applicable foreign law, is similar to any of clauses (a) through (r) above, except with respect to clauses (a) through (s) above as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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.
Eurodollar Rate means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing for any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to 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 deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently page LIBOR01) or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (such applicable rate being called the LIBO Screen Rate ). If no LIBO Screen Rate shall be available for a particular Interest Period but LIBO Screen Rates shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such Interest Period, then the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate. If the LIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than 0%, then such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for purposes of this Agreement.
Eurodollar Rate Borrowing means a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Loans.
Eurodollar Rate Loan means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.
Event of Default as defined in Section 7.1.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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 or net profits (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
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thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Term Loan Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Term Loan Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in such Loan or Term Loan Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipients failure to comply with Section 2.17(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Existing Credit Agreement means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 17, 2012, as amended and restated as of August 7, 2015 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof), among the Borrower, Parent, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
Extending Lender as defined in Section 2.20(a).
Extension Agreement means an Extension Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among Parent, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Extending Lenders, effecting one or more Extension Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Credit Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.20.
Extension Offer as defined in Section 2.20(a).
Extension Permitted Amendment means an amendment to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, effected in connection with an Extension Offer pursuant to Section 2.20, providing for an extension of the Maturity Date applicable to the Loans of the Extending Lenders of the applicable Extension Request Class (such Loans being referred to as the Extended Loans ) and, in connection therewith:
(a) an increase or decrease in the rate of interest accruing on such Extended Loans,
(b) a modification of the scheduled amortization applicable to such Extended Loans, provided that the weighted average life to maturity of such Extended Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity (determined at the time of such Extension Offer) of the Loans of the applicable Extension Request Class,
(c) a modification of voluntary or mandatory prepayments applicable thereto (including prepayment premiums and other restrictions thereon), provided that such requirements may provide that such Extended Loans may participate in any mandatory prepayments on a pro rata basis (or on a basis that is less than pro rata) with the Loans of the applicable Extension Request Class, but may not provide for mandatory prepayment requirements that are more favorable than those applicable to the Loans of the applicable Extension Request Class,
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(d) an increase in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Extending Lenders in respect of such Extension Offer or their Extended Loans, and/or
(e) an addition of any affirmative or negative covenants applicable to Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that any such additional covenant with which Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to comply prior to the latest Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to such Extension Permitted Amendment for the benefit of the Extending Lenders providing such Extended Loans shall also be for the benefit of all other Lenders.
Extension Request Class as defined in Section 2.20(a).
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code (effective as of the Closing Date) (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or other official IRS interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
Federal Funds Effective Rate means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such days federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate.
Fee Letters means (a) the Arranger Fee Letter dated as of October 25, 2017, among JPMorgan, GS, Citi, Parent and the Borrower and (b) the Administrative Agent Fee Letter dated as of October 25, 2017, among JPMorgan, Parent and the Borrower.
Finance Subsidiary means (a) NFC, (b) any Subsidiary of NFC and (c) any other Subsidiary of Parent existing on the Closing Date or formed or acquired thereafter which engages principally in securitization or financing transactions and in activities reasonably related to or in connection with the entering into of securitization or financing transactions and, in the case of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c) above:
(i) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which:
(A) is guaranteed by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent,
(B) is recourse to or obligates Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in any way other than pursuant to representations, warranties and covenants (including those related to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing or a Master Intercompany Agreement or
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(C) subjects any property or asset of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to any Lien or to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations, warranties and covenants (including those related to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing or a Master Intercompany Agreement; and
(ii) to or with which neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent:
(A) provides any credit support or
(B) has any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms that are fair and reasonable and that are no less favorable to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained from an unrelated Person (other than, in the case of subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (ii), representations, warranties and covenants (including those relating to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing, a Master Intercompany Agreement and intercompany notes relating to the sale of accounts receivable to such Finance Subsidiary); and
(iii) with which neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Subsidiarys financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results. For purposes of the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be deemed to be providing credit support to any Subsidiary of NFC that would otherwise qualify as a Finance Subsidiary as a result of the terms of the Support Agreement in which the Borrower agrees to provide credit support directly to NFC for the benefit of its lenders (but not any other provisions).
Financial Officer means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, vice president of finance, chief accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or officer with equivalent responsibilities of such Person; provided that, when such term is used in reference to a certificate or other document executed by, or a certification of, a Financial Officer, such Person shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an incumbency certificate executed by the secretary or assistant secretary of such Person as to the authority of such individual.
Financial Officer Certification means, with respect to any consolidated financial statements of any Person, a certificate of a Financial Officer of such Person stating that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements), subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.
Financial Services Segment means the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries consisting of (a) the offer and sale of retail, wholesale and lease financing and/or other financial services products to finance the purchase or lease of products sold by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries or other manufacturers whose products are from time to time sold through the dealer network of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) the financing of wholesale and retail accounts receivable and (c) captive insurance business.
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Fiscal Quarter means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of Parent and the Subsidiaries ending on October 31 of each calendar year.
Flood Hazard Property means any Real Estate Asset subject to a Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards.
Flood Certificate means a Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Flood Program means the National Flood Insurance Program created by the U.S. Congress pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004.
Flood Zone means areas having special flood hazards as described in the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.
Foreign Lender means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
Foreign Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary.
Funding Notice means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, it being understood that, for purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, all references to codified accounting standards specifically named in this Agreement and in the other Credit Documents shall be deemed to include any successor, replacement, amendment or updated accounting standard under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America; provided , however , that leases shall be determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840 as in effect on the Closing Date.
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, municipal, national, supranational or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity, officer or examiner exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with the United States or a foreign entity or government.
Governmental Authorization means any authorization, approval, consent, franchise, license, covenant, plan, directive, binding agreement, order, ruling, permit, certification, exemption, notice, declaration or similar right, undertaking or other action of, to or by, or any filing, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority.
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GS means Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC.
guarantee means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:
(a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by agreement to keepwell, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or
(b) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);
provided that the term guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary contractual indemnities or warranties not in connection with borrowed money. The term guarantee used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. The amount, as of any date of determination, of any guarantee shall be the principal amount outstanding on such date of Indebtedness guaranteed thereby (or, in the case of (i) any guarantee the terms of which limit the monetary exposure of the guarantor or (ii) any guarantee of Indebtedness that does not have a principal amount, the maximum monetary exposure as of such date of the guarantor under such guarantee (as determined, in the case of clause (i), pursuant to such terms or, in the case of clause (ii), reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of Parent)).
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement among Parent, the Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with all supplements thereto.
Guarantor Subsidiary means each Subsidiary that is a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Guarantor thereunder.
Guarantors means Parent and each Guarantor Subsidiary.
Hazardous Materials means (a) petroleum or petroleum products, by-products or breakdown products, radioactive materials, chlorinated solvents, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances that are designated or classified as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect, or that are otherwise regulated or prohibited, under any Environmental Law.
Hedge Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by
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reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing transactions; provided that no phantom stock, option, stock appreciation right or similar plan or right providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a Hedge Agreement.
Highest Lawful Rate means the maximum lawful interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, charged, or received under the laws applicable to any Lender that are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws that may hereafter be in effect and that allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow.
Historical Financial Statements means (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders equity (deficit) and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the Fiscal Year ended October 31, 2016, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders equity (deficit) and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for the Fiscal Quarters ended January 31, 2017, April 30, 2017 and July 31, 2017 (and the corresponding portion of the prior Fiscal Year).
IFA Loan Agreement means the Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010, between Parent and the Illinois Finance Authority.
Improved Ratings means, after giving effect to any transaction that otherwise would constitute a Change of Control, each of Parents corporate rating and corporate family rating, as confirmed or revised by S&P and Moodys, respectively, in connection with such transaction, is higher by one or more gradations (including gradations within rating categories (i.e., + or for S&P and 1, 2 and 3 for Moodys) as well as between rating categories, but not including ratings outlook changes) than the corporate rating and corporate family rating, respectively, as of the Closing Date.
Incremental Extensions of Credit has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Incremental Facility Amendment has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(c).
Incremental Term Commitments has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Incremental Term Loans has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
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Incremental Term Maturity Date means, with respect to Incremental Term Loans of any Class, the scheduled date on which such Incremental Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment.
incur means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and incurrence , incurred and incurring shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing), provided that:
(a) any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes (after the Closing Date) a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be incurred or issued, as the case may be, by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; and
(b) any amendment, modification or waiver of any document pursuant to which Indebtedness was previously incurred shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness unless and then only to the extent such amendment, modification or waiver increases the principal or premium thereof or interest rate thereon (including by way of original issue discount).
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, at any date, any of the following, without duplication:
(a) any liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof), (ii) evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument or letters of credit (including a purchase money obligation) or (iii) for the payment of money relating to a Capitalized Lease Obligation or other obligation (whether issued or assumed) relating to the deferred or accrued purchase price of property or services, but excluding trade accounts payable, deferred expenses, deferred compensation and similar obligations of such Person arising in the ordinary course of business;
(b) all conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title retention agreement (even if the rights and remedies of the seller under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), but excluding trade accounts payable, deferred expenses, deferred compensation and similar obligations of such Person arising in the ordinary course of business or earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(c) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person for reimbursement on any letter of credit, bankers acceptance or similar credit transaction;
(d) 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
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(other than in connection with property subject to a Qualified Securitization Transaction) on any asset or property (including leasehold interests and any other tangible or intangible property) of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person or is not otherwise such Persons legal liability; provided that if the obligations so secured have not been assumed by such Person or are otherwise not such Persons legal liability, the amount of such Indebtedness for the purposes of this definition shall be limited to the lesser of the amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Lien or the fair market value of the assets or property securing such Lien;
(e) all Indebtedness of others (including all dividends of other Persons the payment of which is) guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or that is otherwise its legal liability or which such Person has agreed to purchase or repurchase or in respect of which such Person has agreed contingently to supply or advance funds;
(f) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person and Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any;
(g) all net amounts owing under Hedge Agreements relating to interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or commodity prices; and
(h) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions entered into by such Person.
For purposes hereof, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the board of directors or similar governing body of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include: (i) any guarantees of obligations of suppliers to Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that ensure timely delivery of products, tooling and other materials used in the production process or (ii) any customary contractual indemnities or warranties.
The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance without duplication at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date; provided that the amount outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount is the full amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as determined in accordance with GAAP.
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Indemnified Liabilities means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource damages), penalties, claims (including Environmental Claims), actions, judgments, suits, costs (including the costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or abate any Hazardous Materials), expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees, expenses and other charges of counsel and consultants for the Indemnitees in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding or hearing commenced or threatened by any Person (including by any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof), whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by the Indemnitees in enforcing this indemnity), whether direct, indirect, special, consequential or otherwise and whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable causes of action or on contract or otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (a) this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders agreement to make Credit Extensions, the syndication of the credit facilities provided herein or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof, any amendments, waivers or consents with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, or any enforcement of any of the Credit Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Obligations Guarantee)), (b) any commitment letter, engagement letter, fee letter or other letter or agreement delivered by any Agent, Arranger or Lender to Parent or the Borrower, or any Affiliate thereof, in connection with the arrangement of the credit facilities provided herein or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (c) any Environmental Claim or any Hazardous Materials relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any past or present activity, operation, land ownership, product, or practice of, or relating to or arising from the current or former properties of, Parent or any Subsidiary.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnitee as defined in Section 9.3.
Installment means when used in respect of the Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche B Term Borrowings, each payment of the principal amount thereof due under Section 2.9(a) (including the payment due on the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date).
Insurance/Condemnation Event means any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under the power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, or any disposition under a threat of such taking of, all or any part of any assets of Parent or any other Credit Party (other than ABL Collateral), other than any of the foregoing resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding $5,000,000.
Intellectual Property as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
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Intellectual Property Security Agreements as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
Intercompany Note means a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
Intercompany Subordination Agreement means an intercompany subordination agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H.
Intercreditor Agreement means an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Administrative Agent and the collateral agent for the obligees in respect of the Cook County Loan Agreement and the IFA Loan Agreement, under which such obligees shall receive a second-priority Lien on the Collateral.
Interest Payment Date means (a) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, in the case of any such Loan with an Interest Period of longer than three months duration, each date that is three months, or an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period.
Interest Period means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice; provided that (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless no succeeding Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day, (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clause (c) below, end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (c) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing of any Class may extend beyond the Maturity Date for Borrowings of such Class. For purposes hereof, the date of a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing shall initially be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
Interest Rate Determination Date means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
Internal Revenue Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Interpolated Screen Rate means, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing for any Interest Period (or for purposes of determining the Base Rate in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof and assuming an Interest Period of one month), a rate per
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annum which results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the applicable LIBO Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is shorter than such Interest Period and (b) the applicable LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is longer than such Interest Period, in each case at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or, for purposes of determining the Base Rate in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof, on the applicable date of determination).
Inventory as defined in the UCC as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
Investment by any Person means any direct or indirect:
(a) loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other property (valued at the fair market value thereof as of the date of transfer) to others or payments for property or services for the account or use of others, or otherwise other than in the ordinary course of business) and any guarantee of Indebtedness of any other Person;
(b) purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person (whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise and whether or not purchased directly from the issuer of such securities or evidences of Indebtedness); and
(c) all other items that would be classified as investments (including purchases of assets outside the ordinary course of business) on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
If (i) Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, Parent will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or other disposition equal to the fair market value of the Investments of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent in such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of or (ii) any Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, Parent will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of such designation equal to the fair market value of the Investments of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent in such Subsidiary. For purposes of the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary and Section 6.3 only,
(A) Investment shall include the portion (proportionate to Parents equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of Parent at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that if such designation is made in connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary or the assets owned by such Subsidiary, the Investment in such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be the consideration paid in connection with such acquisition; provided further that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, Parent will be deemed to continue to have a permanent Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an
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amount (if positive) equal to (1) Parents Investment in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (2) the portion (proportionate to Parents equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and
(B) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the board of directors of Parent.
IP Subsidiary means a wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary that (a) is a Guarantor Subsidiary and the Capital Stock of which has been pledged to secure the Obligations and (b) is neither a Shy Obligor nor a Shy Restricted Subsidiary.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
JPMorgan means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Lender means each financial institution party to this Agreement as a Lender, and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or a Refinancing Facility Agreement, other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement.
Lender Presentation means the Lender Presentation dated October 2017, relating to the term loan credit facility provided herein.
LIBO Screen Rate as defined in the definition of the term Eurodollar Rate.
Lien means (a) any mortgage, pledge, assignment, lien, encumbrance, easement, restriction, covenant, right-of-way, charge or adverse claim affecting title or resulting in an encumbrance against real or personal property, or a security interest of any kind, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option, right of first refusal or other similar agreement to sell and (b) with respect to any Person, any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statute or statutes) of any jurisdiction, but excluding any such filing or agreement which reflects ownership by a third party of (i) property leased to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under a lease that is not in the nature of a conditional sale or title retention agreement or (ii) accounts, general intangibles or chattel paper sold by such Person.
Loan means a Tranche B Term Loan or a loan of any other Class created pursuant to Section 2.20, 2.21 or 2.22.
Majority in Interest , when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, Lenders having Loans or Term Loan Commitments, as the case may be, of such Class representing more than 50% of the Loans or Term Loan Commitments, as the case may be, of all the Lenders of such Class at such time.
Margin Stock as defined in Regulation U.
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Master Intercompany Agreements means: (a) the Amended and Restated Master Intercompany Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, between NFC and the Borrower (formerly known as International Truck and Engine Corporation), and its related manufacturing subsidiaries and affiliates, (b) the agreement, dated as of December 18, 1986, among Navistar Canada, Navistar Financial Corporation Canada Inc. and General Electric Canadian Holdings Limited, (c) the Operating Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2010, among General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Capital Commercial, Inc., Parent, the Borrower and NFC, (d) the Intercompany Operating and Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2008, by and among Navistar Financial Mexico and Navistar México, S.A. de C.V., (e) one or more agreements serving some or all of the same purposes of the agreements listed in clauses (a) through (d) above among Parent or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and one or more other Persons (including one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries) in the ordinary course of business on terms no less favorable to Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the agreements in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, and (f) any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement from time to time of the agreements in clauses (a) through (e) that complies with Section 6.10.
Material Acquisition means any purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions, including pursuant to any merger or consolidation) of (a) solely in the case of a merger or consolidation with or into Parent or the Borrower, all or substantially all the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of, or (b) all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of), any Person the acquisition consideration (whether in the form of cash, securities or other property) for which exceeds $10,000,000 in the aggregate.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Credit Party to fully and timely perform its obligations under the Credit Documents, taken as a whole, (c) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Credit Party of any Credit Document to which it is a party or (d) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, any Agent, any Lender or any Secured Party under the Credit Documents, taken as a whole.
Material Indebtedness means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Obligations Guarantees under the Credit Documents) of any one or more of Parent and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 or more. In the case of any Material Indebtedness that is a guarantee of any other Indebtedness, each reference to Material Indebtedness shall be deemed to include a reference to such guaranteed Indebtedness. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the principal amount of the obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Hedge Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that Parent or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedge Agreement were terminated at such time.
Material Real Estate Asset means (a) each Real Estate Asset set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) and (b) each Real Estate Asset owned in fee by a Credit Party that, together with the improvements thereon and all contiguous and all related parcels and the improvements thereon (whether owned or leased), has a book or fair value of not less than $5,000,000 in the aggregate; provided that no Shy Principal Property shall be a Material Real Estate Asset.
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Maturity Date means the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date or the maturity date established for any Class of Loans created pursuant to Section 2.20, 2.21 or 2.22, as the context requires.
Mexican Finance Subsidiary means Navistar Financial Mexico, or any other Subsidiary of Parent that is part of the Financial Services Segment in Mexico.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
Mortgage means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents or other security document granting a Lien on any Material Real Estate Asset in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations. Each Mortgage shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Multiemployer Plan means any Employee Benefit Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
NAIC means The National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Navistar Canada means Navistar Canada, Inc. (formerly known as Navistar International Corporation Canada), an Ontario corporation.
Navistar Financial Mexico means Navistar Financial, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Multiple, Entidad Regulada, a Mexican corporation.
Net Proceeds means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash (which term, for purposes of this definition, shall include Cash Equivalents) proceeds received in respect of such event, including any cash received in respect of any noncash proceeds, but only as and when received, net of (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses (including any underwriting discounts and commissions) paid in connection with such event by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to Persons that are not Affiliates of Parent or any Subsidiary, and (ii) in the case of any Asset Sale or Insurance/Condemnation Event, (A) the amount of all payments required to be made by Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness of Parent or the Restricted Subsidiaries of the types referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Indebtedness (other than Loans and Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement (or any other Indebtedness secured by ABL Collateral)) secured by the assets subject thereto and (B) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, and the amount of any reserves established by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP to fund purchase price adjustment, indemnification and similar contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the immediately succeeding year and that are directly attributable to the occurrence of such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of Parent). For purposes of this definition, in the event any contingent liability reserve established with respect to any event as described in clause (b)(ii)(B)
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above shall be reduced, the amount of such reduction shall, except to the extent such reduction is made as a result of a payment having been made in respect of the contingent liabilities for which such reserve has been established, be deemed to be receipt, on the date of such reduction, of cash proceeds in respect of such event.
NFC means Navistar Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
NFC Credit Agreement means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 18, 2017, by and among NFC and Navistar Financial, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Multiple, Entidad Regulada, as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan, as administrative agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent.
Non-Public Information means material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States Federal or state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction where Parent or any Subsidiary thereof has issued, registered or listed for trading any securities) with respect to with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries or their securities.
Note means a promissory note issued to any Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(c).
NYFRB means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
NYFRB Rate means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or, for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided , however , that, if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term NYFRB Rate means the rate for a Federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day to the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided further, however, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than 0%, then such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for all purposes of this Agreement.
Obligations as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
Obligations Guarantee means the guarantee of the Obligations created under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
OCC Subsidiary means OCC Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
OFAC means the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control.
OPEB Obligations means the other post-employment benefit obligations of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as reflected in the financial statements of Parent for the Fiscal Year ending October 31, 2016.
Organizational Documents means (a) with respect to any corporation or company, its certificate or articles of incorporation, organization or association, as amended, and
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its bylaws, as amended, (b) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate or declaration of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement, as amended, (c) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, and (d) with respect to any limited liability company, its certificate of formation or articles of organization, as amended, and its operating agreement, as amended. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any such Organizational Document shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official.
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 solely 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 Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Credit Document).
Other Taxes means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).
Overnight Bank Funding Rate means, for any date, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depositary institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
Parent as defined in the preamble hereto.
Parent Guarantee Agreement means the Fourth Amended and Restated Parent Guarantee dated as of May 27, 2016, by Parent in favor of JPMorgan, as administrative agent for the lenders party to the NFC Credit Agreement.
Participant Register as defined in Section 9.6(g)(i).
PATRIOT Act means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56).
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.
Pension Plan means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA.
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Permitted Business means (a) the lines of business conducted by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and businesses reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto, including reasonably related extensions or expansions thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any business involving the manufacture, sale, supply or distribution of vehicles or other means of transportation of any type (or the supply of services or parts in connection therewith)), and (b) any unrelated business, to the extent that it is not material in size.
Permitted Holder means any Person that is primarily engaged, directly or indirectly, in manufacturing or another industrial business and activities related thereto.
Permitted Investments means:
(a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) guarantees of Indebtedness to the extent such guarantees are otherwise permitted under Section 6.2 (other than clause (x) thereof);
(c) any Investment by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in or relating to a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of Parent, is necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Transaction or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith;
(d) deposits, including interest-bearing deposits, maintained in the ordinary course of business in banks;
(e) any acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person and any Investment in another Person (in each case, other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) if as a result of such acquisition or other Investment such other Person is merged with or consolidated into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; provided that (i) after giving effect to any such acquisition or other Investment such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent and (ii) any such Capital Stock held by a Credit Party shall be pledged in accordance with (and, if such Person shall be a Designated Subsidiary, such Person shall comply with) the requirements of the definition of the term Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;
(f) trade receivables and prepaid expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business; provided that such receivables and prepaid expenses would be recorded as assets of such Person in accordance with GAAP;
(g) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business by such Person of bank drafts and similar negotiable instruments of such other Person received as payment for ordinary course of business trade receivables;
(h) any Hedge Agreement with an unaffiliated Person otherwise permitted by this Agreement;
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(i) Investments received as noncash consideration from a sale, transfer or other disposition of any asset in compliance with Section 6.4;
(j) Investments acquired in exchange for the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Parent or acquired with the Net Proceeds received by Parent after the Closing Date from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Parent; provided that such Net Proceeds are used to make such Investment within 60 days of the receipt thereof and the amount of all such Net Proceeds will be excluded from clause (C)(2) of Section 6.3(a);
(k) loans and advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 at any one time outstanding;
(l) Investments outstanding on the Closing Date (but not any additions thereto made after the Closing Date);
(m) (i) Investments in Parent or another Credit Party, (ii) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, (iii) Investments in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (A) $25,000,000 and (B) 0.40% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of Parent as of the date of the applicable Investment under this clause (iii) (in the case of this subclause (B), determined prior to giving effect to the applicable Investment) and (iv) loans or advances made by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of payments made to suppliers on behalf of such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, in each case to the extent such loans or advances are repaid on commercially reasonable terms (including by netting against other obligations); provided that (A) any Capital Stock held by a Credit Party shall be pledged in accordance with the requirements of the definition of the term Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (B) any such Investment in the form of a guarantee is otherwise permitted under Section 6.2 (other than clause (x) thereof);
(n) Investments in securities of trade creditors, suppliers or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization, restructuring, workout or similar arrangement of such trade creditor, supplier or customer or upon the compromise of any debt created in the ordinary course of business owing to Parent or a Subsidiary, whether through litigation, arbitration or otherwise;
(o) Investments in any Person after the Closing Date having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each Investment was made without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (o) that are at that time outstanding (after giving effect to any Net Proceeds received from any sale, transfer or other disposition of any such Investment), not to exceed $75,000,000;
(p) Investments made pursuant to the Support Agreement or the Master Intercompany Agreements;
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(q) extensions of loans, trade credit and advances to, and guarantees in favor of, customers and suppliers and lease, utility and similar deposits, in each case to the extent made in the ordinary course of business; and
(r) Investments consisting of the non-exclusive licensing (or exclusive as to a particular country (if other than the United States, Canada or Mexico) or a particular use) or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons; provided that any such license does not adversely affect in any material respect the value of the intellectual property of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including the value thereof as Collateral), taken as a whole, and any such license or contribution does not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Permitted Joint Venture means any Person which is, directly or indirectly, through its subsidiaries or otherwise, engaged principally in any business in which Parent is engaged, or a reasonably related, ancillary or complimentary business, and the Capital Stock of which is owned, or acquired in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary and owned by one or more Persons other than Parent or any Affiliate of Parent.
Permitted Liens means:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(b) statutory mechanics, workmens, materialmens, operators or similar Liens imposed by law and arising in the ordinary course of business for sums which are not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) minor imperfections of, or encumbrances on, title that do not impair the value of property for its intended use;
(d) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security;
(e) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory or regulatory obligations (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA), bankers acceptances, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other obligations of a similar nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money or Capitalized Lease Obligations);
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(f) easements, rights-of-way, municipal and zoning ordinances and similar charges, encumbrances, title defects or other irregularities that do not materially adversely affect the use of the subject property for its present purposes;
(g) Liens (including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof) upon real or tangible personal property acquired after the Closing Date; provided that
(i) (A) such Lien is created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness that is incurred in accordance with this Agreement to finance the cost (including the cost of improvement or construction) of the item of property or assets subject thereto and such Lien is created prior to, at the time of or within 270 days after the later of the acquisition, the completion of construction or the commencement of full operation of such property or (B) such Lien exists on any such property or assets at the time of acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition that do not secure the purchase price),
(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien does not exceed 100% of such cost and
(iii) any such Lien shall not extend to or cover any property or assets of Parent or of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent other than (A) such item of property or assets so acquired and any improvements on such item and (B) assets financed by the same financing source pursuant to the same financing scheme in the ordinary course of business;
(h) leases or subleases and non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses (or exclusive as to a particular country (if other than the United States, Canada or Mexico) or a particular use) granted to others that do not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries and do not adversely affect in any material respect the value of the properties of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the value thereof as Collateral), taken as a whole;
(i) any interest or title of a lessor in the property subject to any Capitalized Lease Obligation; provided that any transaction related thereto otherwise complies with this Agreement;
(j) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases;
(k) Liens securing judgments or orders, or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments or orders, against Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that does not give rise to an Event of Default;
(l) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit incurred in accordance with this Agreement that encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof;
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(m) any Lien (including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof) existing on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or is merged with or consolidated into Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or at the time of sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of any Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (or such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or other disposition), (ii) such Lien (and any extension, replacement or renewal thereof) shall not apply to any other asset of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than (A) in the case of any such merger or consolidation, the assets of any special purpose merger Subsidiary that is a party thereto and (B) assets financed by the same financing source pursuant to the same financing scheme in the ordinary course of business) and (iii) such Lien (and any extension, replacement or renewal thereof) shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or the date of such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or other disposition), and any extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (except by an amount not greater than accrued and unpaid interest, fees and premiums (if any) with respect to such original obligations and reasonable fees and expenses arising from such extension, renewal or refinancing) and, in the case of any such obligations constituting Indebtedness, that are permitted under Section 6.2(m) in respect thereof;
(n) Liens on property of any Subsidiary of Parent (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary) to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to Parent or to a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(o) Liens in favor of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other than Liens on property of any Credit Party);
(p) Liens existing on the Closing Date, including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof; provided that (i) the Lien so extended, replaced or renewed does not extend to any additional property or assets (other than assets financed by the same financing source pursuant to the same financing scheme in the ordinary course of business) and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Closing Date and any extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof and, in the case of any such obligations constituting Indebtedness, that are permitted under Section 6.2(m) in respect thereof;
(q) Liens in favor of custom and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of nondelinquent customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(r) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business that are within the general parameters customary in the industry, in each case securing Indebtedness under any Hedge Agreement permitted by this Agreement;
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(s) Liens encumbering deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure nondelinquent obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries for which a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made;
(t) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in accordance with industry practice;
(u) other Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $75,000,000 and (ii) 1.50% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of Parent as of the date of the applicable incurrence under this clause (u) at any time;
(v) Liens incurred pursuant to the Master Intercompany Agreements;
(w) Liens securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred under clause (m) under Section 6.2 where the Indebtedness being refunded was secured by a Lien (other than any Lien permitted by clause (u) above), including extensions, replacements and renewals of Liens otherwise permitted by this clause (w); provided that any Lien so extended, renewed or replaced does not extend to any additional property or assets (other than assets financed by the same financing source pursuant to the same financing scheme in the ordinary course of business);
(x) Liens on intellectual property resulting from non-exclusive licensing agreements (or exclusive as to a particular country (if other than the United States, Canada or Mexico) or a particular use) for use of such intellectual property entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that any such Lien does not adversely affect in any material respect the value of the intellectual property of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the value thereof as Collateral), taken as a whole, and does not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(y) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(h); provided such Liens do not extend to any property or assets of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent other than the property or assets so acquired;
(z) Liens on accounts receivable subject to a Permitted Receivables Financing granted in connection with such Permitted Receivables Financing; and
(aa) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing vendor financing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time.
Permitted Receivables Financing means any receivables financing facility or arrangement (a) entered into in the ordinary course of business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which a Finance Subsidiary purchases or otherwise acquires accounts receivable of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and enters into a third party financing thereof
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on terms that are market and customary to Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) entered into by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary at the request of a customer and pursuant to which Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, agrees to sell to a commercial bank or its Affiliate accounts receivable owing by such customer at a discount (i.e., supply chain financing) or (c) entered into by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of factoring its accounts receivables for cash consideration, in an aggregate amount for clauses (a), (b) and (c) not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding. The amount of any Permitted Receivables Financing shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness incurred in respect thereof or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount of Indebtedness, the uncollected amount of the accounts receivable transferred pursuant to such transaction or transactions.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization or other entity or any Governmental Authority.
Plan of Liquidation means, with respect to any Person, a plan (including by operation of law) that provides for, contemplates or the effectuation of which is preceded or accompanied by (whether or not substantially contemporaneously) (a) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person and (b) the distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition and all or substantially all of the remaining assets of such Person to holders of Capital Stock of such Person.
Platform means IntraLinks/IntraAgency, SyndTrak or another similar website or other information platform.
Post-Closing Letter Agreement means the Post-Closing Letter Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
Preferred Stock means, as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, the Capital Stock of such Person (other than the Common Stock of such Person) of any class or classes (however designated) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person.
Prime Rate means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Pro Rata Share means, with respect to any Lender of any Class, at any time, (a) when used in reference to payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term Loan Commitments of such Class, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Term Loan Commitment of such Class of such Lender by (ii) the Term Loan Commitments of such Class of all the Lenders at such time, (b) when used in reference to payments, computations and other matters relating to the Loans or Borrowings of such Class, the percentage obtained by dividing
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(i) the Loans of such Class of such Lender at such time by (ii) the aggregate Loans of such Class of all the Lenders at such time and (c) when used in reference to any other purpose (including Section 8.6), the percentage obtained by dividing (i) an amount equal to the sum of the Term Loan Commitments and the Loans of such Lender at such time by (ii) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate Term Loan Commitments and the aggregate Loans of all the Lenders at such time.
Public Lenders means Lenders that do not wish to receive Non-Public Information.
Qualified Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Capital Stock or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Disqualified Capital Stock.
Qualified Securitization Transaction means any transaction or series of transactions that have been or may be entered into by any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent in connection with or reasonably related to a transaction or series of transactions in which any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Securitization Subsidiary or (b) any other Person that is not an Affiliate of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, or may grant a security interest in, any Receivables or interests therein secured by the merchandise or services financed thereby (whether such Receivables are then existing or arising in the future) of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent, and any assets related thereto including all security or ownership interests in merchandise or services financed thereby, the proceeds of such Receivables, and other assets which are customarily sold or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with securitization transactions involving Receivables; provided that all Receivables sold, conveyed or otherwise transferred, or in which a security interest is granted, pursuant to a Qualified Securitization Transaction shall be wholesale notes, retail notes, finance leases, operating leases, finance receivables, retail accounts receivable and other receivables, in each case of the type sold by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries to NFC or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
Real Estate Asset means any interest (fee or otherwise) owned by any Credit Party in any real property.
Receivables means (a) any right of payment from or on behalf of any obligor, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument, general intangible or otherwise, arising from the financing by any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of merchandise or services, and monies due thereunder, security or ownership interests in the merchandise and services financed thereby, records related thereto, and the right to payment of any interest or finance charges and other obligations with respect thereto, proceeds from claims on insurance policies related thereto, any other proceeds related thereto, and any other related rights and (b) for purposes of Section 6.12 and the definition of the term Receivables Trigger Event, any receivables required to be sold pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of any Master Intercompany Agreement.
Receivables Trigger Event means (a) any counterparty to a Master Intercompany Agreement becoming subject to any proceeding of any type referred to in
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Section 7.1(f) or 7.1(g); (b) the failure of any counterparty to a Master Intercompany Agreement to pay in cash (after giving effect to netting counterpayments made in the ordinary course of business consistent with the past practices of the counterparties) to the applicable other counterparty thereto the full purchase price of any Receivables sold to such counterparty thereunder within two Business Days of the deadline for such payment pursuant to such Master Intercompany Agreement, provided that, with respect to payments to be made pursuant to the Master Intercompany Agreement described in clause (a) of the definition of such term, if such two-day payment deadline occurs during a Blackout Period (as defined in such Master Intercompany Agreement) then the deadline for payment under this clause (b) shall be the first Business Day following such Blackout Period; or (c) the termination of any Master Intercompany Agreement by any counterparty thereto without a comparable replacement being in full force and effect.
Recipient means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender.
reference period as defined in the definition of Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio.
Reference Rate means, for any day, the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate as of such day for a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of three months duration (without giving effect to the last sentence of the definition of the term Adjusted Eurodollar Rate herein).
Refinancing Facility Agreement means a Refinancing Facility Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among Parent, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Refinancing Term Lenders, establishing Refinancing Term Loan Commitments and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Credit Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.21.
Refinancing Term Lender as defined in Section 2.21(a).
Refinancing Term Loans as defined in Section 2.21(a).
Refinancing Term Loan Commitments as defined in Section 2.21(a).
Register as defined in Section 2.4(b).
Regulation D means Regulation D of the Board of Governors.
Regulation U means Regulation U of the Board of Governors.
Regulation X means Regulation X of the Board of Governors.
Related Fund means, with respect to any Lender that is an investment fund or managed account, any other investment fund or managed account that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same investment advisor or manager as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor or manager.
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Related Parties means, with respect to any Person, such Persons Affiliates and the directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, controlling persons, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Persons Affiliates.
Release means any actual or threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material in or into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material and including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater).
Repricing Event means (a) any prepayment or repayment of any Tranche B Term Loan with the proceeds of, or in connection with the incurrence of, any Indebtedness in the form of long-term bank financing that has a Weighted Average Yield lower than the Weighted Average Yield of such Tranche B Term Loan at the time of such prepayment or repayment and (b) any amendment or other modification of this Agreement that reduces the Weighted Average Yield of any Tranche B Term Loan.
Requisite Lenders means, at any time, Lenders having or holding Tranche B Term Loan Commitments and Tranche B Term Loans representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Commitments and the aggregate Tranche B Term Loans of all the Lenders at such time.
Restricted Payment as defined in Section 6.3(a).
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of Parent that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
S&P means S&P Global Ratings, a segment of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
Sale/Leaseback Transaction means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Secured Parties as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933.
Securitization Subsidiary means a Subsidiary of Parent existing on the Closing Date or formed or acquired thereafter which engages principally in securitization transactions and in activities reasonably related to or in connection with the entering into of securitization transactions and:
(a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which:
(i) is guaranteed by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent,
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(ii) is recourse to or obligates Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in any way other than pursuant to representations, warranties and covenants (including those related to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction or
(iii) subjects any property or asset of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to any Lien or to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations, warranties and covenants (including those related to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(b) to or with which neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent:
(i) provides any credit support or
(ii) has any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms that are fair and reasonable and that are no less favorable to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained from an unrelated Person (other than, in the case of subclauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (b), representations, warranties and covenants (including those relating to servicing) entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction and intercompany notes relating to the sale of Receivables to such Securitization Subsidiary); and
(c) with which neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Subsidiarys financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results. For purposes of the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be deemed to be providing credit support to any Subsidiary of NFC that would otherwise qualify as a Securitization Subsidiary as a result of the terms of the Support Agreement in which the Borrower agrees to provide credit support directly to NFC for the benefit of its lenders (but not any other provisions).
Senior Notes means Parents 6.625% Senior Notes due 2025, issued under the Senior Notes Indenture.
Senior Notes Indenture means the Indenture dated as of November 6, 2017, among Parent, as issuer, the Borrower, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
Senior Notes Issue Date means November 6, 2017.
Shy Obligor means Parent, the Borrower and any other Employer as defined in the Shy Settlement Agreement.
Shy Principal Property means a Principal Property as defined in the Shy Settlement Agreement.
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Shy Restricted Indebtedness means indebtedness for borrowed money issued by any Shy Restricted Subsidiary and owned by Parent or any Shy Restricted Subsidiary.
Shy Restricted Subsidiary means a Restricted Subsidiary as defined in the Shy Settlement Agreement.
Shy Settlement Agreement means that certain Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement dated June 30, 1993 in reference to the class action of Shy et al. v. Navistar , Civil Action No. C-3-92-333 (S.D. Ohio), including all exhibits and attachments thereto.
Solvency Certificate means a Solvency Certificate executed by the chief financial officer or the treasurer of Parent substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
Solvent means, with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries, that as of the date of determination, taking such Person and its Subsidiaries as a whole (a) the sum of the debt and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person and its Subsidiaries does not exceed the present fair saleable value of their present assets, (b) the capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries is not unreasonably small in relation to their business as conducted or proposed to be conducted, (c) such Person and its Subsidiaries have not incurred and do not intend to incur, or believe (nor should they reasonably believe) that they will incur, debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise) and (d) such Person and its Subsidiaries are solvent within the meaning given to that term and similar terms under the Bankruptcy Code and applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under GAAP).
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any security or Indebtedness of a Person, the date specified therein as the fixed date on which any principal of such security or Indebtedness is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase thereof at the option of the holder thereof).
Statutory Reserve Rate means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal, established by the Board of Governors to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as Eurocurrency Liabilities in Regulation D). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
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Subordinated Indebtedness of any Person means any Indebtedness of such Person that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Person.
Subsidiary of any Person means (a) any other Person (other than a trust formed in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction) a majority of whose Voting Stock or, in the case of a partnership, a majority of the general partnership interests, is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or (b) any other Person (other than a trust formed in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction) in which such Person, a Subsidiary of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, have at least a majority ownership interest. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to Subsidiaries shall be deemed to refer to Subsidiaries of Parent.
Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire means a certificate in the form of Exhibit J or any other form approved by the Collateral Agent.
Support Agreement means (a) the Fourth Amended and Restated Parents Side Agreement dated as of May 27, 2016, between Parent and the Borrower, and (b) any amendment, modification, supplement, restatement or renewal from time to time thereof that complies with Section 6.10.
Tax 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, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Tax Allocation Agreements means (a) the Tax Allocation Agreement among International Harvester Company (predecessor to the Borrower) and its Subsidiaries (as defined therein), effective as of October 1, 1981, (b) the Tax Allocation Agreement between Parent and Navistar International Transportation Corp. (predecessor to the Borrower), effective April 1, 1987, (c) the Tax Allocation Agreement among Parent and its Subsidiary Members (as defined therein), effective as of April 14, 2008, and (d) any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement from time to time of the agreements in clauses (a) through (c) that complies with Section 6.10.
Term Loan Commitment means a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment or a Refinancing Term Loan Commitment of any Class established pursuant to Section 2.21.
Term Loan Increase has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).
Tranche B Term Borrowing means a Borrowing comprised of Tranche B Term Loans.
Tranche B Term Lender means a Lender with a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment or a Tranche B Term Loan.
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Tranche B Term Loan means a tranche B term loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i).
Tranche B Term Loan Commitment means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make a Tranche B Term Loan hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loan to be made by such Lender, subject to any increase or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The initial amount of each Lenders Tranche B Term Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule I to this Agreement or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Loans as of the Closing Date is $1,600,000,000.
Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date means November 6, 2024.
Transactions means the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is to be a party, the creation of the Liens provided for in the Collateral Documents and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
Type when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or the Base Rate.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
United States means the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means:
(a) each of NFC; Navistar Financial Mexico; Navistar Comercial, S.A. de C.V.; Servicios Corporativos NFC, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Transproteccion Agente de Seguros, S.A. de C.V.; Harbour Assurance Company of Bermuda Limited; Navistar Leasing Services Corporation (f/k/a Harco Leasing Company, Inc.); Navistar Acceptance Corporation Limited; International Truck and Engine Corporation US Holding Company, LLC; International Truck and Engine Corporation Cayman Islands Holding Company; International Truck and Engine Investments Corporation; Blue Diamond Truck, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Blue Diamond Parts, LLC; International Dealcor Operations, Ltd.; Navistar Defense Engineering, LLC; International Truck and Engine Mauritius Holding Ltd.; International Truck Leasing Corp.; Navistar Financial Retail Receivables Corporation; Navistar Financial Securities Corporation; Truck Retail Accounts Corporation; Navistar Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Company; Navistar Luxembourg Intellectual Property Company; World Truck Rapid Service, LLC; WTRS Cumberland, Inc.; Custom Chassis Products, LLC (in bankruptcy); Navistar China (Cayman Islands) Limited; Navistar International Hong Kong Limited; Navistar Hong Kong Holding Company Limited; Navistar (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.; Mahindra Navistar Automotives Limited; Mahindra Navistar Engines Private Limited; Navistar Financial Asset Sales
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Corp.; Navistar Financial Fleet Funding Corp.; Navistar Defence Africa (Proprietary) Limited; Navistar Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.; Navistar Eurasia, LLC; Navistar Korea Limited; Navistar (Gibraltar) Holding Limited; Parts and Service Ventures, Inc.; Distribuidora de Camiones International, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Parts and Service Ventures Canada, Inc.; Parts & Service Ventures Inc.; Parts & Service Ventures Canada Inc.; the OCC Subsidiary; all DealCor Subsidiaries and all Securitization Subsidiaries in existence as of the Closing Date and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case until such time as any such Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the second succeeding sentence;
(b) any Subsidiary of Parent (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary) that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the board of directors of Parent in the manner provided below; and
(c) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The board of directors of Parent may designate any Subsidiary of Parent (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary, but excluding the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock of, or holds any Lien on any property of, Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; provided that either (i) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or (ii) if such Subsidiary has assets greater than $1,000, such designation would be permitted under Section 6.3; and provided further that no Subsidiary may be so designated unless such Subsidiary also constitutes an Unrestricted Subsidiary (however defined or denominated) under the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2021 Senior Notes Indenture, the Cook County Loan Agreement, the IFA Loan Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement and all other Material Indebtedness of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
The board of directors of Parent may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately after giving effect to such designation (i) if such Unrestricted Subsidiary at such time has Indebtedness, Parent could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 6.2(a) and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the board of directors of Parent shall be evidenced by Parent to the Administrative Agent by promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent a copy of the board resolution giving effect to such designation and a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Parent certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
U.S. Person means any Person that is a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate as defined in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
Voting Stock means, with respect to any Person, securities of any class or classes of Capital Stock in such Person entitling the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has voting power by reason of any contingency) to vote in the election of members of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person.
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VW Group means Volkswagen AG or any of its Affiliates.
Weighted Average Yield means, at any time, with respect to any Loan or other Indebtedness, the weighted average yield to stated maturity of such Loan or other Indebtedness based on the interest rate or rates applicable thereto and giving effect to all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to the Lenders or other applicable creditor advancing such Loan or other Indebtedness with respect thereto (in each case, with upfront or similar fees or original issue discount being deemed to constitute like amounts of original issue discount, and such fees and original discount being equated to interest margins in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practice based on an assumed life to maturity of the lesser of four years and the tenor of such Loan or other Indebtedness) and to any interest rate floor; provided that, with respect to the calculation of the Weighted Average Yield of any existing Loan in connection with any Incremental Extension of Credit, (a) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the effective date of such Incremental Extension of Credit is less than 0.00%, then the amount of such difference shall be deemed to be added to the Weighted Average Yield for such existing Loan solely for the purpose of determining whether an increase in the interest rate for such Loan shall be required pursuant to Section 2.22(b) and (b) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the effective date of such Incremental Extension of Credit is less than the interest rate floor, if any, applicable to such Incremental Extension of Credit, then the amount of such difference shall be deemed to be added to the Weighted Average Yield of such Incremental Extension of Credit solely for the purpose of determining whether an increase in the interest rate for the applicable Loans shall be required pursuant to Section 2.22(b). For purposes of determining the Weighted Average Yield of any floating rate Indebtedness at any time, the rate of interest applicable to such Indebtedness at such time shall be assumed to be the rate applicable at all times prior to maturity; provided that appropriate adjustments shall be made for any scheduled changes in rates of interest provided for in the documents governing such Indebtedness. Determinations of the Weighted Average Yield of any Loans for purposes of Section 2.10(b) shall be made by the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower and in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent to be consistent with accepted financial practice, and any such determination shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
wholly owned , when used in reference to a Subsidiary of any Person, means that all the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary (other than directors qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Capital Stock that are required to be held by other Persons under applicable law) are owned, beneficially and of record, by such Person, another wholly owned Subsidiary of such Person or any combination thereof.
Withdrawal Liability means liability to a Multiemployer Plan incurred due to a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
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.
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1.2. Accounting Terms . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of this Agreement, the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness shall be determined without giving effect to any election, made for purposes of reflecting such Indebtedness on a balance sheet, to value such Indebtedness at fair value or any other accounting principle that results in the amount of any such Indebtedness (other than zero coupon Indebtedness) as reflected on such balance sheet to be below the stated principal amount of such Indebtedness.
1.3. Interpretation, Etc . Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to an Article or a Section of, or a Schedule or an Exhibit to, this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall. The words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The word law shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), and all references to any statute shall be construed as referring to all rules, regulations, rulings and official interpretations promulgated or issued thereunder, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority or any self-regulating entity, any other Governmental Authority or entity that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, and (d) the words herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof.
1.4. Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a Tranche B Term Loan or Tranche B Term Borrowing) or by Type ( e.g. , a Eurodollar Rate Loan or Eurodollar Rate Borrowing) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a Eurodollar Rate Tranche B Term Loan or Eurodollar Rate Tranche B Term Borrowing).
SECTION 2. LOANS
2.1. Loans . (a) Commitments . (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make a tranche B term loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date
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in a principal amount not exceeding its Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. The Tranche B Term Loans funded on the Closing Date will be funded with an original issue discount of 99.50% (it being agreed that the Borrower shall be obligated to repay 100% of the principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans and interest shall accrue on 100% of the principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans, in each case as provided herein). Amounts borrowed as Tranche B Term Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(ii) Additional Classes of Term Loan Commitments may be established as provided in Section 2.21, and the Loans thereunder shall be made in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, such Section.
(b) Borrowing Mechanics for Loans . (i) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders of such Class proportionately to their applicable Pro Rata Shares. At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount; provided that (A) a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Eurodollar Rate Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the amount of such outstanding Borrowing and (B) a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing of any Class made on any Credit Date may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Term Loan Commitments of such Class at such time.
(ii) To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully completed and executed Funding Notice (A) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) and (B) in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date (which shall be a Business Day) (or, in each case, with respect to any Borrowing to be made on the Closing Date, such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Funding Notice in accordance with this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lenders Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing. Following delivery of a Funding Notice for a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, any failure to make such Borrowing shall be subject to Section 2.15(c).
(iii) Each Lender shall make the principal amount of its Loan required to be made by it hereunder on any Credit Date available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make each such Loan available to the Borrower by promptly remitting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice.
2.2. Pro Rata Shares; Obligations Several; Availability of Funds . (a) All Loans on the occasion of any Borrowing shall be made by the Lenders proportionately to their
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applicable Pro Rata Shares. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or fund any participation required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Term Loan Commitments and other obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan or fund any participation required hereunder or to satisfy any of its other obligations hereunder.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by a Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Lenders Loan requested on such Credit Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made the amount of such Lenders Loan requested on such Credit Date available to the Administrative Agent, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand, such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of such payment to the Administrative Agent, (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, (A) at any time prior to the third Business Day following the date such amount is made available to the Borrower, the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks and (B) thereafter, the Base Rate or (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable hereunder to Base Rate Loans of the applicable Class. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lenders Loan included in the applicable Borrowing.
2.3. Use of Proceeds . The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Tranche B Term Loans solely (a) to repay in full the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, (b) to redeem a portion of the 2021 Senior Notes, (c) to pay in full all fees and expenses incurred by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (d) to the extent of any proceeds remaining after the uses described above, for ongoing working capital purposes and other general corporate purposes of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries. The Borrower will use the proceeds of any Refinancing Term Loans solely to repay or prepay Borrowings hereunder and to pay fees and expenses incurred by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith. The Borrower will use the proceeds of any Incremental Term Loans for ongoing working capital purposes and other general corporate purposes of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
2.4. Evidence of Debt; Register; Notes . (a) Lenders Evidence of Debt . Each Lender shall maintain records evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender, including the principal amount of the Loans made by such Lender and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Such records maintained by any Lender shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided that the failure to maintain any such records, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof; provided further that in the event of any inconsistency between the records maintained by any Lender and the records maintained by the Administrative Agent, the records maintained by the Administrative Agent shall govern and control.
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(b) Register . The Administrative Agent shall maintain records of the name and address of, and the Term Loan Commitments of and the principal amount of and stated interest on the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time (the Register ). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided that the failure to maintain the Register, or any error in the recordations therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Lender to make a Loan or other payment hereunder or the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amounts due hereunder, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender (but, in the case of a Lender, only with respect to (i) any entry relating to such Lenders Term Loan Commitments or Loans and (ii) the identity of the other Lenders (but not information as to such other Lenders Term Loan Commitments or Loans)) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The Borrower hereby designates the Person serving as the Administrative Agent to serve as the Borrowers non-fiduciary agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.4(b) and agrees that, to the extent such Person serves in such capacity, such Person and its Related Parties shall constitute Indemnitees.
(c) Notes . Upon request of any Lender by written notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall promptly prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) to evidence such Lenders Loans of any Class, which shall be in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.
2.5. Interest on Loans . (a) Subject to Section 2.7, each Loan of any Class shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:
(i) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate with respect to Loans of such Class; or
(ii) if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Rate with respect to Loans of such Class.
The applicable Base Rate or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto, absent manifest error.
(b) The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan, and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, shall be selected by the Borrower pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice delivered in accordance herewith; provided that there shall be no more than 10 (or such greater number as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) Eurodollar Rate Borrowings outstanding at any time. In the event the Borrower fails to specify in any Funding Notice the Type of the requested Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate
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Borrowing. In the event the Borrower fails to deliver in accordance with Section 2.6 a Conversion/Continuation Notice with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing. In the event the Borrower requests the making of, or the conversion to or continuation of, any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing but fails to specify in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice the Interest Period to be applicable thereto, the Borrower shall be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Borrowing of any Class may be converted into a Borrowing of another Class.
(c) Interest on Loans shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be computed (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate, on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded.
(d) Except as otherwise set forth herein, accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears (i) on each Interest Payment Date applicable to such Loan, (ii) upon any voluntary or mandatory repayment or prepayment of such Loan, to the extent accrued on the amount being repaid or prepaid, (iii) on the Maturity Date applicable to such Loan and (iv) in the event of any conversion of a Eurodollar Rate Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period then applicable thereto, on the effective date of such conversion.
2.6. Conversion/Continuation . (a) Subject to Section 2.15, the Borrower shall have the option:
(i) to convert at any time all or any part of any Borrowing from one Type to the other Type; and
(ii) to continue, at the end of the Interest Period applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, all or any part of such Borrowing as a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing and to elect an Interest Period therefor;
provided , in each case, that at the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an amount that complies with Section 2.1(b).
In the event any Borrowing shall have been converted or continued in accordance with this Section 2.6 in part, such conversion or continuation shall be allocated ratably, in accordance with their applicable Pro Rata Shares, among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each part of such Borrowing resulting from such conversion or continuation shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
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(b) To exercise its option pursuant to this Section 2.6, the Borrower shall deliver a fully completed and executed Conversion/Continuation Notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least (i) one Business Day in advance of the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date, in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Borrowing, and (ii) three Business Days in advance of the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date, in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing. In lieu of delivering a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower may give, not later than the applicable time set forth above, the Administrative Agent telephonic notice of any proposed conversion or continuation; provided that such telephonic notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a fully completed and executed Conversion/Continuation Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for a conversion to, or a continuation of, any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith; any failure to effect such conversion or continuation in accordance therewith shall be subject to Section 2.15(c).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if an Event of Default under Section 7.1(a), 7.1(f) or 7.1(g) or, at the request of the Requisite Lenders (or a Majority in Interest of Lenders of any Class), any other Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, then no outstanding Borrowing (of the applicable Class, in the case of such a request by a Majority in Interest of Lenders of any Class) may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing.
2.7. Default Interest . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 7.1(a), 7.1(f) or 7.1(g), any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder shall bear interest, payable on demand, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (a) in the case of the principal of any Loan, 2.00% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise applicable hereunder to such Loan or (b) in the case of any other amount, a rate (computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) for the actual number of days elapsed) that is 2.00% per annum in excess of the highest interest rate otherwise payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.7 is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
2.8. Fees . (a) [Reserved.]
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent such other fees in the amounts and at the times as shall have been separately agreed upon in respect of the credit facilities provided herein.
(c) Fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable or creditable under any circumstances.
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2.9. Scheduled Installments; Repayment on Maturity Date . (a) Subject to Section 2.9(b), the Borrower shall repay Tranche B Term Borrowings on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year, commencing with April 30, 2018 and ending with the last such day to occur prior to the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount for each such date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate original principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date immediately after giving effect to this Agreement. To the extent not previously paid, all Tranche B Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date.
(b) The Installments shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Tranche B Term Loans after the Closing Date in accordance with Section 2.12.
(c) Prior to any repayment of any Borrowings of any Class under this Section 2.9, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent of such selection. Each such notice may be given by telephone or in writing (and, if given by telephone, shall promptly be confirmed in writing). Each repayment of a Borrowing shall be allocated among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing in accordance with their applicable Pro Rata Shares.
2.10. Voluntary Prepayments; Tranche B Term Loan Call Protection . (a) Voluntary Prepayments . (i) At any time and from time to time, the Borrower may, without premium or penalty (except as applicable under Section 2.10(b)) but subject to compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 2.10(a) and with Section 2.15(c), prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part; provided that each such partial voluntary prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount.
(ii) To make a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) (A) at least one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment, in the case of prepayment of Base Rate Borrowings, or (B) at least three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment, in the case of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Borrowings. Each such notice shall specify the prepayment date (which shall be a Business Day) and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid, and may be given by telephone or in writing (and, if given by telephone, shall promptly be confirmed in writing). Each such notice shall be irrevocable, and the principal amount of each Borrowing specified therein shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein; provided that a notice of prepayment of any Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be rescinded by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the applicable Class of the details thereof. Each voluntary prepayment of a Borrowing shall be allocated among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing in accordance with their applicable Pro Rata Shares.
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(b) Tranche B Term Loan Call Protection . In the event that all or any portion of the Tranche B Term Borrowings are repaid or prepaid for any reason (excluding any payment of any Installment due and payable pursuant to Section 2.9(a)) or are subject to any other Repricing Event, in each case, prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, then each Lender whose Tranche B Term Loans are repaid or prepaid or are subject to such a Repricing Event (or which is required to assign any of its Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.19 in connection with such prepayment or such Repricing Event) shall be paid a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of such repayment or prepayment (or the principal amount subject to such Repricing Event or such assignment).
2.11. Mandatory Prepayments . (a) Asset Sales . Not later than the third Business Day following the date of receipt by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Net Proceeds in respect of any Asset Sale by any Credit Party, the Borrower shall prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds; provided that, except in the case of Net Proceeds in respect of Asset Sales made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(xiv) in any Fiscal Year that, together with all Net Proceeds in respect of other Asset Sales made pursuant to Section 6.4(a)(xiv) during such Fiscal Year, exceed $500,000,000, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may, prior to the date of the required prepayment, deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each of Parent and the Borrower to the effect that the Borrower intends to cause such Net Proceeds (or a portion thereof specified in such certificate) to be reinvested in assets useful in the business of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties (which assets, in the case of any reinvestment of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale of any Collateral, shall constitute Collateral) within 365 days after the receipt of such Net Proceeds (or within 180 days following the end of such 365-day period if a binding agreement so to reinvest such Net Proceeds is entered into within such 365-day period), and certifying that, as of the date thereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case during such period the Borrower shall not be required to make such prepayment to the extent of the amount set forth in such certificate; provided further that any such Net Proceeds that are not so reinvested by the end of such 365-day period (as such period may be extended as set forth above) shall be applied to prepay the Borrowings promptly upon the expiration of such period.
(b) Insurance/Condemnation Events . Not later than the third Business Day following the date of receipt by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or by the Collateral Agent as loss payee, of any Net Proceeds in respect of any Insurance/Condemnation Event with respect to assets of any Credit Party, the Borrower shall prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may, prior to the date of the required prepayment, deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each of Parent and the Borrower to the effect that the Borrower intends to cause such Net Proceeds (or a portion thereof specified in such certificate) to be reinvested in assets useful in the business of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, including through the repair or restoration of the property subject to such Casualty (or the replacement of the property subject to such Condemnation or Casualty) (which assets, in the case of any reinvestment of the Net Proceeds of any Insurance/Condemnation Event with respect to assets constituting Collateral, shall constitute Collateral), within 365 days after the receipt of such Net Proceeds (or within 180 days following the end of such 365-day period if a binding agreement so to reinvest such Net Proceeds is
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entered into within such 365-day period), and certifying that, as of the date thereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case during such period the Borrower shall not be required to make such prepayment to the extent of the amount set forth in such certificate; provided further that any such Net Proceeds that are not so applied by the end of such 365-day period (as such period may be extended as set forth above) shall be applied to prepay the Borrowings promptly upon the expiration of such period.
(c) Issuance of Debt . Not later than the third Business Day following the date of receipt by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Net Proceeds from the incurrence of any Indebtedness by any Credit Party (other than any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.2), the Borrower shall prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds.
(d) Notice and Certificate . Prior to or concurrently with any mandatory prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.11, the Borrower (i) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such prepayment and (ii) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each of Parent and the Borrower setting forth the calculation of the amount of the applicable prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid (with such specification to be in accordance with Section 2.12(b)) and may be given by telephone or in writing (and, if given by telephone, shall promptly be confirmed in writing). Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the applicable Class of the details thereof. Each mandatory prepayment of any Borrowing shall be allocated among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing in accordance with their applicable Pro Rata Shares.
2.12. Application of Prepayments . (a) Application of Voluntary Prepayments . Any voluntary prepayment of Borrowings of any Class pursuant to Section 2.10(a) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent Installments to be paid pursuant to Section 2.9 with respect to Borrowings of such Class in the manner specified by the Borrower in the notice of prepayment relating thereto (or, if no such manner is specified in such notice, in direct order of maturity); provided that any prepayment of Borrowings of any Class as contemplated by Section 2.21(b) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent Installments to be paid pursuant to Section 2.9 with respect to Borrowings of such Class in the manner specified in Section 2.21(b).
(b) Application of Mandatory Prepayments . Any mandatory prepayment of Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.11 shall (i) be allocated among the Classes of Borrowings on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class) and (ii) be applied to reduce the subsequent Installments to be made pursuant to Section 2.9 with respect to Borrowings of any Class on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the principal amounts of such Installments).
2.13. General Provisions Regarding Payments . (a) All payments by the Borrower or any other Credit Party of principal, interest, fees and other amounts required to be made hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, without defense, recoupment, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such
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purpose and delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due for the account of the Persons entitled thereto; provided that payments made pursuant to Sections 2.15(c), 2.16, 2.17, 9.2 and 9.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any payment received by it hereunder for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.
(b) All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.
(c) If any Conversion/Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its applicable Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, then the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.
(d) Subject to the proviso set forth in the definition of Interest Period, whenever any payment to be made hereunder with respect to any Loan shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder.
(e) Any payment hereunder by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that is not received by the Administrative Agent in same day funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due shall, unless the Administrative Agent shall determine otherwise, be deemed to have been received, for purposes of computing interest and fees hereunder (including for purposes of determining the applicability of Section 2.7), on the Business Day immediately following the date of receipt (or, if later, the Business Day immediately following the date the funds received become available funds).
(f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) prior to the third Business Day following the date such amount is so distributed, the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks and (ii) thereafter, the Base Rate.
2.14. Ratable Sharing . The Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents with respect to amounts realized from
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the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, if any Lender shall, whether through the exercise of any right of set-off or bankers lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of any principal, interest and fees owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (collectively, the Aggregate Amounts Due to such Lender) resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such Lender than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such payments of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all the Lenders ratably in accordance with the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided that, if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of bankers lien, consolidation, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Borrower to such holder with respect thereto as fully as if such holder were owed the amount of the participation held by such holder. The provisions of this Section 2.14 shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, as in effect from time to time) or (ii) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in Loans or other Obligations owing to it pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement.
2.15. Making or Maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans . (a) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate . (i) In the event that the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (which may be telephonic) to the Borrower and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (A) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, and (B) any Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by the Borrower with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by the Borrower.
(ii) If at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) the circumstances set forth in Section 2.15(a)(i) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (B) the circumstances set forth in Section 2.15(a)(i) have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
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over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the Eurodollar Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (but for the avoidance of doubt, such related changes shall not include a reduction of the Applicable Rate). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.5, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from a Majority in Interest of the Lenders of each Class stating that such Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this Section 2.15(a)(ii) (but, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (B) of the first sentence of this Section 2.15(a)(ii), only to the extent the LIBO Screen Rate for such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis), (x) any Conversion/Continuation Notice that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing shall be ineffective and (y) if any Funding Notice requests a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing; provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
(b) Illegality or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans . In the event that on any date (i) any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that the making, maintaining, converting to or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law (or would conflict with any treaty, rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) the Requisite Lenders shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that the making, maintaining, converting to or continuation of their Eurodollar Rate Loans has become impracticable as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof that materially and adversely affect the London interbank market or the position of the Lenders in that market, then, if such Lender or Lenders shall have provided notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, such Lender or each of such Lenders, as the case may be, shall be an Affected Lender . If the Administrative Agent receives a notice from (A) any Lender pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence or (B) a notice from Lenders constituting Requisite Lenders pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then (1) the obligation of the Lenders (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, of the applicable Lender) to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by each applicable Affected Lender, (2) to the extent such determination by any Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Lenders (or in the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the applicable Lender) shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (3) the Lenders (or in
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the case of any notice pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the applicable Lenders) obligations to maintain their respective outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the Affected Loans ) shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (4) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any such determination by an Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall have the option, subject to Section 2.15(c), to rescind such Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice as to all Lenders by giving written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed by written notice) thereof to the Administrative Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described above (which notice of rescission the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender).
(c) Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods . In the event that (i) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in any Funding Notice (or any telephonic request for a borrowing) given by the Borrower (other than as a result of a failure by such Lender to make such Loan in accordance with its obligations hereunder), whether or not such notice may be rescinded in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in any Conversion/Continuation Notice (or a telephonic request given for any conversion or continuation) given by the Borrower, whether or not such notice may be rescinded in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) any payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Rate Loan occurs on a day other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (iv) the conversion of any Eurodollar Rate Loan occurs on a day other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, (v) any Eurodollar Rate Loan is assigned other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or (vi) a prepayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in any notice of prepayment given by the Borrower, whether or not such notice may be rescinded in accordance with the terms hereof, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities that such Lender may sustain, including any loss incurred from obtaining, liquidating or employing losses from third parties, but excluding any loss of margin for the period following any such payment, assignment or conversion or any such failure to borrow, pay, prepay, convert or continue. To request compensation under this Section 2.15(c), a Lender shall deliver to the Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15(c), which certificate shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Booking of Eurodollar Rate Loans . Any Lender may make, carry or transfer Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of such Lender.
(e) Assumptions Concerning Funding of Eurodollar Rate Loans . Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 2.15 and under Section 2.16 shall be made as
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though such Lender had actually funded each of its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (a)(i) of the definition of the term Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of such Lender to a domestic office of such Lender in the United States; provided that each Lender may fund each of its Eurodollar Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 2.15 and under Section 2.16.
2.16. Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy . (a) Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate);
(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or any Loan made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation with respect to the Term Loan Commitments, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements . If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lenders holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has had or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lenders capital or on the capital of such Lenders holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lenders holding company, if any, could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lenders policies and the policies of such Lenders holding company, if any, with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time upon request of such Lender the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lenders holding company, if any, for any such reduction suffered.
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(c) Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.16 and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenders right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lenders intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
2.17. Taxes; Withholding, Etc. (a) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Credit Parties . Each Credit Party shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) Indemnification by the Credit Parties . The Credit Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes
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attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that no Credit Party has already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.6(g) 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 Credit 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 Credit Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.17(d).
(e) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Status of Lenders . (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A) Any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.
(B) Any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as
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shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Credit Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Credit Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed copies 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 Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ) and (y) executed copies 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 copies 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 K-2 or Exhibit K-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 K-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.
(C) Any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such
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supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(D) If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders 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.
(iii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.17(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.17(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.17(g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.17(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(h) Survival . Each partys obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Term Loan Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Credit Document.
(i) Defined Term . For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term applicable law includes FATCA.
2.18. Obligation to Mitigate . If any Lender becomes an Affected Lender or requests compensation under Section 2.16, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (a) would cause such Lender to cease to be an Affected Lender or would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (b) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.
2.19. Replacement of Lenders . If (i) any Lender has become an Affected Lender, (ii) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, (iii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or (iv) any Lender fails to consent to a proposed waiver, amendment or other modification of any Credit Document, or to any departure of any Credit Party therefrom, that under Section 9.5(b) requires the consent of all the Lenders (or all the affected Lenders or all the Lenders of the affected Class) and with respect to which the Requisite Lenders (or, in circumstances where Section 9.5(d) does not require the consent of the Requisite Lenders, a Majority in Interest of the Lenders of the affected Class) shall have granted their consent, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.6, including the consent requirements set forth therein), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.16 or 2.17) and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (or, in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a failure to provide a consent, all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as a Lender of a particular Class) to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation); provided that (A) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the registration and processing fee referred to in Section 9.6(d), (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder (including any amounts under Section 2.15(c) and any fee due under Section 2.10(b) (if applicable, in each case only to the extent such amounts relate to its interest as a Lender of a particular Class) from the assignee (in the case of such principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (C) such assignment and delegation does not conflict with applicable law, (D) in the
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case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.16 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter and (E) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from the failure to provide a consent, the assignee shall have given such consent and, as a result of such assignment and delegation and any contemporaneous assignments and delegations and consents, the applicable waiver, amendment or other modification, or consent to a departure, can be effected. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver or consent by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation have ceased to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment and delegation required pursuant to this Section 2.19 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment Agreement executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment and delegation need not be a party thereto.
2.20. Extension Offers . (a) The Borrower may on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, make one or more offers (each, an Extension Offer ) to all the Lenders of any Class (each Class subject to such an Extension Offer being referred to as an Extension Request Class ), on the same terms and conditions to each Lender within any Extension Request Class, to make one or more Extension Permitted Amendments pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Extension Permitted Amendment and (ii) the date on which such Extension Permitted Amendment is requested to become effective (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days nor more than 30 Business Days after the date of such notice, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent). Extension Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Loans of the Lenders of the Extension Request Class that accept the applicable Extension Offer (such Lenders, the Extending Lenders ) and, in the case of any Extending Lender, only with respect to such Lenders Loans of such Extension Request Class as to which such Lenders acceptance has been made.
(b) An Extension Permitted Amendment shall be effected pursuant to an Extension Agreement executed and delivered by Parent, the Borrower, each applicable Extending Lender and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Extension Permitted Amendment shall become effective unless (i) on the date of effectiveness thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Credit Party set forth in the Credit Documents shall be true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date and (iii) Parent and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretarys certificates, officers certificates and other documents as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Agreement. Each Extension Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Extending Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other
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Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.20, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Loans of the Extending Lenders as a new Class of loans hereunder.
2.21. Refinancing Facilities. (a) The Borrower may, on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request the establishment hereunder of one or more additional Classes of term loan commitments (the Refinancing Term Loan Commitments ) pursuant to which each Person providing such a commitment (a Refinancing Term Lender ) will make term loans to the Borrower (the Refinancing Term Loans ); provided that each Refinancing Term Loan Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee.
(b) The Refinancing Term Loan Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more Refinancing Facility Agreements executed and delivered by Parent, the Borrower, each Refinancing Term Lender providing such Refinancing Term Loan Commitments and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Refinancing Term Loan Commitments shall become effective unless (i) on the date of effectiveness thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Credit Party set forth in the Credit Documents shall be true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date, (iii) Parent and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretarys certificates, officers certificates and other documents as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, (iv) substantially concurrently with the effectiveness thereof, the Borrower shall obtain Refinancing Term Loans thereunder and shall repay or prepay (subject to Section 2.10(b)) the then outstanding Borrowings of any Class in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate amount of such Refinancing Term Loan Commitments (less the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such outstanding Borrowings and any reasonable fees, premium and expenses relating to such refinancing) and (v) any such prepayment of Borrowings of any Class shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to Section 2.9(a) on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the principal amounts of such Installments) and, in the case of a prepayment of Eurodollar Borrowings, shall be subject to Section 2.15(c).
(c) The Refinancing Facility Agreement shall set forth, with respect to the Refinancing Term Loans, to the extent applicable, the following terms thereof: (i) the designation of such Refinancing Term Loans as a new Class for all purposes hereof, (ii) the stated maturity dates applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class, provided that such stated maturity dates shall not be earlier than the latest Maturity Date applicable to the Class repaid or prepaid with the proceeds thereof, (iii) any amortization applicable thereto and the effect thereon of any prepayment of such Refinancing Term Loans, provided that the weighted average life to maturity of any Refinancing Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Class of Terms Loans repaid or prepaid with the proceeds thereof, (iv) the interest rate or rates applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class, (v) any closing fees or original issue discount applicable thereto, (vi) the initial Interest
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Period or Interest Periods applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class and (vii) any voluntary or mandatory prepayment requirements applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of such Class (which prepayment requirements may provide that such Refinancing Term Loans may participate in any mandatory prepayment on a pro rata basis with any other Term Loans (or on a basis less than pro rata), but may not provide for prepayment requirements that are more favorable to the Lenders holding such Refinancing Term Loans than to the Lenders holding any Tranche B Term Loans) and any restrictions on the voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Refinancing Term Loans of such Class (including any prepayment premiums). Except as contemplated by the preceding sentence and except for technical matters and similar immaterial terms, the terms of the Refinancing Term Loans shall be substantially the same as the terms of the Tranche B Term Loans. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Facility Agreement. Each Refinancing Facility Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Refinancing Term Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.21, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Refinancing Term Loans as a new Class of loans hereunder.
2.22. Incremental Facilities . (a) At any time and from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (i) to add one or more additional tranches of term loan commitments ( Incremental Term Commitments and the loans made thereunder, the Incremental Term Loans ) or (ii) one or more increases in the aggregate principal amount of any Class of Loans (each such increase, a Term Loan Increase , and together with the Incremental Term Commitments and the Incremental Term Loans, the Incremental Extensions of Credit ), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of (x) $200,000,000 plus (y) beginning on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, an additional amount if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such additional amount (but without giving effect to any amount incurred simultaneously under the immediately preceding clause (x)) and the application of the proceeds therefrom (and assuming that the full amount of such Incremental Extension of Credit has been funded), the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of Parent, recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, is equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00; provided that at the time of each such request and upon the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing or shall result therefrom, (B) the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties set forth in the Credit Documents would be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects) on and as of the date of, and immediately after giving effect to, the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, as applicable) as of such earlier date and (C) the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B). In connection with any calculation of the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio for purposes of this Section 2.22(a), the cash proceeds of the applicable Incremental Extension of Credit will not be deducted from Consolidated Total Indebtedness when making such calculation. Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans and each Term Loan Increase shall be in an integral multiple of
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$1,000,000 and be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000; provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all the remaining availability under the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Extensions of Credit set forth above.
(b) The Incremental Term Loans (i) shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment in respect of the Collateral and with the Obligations in respect of the Tranche B Term Loans, (ii) for purposes of prepayments, shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Tranche B Term Loans and (iii) other than amortization, pricing, maturity date or prepayment premiums, shall have the same terms as the Tranche B Term Loans; provided that (A) if the Weighted Average Yield relating to any Incremental Term Loan exceeds the Weighted Average Yield relating to the Tranche B Term Loans immediately prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment by more than 0.50%, then the Applicable Rate relating to the Tranche B Term Loans shall be adjusted so that the Weighted Average Yield relating to such Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed the Weighted Average Yield relating to the Tranche B Term Loans by more than 0.50%; provided , however , that any increase in the Applicable Rate required pursuant to this clause (A) resulting from the application of any interest rate floor on any Incremental Term Loan will be effected solely through the establishment or increase of an interest rate floor on the Tranche B Term Loans or the Revolving Loans, as applicable, (B) any Incremental Term Loan shall not have a final maturity date earlier than the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date and (C) any Incremental Term Loan shall not have a weighted average life to maturity that is shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the then-remaining Tranche B Term Loans. Any term loans incurred by the Borrower pursuant to a Term Loan Increase shall have the same terms as the Term Loans of the Class the principal amount of which is so increased pursuant to such Term Loan Increase. Any Incremental Term Commitments established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment that have identical terms and conditions, and any Incremental Term Loans made thereunder, shall be designated as a separate Class of Commitments and Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
(c) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Extension of Credit. Any additional bank, financial institution, existing Lender or other Person that elects to extend Incremental Extensions of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (any such bank, financial institution, existing Lender or other Person being called an Additional Lender ) and, if not already a Lender, shall become a Lender under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an Incremental Facility Amendment ) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Credit Documents, executed by Parent, the Borrower, such Additional Lender and the Administrative Agent. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Extension of Credit, unless it so agrees. Commitments in respect of any Incremental Extensions of Credit shall become Commitments under this Agreement upon the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment. An Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement or any other Credit Document as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section.
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SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
3.1. Closing Date . The obligation of each applicable Lender to make a Credit Extension on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.5) of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Credit Agreement . The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a facsimile or electronic image scan transmissions) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) Organizational Documents; Incumbency . The Administrative Agent shall have received, in respect of each Credit Party, (i) a certificate of such Credit Party executed by the secretary or assistant secretary of such Credit Party attaching (A) a copy of each Organizational Document of such Credit Party, which shall, to the extent applicable, be certified as of the Closing Date or a recent date prior thereto by the appropriate Governmental Authority, (B) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of such Credit Party, (C) resolutions of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Credit Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party, certified as of the Closing Date by such secretary or assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (D) a good standing certificate from the applicable Governmental Authority of such Credit Partys jurisdiction of organization, dated the Closing Date or a recent date prior thereto, and (ii) such other documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Credit Party and the authorization of the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Existing Indebtedness .
(i) Immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, none of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have outstanding any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness with a principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 individually), Preferred Stock or preference Capital Stock, other than (i) Indebtedness incurred under the Credit Documents, (ii) Indebtedness under the ABL Loan Documents, (iii) the Convertible Subordinated Notes, (iv) the Senior Notes and the 2021 Senior Notes, (v) Indebtedness under the Cook County Loan Agreement, (vi) Indebtedness under the IFA Loan Agreement, (vii) Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (viii) the Convertible Junior Preference Stock, Series D, of Parent, (ix) the Nonconvertible Junior Preference Stock, Series B, of Parent and (x) the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.1(c).
(ii) Prior to or substantially concurrently with the initial funding of the Loans on the Closing Date, (i) all commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been terminated, (ii) all loans, interest and other amounts accrued or owing thereunder shall have been repaid in full and (iii) all guarantees and Liens granted in respect thereof shall have been released and the terms and conditions of any such release shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have received a payoff and release letter with respect to the Existing Credit Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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(d) Collateral and Guarantee Requirement . Subject to the final paragraph of this Section 3.1, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied. The Collateral Agent shall have received a completed Collateral Questionnaire in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, dated the Closing Date and executed by an Authorized Officer of each of Parent and the Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, including the results of a search of the UCC (or equivalent) filings made with respect to the Credit Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated by the Collateral Questionnaire and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are permitted by Section 6.1 or have been, or substantially contemporaneously with the initial funding of Loans on the Closing Date will be, released.
(e) Evidence of Insurance . The Collateral Agent shall have received a certificate from Parents insurance broker or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 5.8 is in full force and effect, together with customary endorsements naming the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as additional insured and loss payee thereunder to the extent required under Section 5.8.
(f) Opinions of Counsel . The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and dated the Closing Date) of each of (A) Paul Hasting LLP, counsel for the Credit Parties (including as to the absence of conflicts with the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2021 Senior Notes Indenture and the Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture), and (B) Lisa Conlon, Senior Counsel of Parent (including as to the absence of conflicts with the Shy Settlement Agreement), in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (and each Credit Party hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Administrative Agent).
(g) Fees . The Borrower shall have paid to the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all costs, fees and expenses (including legal fees and expenses, title premiums, survey charges and recording taxes and fees) and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Credit Documents, the Arrangement Letter and the Fee Letters.
(h) Solvency Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received the Solvency Certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer or the treasurer of Parent.
(i) Closing Date Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received the Closing Date Certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Financial Officer of Parent, together with all attachments thereto.
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(j) Designated Senior Indebtedness . The Obligations Guarantee of Parent shall constitute Senior Indebtedness and shall have been designated as Designated Senior Indebtedness under and as defined in the Convertible Subordinated Notes Indenture and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the foregoing.
(k) No Adverse Proceedings . There shall not exist any pending or threatened litigation or proceedings that involve the Credit Documents or the financing contemplated hereby.
(l) Letter of Direction . The Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed letter of direction from the Borrower addressed to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, directing the disbursement on the Closing Date of the proceeds of the Loans to be made on such date.
(m) PATRIOT Act . At least 10 days prior to the Closing Date, the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, to the extent requested at least 3 Business Days prior to such date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the matters expressly identified in the Post-Closing Letter Agreement, the satisfaction by the Credit Parties of the foregoing conditions shall not be required on the Closing Date, and shall not be a condition to the funding of the Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, but shall be required to be accomplished in accordance with the Post-Closing Letter Agreement.
3.2. Each Credit Extension . The obligation of each Lender to make any Credit Extension on any Credit Date, including the Closing Date, is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.5) of the following conditions precedent:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully completed and executed Funding Notice;
(b) the representations and warranties of each Credit Party set forth in the Credit Documents shall be true and correct (i) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such Credit Date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date; and
(c) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Credit Extension, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.
On the date of any Credit Extension, Parent and the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions specified in Sections 3.2(b) and 3.2(c) have been satisfied.
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Agents and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make each Credit Extension to be made thereby, each of Parent and the Borrower represents and warrants to each Agent and each Lender on the Closing Date and on each Credit Date as follows:
4.1. Organization; Qualification; Requisite Power and Authority . Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent that the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or company in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed, except where the failure to so qualify or be licensed would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite corporate, limited liability company, partnership or limited partnership (as applicable) power and authority to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business and operations as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to execute, deliver and perform the Credit Documents to which it is a party and to perform the other Transactions to be performed by it.
4.2. Capital Stock and Ownership . Schedule 4.2 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, the name and jurisdiction of organization of, and the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by Parent or any Subsidiary in, (a) each Subsidiary and (b) each joint venture and other Person in which Parent or any Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock, and identifies each Designated Subsidiary and each Restricted Subsidiary as such. The shares of Capital Stock of each Restricted Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and, to the extent such concept is applicable, are fully paid and non-assessable. Schedule 4.2 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, (i) the percentage of each class of Capital Stock of each Subsidiary owned by any Person other than Parent or any Subsidiary and (ii) all outstanding Preferred Stock, if any, of any Subsidiary, including the number, date of issuance and the holder of record of such Preferred Stock. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, as of the Closing Date, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which Parent or any Subsidiary is a party requiring, and there are no shares of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary outstanding that upon exercise, conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by any Subsidiary of any additional Capital Stock or other securities exercisable for, convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary.
4.3. Powers . The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of each Credit Document to which it is or is to be a party, the incurrence by each Credit Party of its applicable Obligations under the Credit Documents and the incurrence of Liens by each Credit Party pursuant to the Credit Documents to secure its applicable Obligations is within such Credit Partys corporate, limited liability company, partnership or limited partnership (as applicable) powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership or limited partnership (as applicable) action, and do not (a) contravene such Credit Partys Organizational Documents, (b) violate any law, rule, regulation (including Regulation X), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award binding upon any Credit Party, except to the extent that any such violation, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under, or give
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rise to a right to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by Parent or any Subsidiary under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, any termination, cancelation, or acceleration or right of renegotiation of any obligation under (i) the ABL Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2021 Senior Notes Indenture, the Convertible Subordinated Notes Indentures, the Cook County Loan Agreement, the IFA Loan Agreement, the Parent Guarantee Agreement, the Support Agreement, the NFC Credit Agreement, the Shy Settlement Agreement or any agreement or instrument governing or evidencing any other Material Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any other contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument binding on Parent or any Subsidiary or any properties of Parent or any Subsidiary, except, in the case of clause (ii), to the extent any such conflict, breach, default, right or result, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (d) except for Liens created under the Credit Documents, result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the properties of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary. Neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in violation of any law (including any Anti-Terrorism Law and any applicable Environmental Law), rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award, in each case (other than the violation or breach of any Anti-Terrorism Law) except any violation or breach that, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4. Governmental Authorization . No Governmental Authorization, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is or will be required for (a) the due execution, delivery, recordation, registration, filing or performance by any Credit Party of any Credit Document to which it is or is to be a party or the consummation of any of the other Transactions or (b) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Credit Documents, except for authorizations, approvals, actions, notices, registrations and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect, routine renewals of existing licenses and permits of Parent and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral necessary to perfect Liens created under the Credit Documents and such filings as may be required under Federal and state securities laws for purposes of disclosure.
4.5. Due Execution . Each Credit Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
4.6. No Action, Suit, Etc . There are no Adverse Proceedings, including any Environmental Claim, that (a) individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) purport to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or otherwise involve any of the Credit Documents or the Transactions.
4.7. No Material Adverse Effect . There has been no Material Adverse Effect since October 31, 2016.
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4.8. Historical Financial Statements . The Historical Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent and the Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Parent and the Subsidiaries for each of the periods then ended, subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.
4.9. Information . No written information (including the Lender Presentation), certificate, exhibit or report (other than any projections, budgets, estimates, forward-looking information and information of a general economic or industry specific nature) about Parent or any Subsidiary prepared by or on behalf of Parent or any Subsidiary and furnished by or on behalf of Parent or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of the Credit Documents or pursuant to the terms of the Credit Documents, when furnished and taken as a whole, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, and any financial projections, budgets, estimates and other forward-looking information prepared by or on behalf of Parent or any Subsidiary and so furnished by or on behalf of Parent or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any Lender were prepared in good faith based upon estimates and assumptions believed by Parent to be reasonable at the time such information was so furnished and, if furnished prior to the Closing Date in connection with this Agreement, as of the Closing Date (it being understood and agreed that such information is not a guarantee of performance or facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such information may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material).
4.10. Margin Regulations . Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Loan 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.
4.11. Governmental Regulation . Neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary is required to be registered as an investment company, or an affiliated person of, or promoter or principal underwriter for, an investment company, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party of each Credit Document to which it is or is to be a party, nor the making of any Loan, nor the application of the proceeds or repayment thereof by the Borrower, nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents, will violate any provision of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Federal Power Act or any other Federal or state statute or regulation that may limit ability of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to incur the Obligations or that may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable.
4.12. Solvency . Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Closing Date and immediately following the making of each Loan (including the Loans made on the Closing Date) and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of each Loan (a) Parent and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are and will be Solvent and (b) NFC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are and will be Solvent.
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4.13. ERISA . (a) Parent, each Restricted Subsidiary and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates are in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and other Federal and state laws with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan, except where the failure to comply or perform could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable opinion, determination or advisory letter or similar document from the IRS or an applicable Governmental Authority (or, with respect to a newly established Employee Benefit Plan, has applied for and expects to receive such a favorable opinion, determination or advisory letter or similar document) and, nothing has occurred since the date of such letter that could reasonably be expected to result in the loss of, such qualification. Parent, each Restricted Subsidiary and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates have made all required contributions to each Employee Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has been made with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (except as allowed by applicable law).
(b) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits by any Governmental Authority with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has (i) incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) or (ii) has engaged in a transaction that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
(c) With respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (i) neither any Employee Benefit Plan nor any trust created thereunder, nor any trustee or administrator thereof, has engaged in a prohibited transaction, as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, which could subject the Employee Benefit Plan, any such trust, or any trustee or administrator thereof, or any party dealing with the Employee Benefit Plan or any such trust to the tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, and which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not involve any such prohibited transaction.
(d) There have been no reportable events, as such term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, within the last five years except for the reportable events that did not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Neither any Pension Plan nor any trusts created thereunder has incurred any accumulated funding deficiency (whether or not waived), as such term was defined in Section 302 of ERISA prior to the effective date of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, nor has any
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Pension Plan or such trust failed to satisfy the minimum funding standards (whether or not waived), as defined in Section 302 of ERISA on and after the effective date of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 within the last five years, in either case which have had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. The conditions for imposition of a Lien under Section 303 of ERISA do not exist with respect to any Pension Plan and no Pension Plan has been in violation of the limitations imposed by Section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(f) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Parent, each Restricted Subsidiary and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates, (i) have fulfilled in all material respects their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan to which it has any such obligation; and (ii) have not incurred any material and past due liability to the PBGC. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates is required to make or accrue, nor within the last five years has contributed or been obligated to contribute to, a Multiemployer Plan.
(g) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any material Withdrawal Liability.
(h) As of the Closing Date, none of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and no such Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization or to be terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
(i) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has incurred or could reasonably be expected to incur any liability with respect to the termination or wind-up of any Employee Benefit Plan.
4.14. Environmental . (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the operations, products and properties of Parent and each Subsidiary comply in all respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, (ii) all past non-compliance with such Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits has been fully and finally resolved without ongoing obligations or costs, and (iii) no facts, circumstances or conditions exist that (x) could form or have formed the basis of an Environmental Claim against or liability under Environmental Law of Parent or any Subsidiary or involving any of their current or former properties or (y) could cause or have caused any such property to be subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law.
(b) In each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) none of the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by Parent or any Subsidiary is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous
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foreign, state or local list or is adjacent to any such property; (ii) there are no and never have been any underground or aboveground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed on any property currently owned or operated by Parent or any Subsidiary, to the best of its knowledge, on any property formerly owned or operated by Parent or any Subsidiary; there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned or operated by any Parent or any Subsidiary; and (iii) Hazardous Materials have not been Released on, at or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by Parent or any Subsidiary or at any property where Parent or any Subsidiary has disposed of, transported or arranged for the disposal or transport of any wastes.
(c) In each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) neither Parent nor any Subsidiary is undertaking, and has not completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to Release of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any governmental or regulatory authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; (ii) all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned or operated by Parent or any Subsidiary have been disposed of in a manner that would not reasonably be expected to result in liability to Parent or any Subsidiary and (iii) neither Parent nor any Subsidiary is otherwise subject to any order, decree, judgment, settlement agreement or, whether contingent or otherwise, liability under or relating to any Environmental Law.
4.15. Taxes . Parent and each Subsidiary has timely filed all Tax returns and reports of Parent and the Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them and, except to the extent not required by Section 5.4, has paid when due and payable all material Tax liabilities, together with all assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon Parent and the Subsidiaries and upon their properties, income, business and franchises that are due and payable.
4.16. Existing Indebtedness . Set forth on Schedule 4.16 is a complete and accurate list of all Material Indebtedness of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding as of the Closing Date (other than the Indebtedness created under the Credit Documents and the Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary), showing as of the Closing Date the primary obligor and the principal amount outstanding thereunder, each guarantor thereof, the maturity date thereof and the amortization schedule therefor.
4.17. Existing Liens . Set forth on Schedule 4.17 is a complete and accurate list of all Liens on the property or assets of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary securing Material Indebtedness outstanding as of the Closing Date, showing as of the Closing Date the holder of each such Lien, the principal amount of obligations secured thereby and the property or assets subject thereto.
4.18. Insurance . Schedule 4.18 sets forth a true, complete and correct description of all property damage, machinery breakdown, business interruption and liability insurance maintained by or on behalf of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing
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Date. As of the Closing Date, all such insurance is in full force and effect and all premiums in respect of such insurance have been duly paid. Parent believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries complies with the requirements of Section 5.8.
4.19. Security Interest in Collateral . (a) The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all the Collateral of the type in which a security interest can be created under Article 9 of the UCC, and (i) upon the proper filing of UCC financing statements required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (and payment of any applicable fees), the security interests created under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected and continuing security interest in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the Collateral (other than certificated securities (as defined in the UCC)) to the extent perfection in such Collateral can be perfected through the filing of UCC financing statements enforceable against the applicable Credit Parties (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), being prior superior in right to any other Person, and (ii) when Collateral constituting certificated securities (as defined in the UCC) is delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the Collateral and Guarantee Agreement will constitute a fully perfected and continuing security interest in all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, being prior and superior in right to any other Person, except in each case for rights secured by the Liens permitted by Section 6.1.
(b) Each Mortgage, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all the applicable mortgagors right, title and interest in and to the Real Estate Asset subject thereto and the proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgages have been filed in the jurisdictions specified therein, the Mortgages will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the mortgagors in the Real Estate Assets subject thereto and the proceeds thereof, prior and superior in right to any other Person, but subject to the Liens permitted by Section 6.1.
(c) Upon the recordation of the Intellectual Property Security Agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and the filing of the financing statements referred to in Section 4.19(a), the security interest created under the Collateral and Guarantee Agreement will constitute a fully perfected and continuing security interest in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the Intellectual Property in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person, but subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.1 (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a security interest in such Intellectual Property acquired by the Credit Parties after the Closing Date).
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4.20. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions . Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of Parent or any Subsidiary, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of Parent or any Subsidiary, is currently the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. No portion of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, or otherwise made available (i) for any payments to any officer or employee of a Governmental Authority, or any Person controlled by a Governmental Authority, or any political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any Person or country, region or territory that is the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or (iii) in violation of any Anti-Corruption Law. Parent, the Borrower, and each of their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
4.21. Labor Disputes . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns or other material labor dispute against Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened, (b) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of each of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters and (c) all payments due from Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, including benefits paid or accrued in connection with the Shy Settlement Agreement, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent required by GAAP. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to a right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (or any predecessor) is a party or by which Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (or any predecessor) is bound.
4.22. No Defaults . No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument binding on Parent or any Subsidiary or on any properties of Parent or any Subsidiary, and no event has occurred or condition exists that, alone or with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, could constitute such a default, except where any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.23. Properties . (a) Title . Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary has (i) good, sufficient and marketable title to (in the case of fee interests in real property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), (iii) valid licensed rights in (in the case of licensed interests in Intellectual Property) and (iv) good title to (in the case of all other personal property) all of their assets reflected in the Historical Financial Statements or, after the first delivery thereof, in the consolidated financial statements of Parent most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b), in each case except for assets
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disposed of since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted by this Agreement and except for Liens permitted by Section 6.1 and defects that, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.
(b) Real Estate . (i) Set forth on Schedule 4.23(b)(i) is a true and complete list, as of the Closing Date, of each Real Estate Asset owned in fee by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and the description thereof, identifying each such asset that is a Material Real Estate Asset and the proper jurisdiction for the filing of a Mortgage in respect thereof.
(ii) Set forth on Schedule 4.23(b)(ii) is a true and complete list, as of the Closing Date, of all leases, subleases and assignments of leases, together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions thereof, affecting any Material Real Estate Asset to which Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party.
(iii) As of the Closing Date, neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary (A) has received notice, or has knowledge, of any pending or contemplated condemnation or similar proceeding affecting any Material Real Estate Asset or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation or (B) except as set forth on Schedule 4.23(b)(iii)(B), is or could be obligated under any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Material Real Estate Asset or any interest therein.
(c) Intellectual Property . Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted, and without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except to the extent any such conflict, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Intellectual Property used by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in the operation of its business infringes upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any Intellectual Property owned or used by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened against Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, all Intellectual Property registered in the United States or used by any Domestic Subsidiary in the United States and material to the business of any Credit Party (other than the Intellectual Property owned by Navistar Canada and the Intellectual Property owned by the OCC Subsidiary, in each case, on the Closing Date) is owned by an IP Subsidiary.
4.24. Senior Indebtedness . The Loans and the other Obligations of the applicable Credit Parties constitute Senior Indebtedness and Designated Senior Indebtedness of such Person under and as defined in the Convertible Subordinated Notes Indentures. In the event any Credit Party shall at any time issue or have outstanding any other Subordinated Indebtedness, such Credit Party shall take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness and designated senior indebtedness (however
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denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Lenders, or an agent on their behalf, to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations are hereby designated as senior indebtedness and as designated senior indebtedness (however denominated) under and in respect of any indenture or other agreement or instrument under which any Subordinated Indebtedness of any Credit Party (including the Convertible Subordinated Notes) is outstanding or by which it is governed and are further given all such other designations as shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Lenders, or an agent on their behalf, may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.
4.25. Shy Agreement . (a) Parent has delivered to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy, in all material respects, of the Shy Settlement Agreement, including any amendment thereto.
(b) Schedule 4.25 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, a true and complete list of the Employers, the Principal Properties and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as each such term is defined in the Shy Settlement Agreement) and, in the case of Principal Properties, the exact name of the Person that owns each such Principal Property and a reasonable description thereof.
4.26. In the Business of Selling Inventory . Each Credit Party that owns any Collateral subject to any Certificate-of-Title Statute (a) holds such Collateral (other than any such Collateral used by such Credit Party or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their operations) as Inventory held for sale or lease by such Credit Party or leased by such Credit Party as lessor, (b) is in the business of selling Inventory of that kind for purposes of the applicability of UCC Section 9-311(d) and (c) does not engage in the business of leasing Inventory of that kind.
SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Term Loan Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, each of Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Agents and the Lenders that:
5.1. Financial Statements and Other Reports . Parent and the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent and, where applicable, to the Lenders:
(a) Annual Financial Statements . Within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending October 31, 2017, the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and the Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders equity (deficit) and cash flows of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by (i) a report and opinion of KPMG LLP or other independent registered public
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accounting firm of national recognized standing, which report and opinion shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent and the Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Parent and the Subsidiaries for the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and shall not be subject to any going concern statement or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit and (ii) information historically presented in Exhibit 99.1 of Parents Annual Report on Form 10-K;
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements . Within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending January 31, 2018, the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and the Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders equity (deficit) and cash flows of Parent and the Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter (in the case of such statements of operations) and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, in each case setting forth in comparative form, as applicable, the corresponding figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification;
(c) Compliance Certificate . Together with each delivery of the consolidated financial statements of Parent and the Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b), a completed Compliance Certificate executed by a Financial Officer of Parent, which Compliance Certificate shall (i) include a certification that no Credit Party is engaged in the business of leasing any goods that are subject to any Certificate-of-Title Statute and that are of the same kind as any Collateral and (ii) provide notice if any Credit Party obtains knowledge that the component of such Credit Partys business that constitutes the business of leasing exceeds 5% of such Credit Partys aggregate revenues for such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be;
(d) Information Regarding Credit Parties . Prompt written notice of any change in (i) any Credit Partys legal name, as set forth in its Organizational Documents, (ii) any Credit Partys form of organization, (iii) any Credit Partys jurisdiction of organization, (iv) the location of the chief executive office of any Credit Party or (v) any Credit Partys Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (but only with respect to a Credit Party organized under the laws of a jurisdiction that requires such information to be set forth on the face of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) or state organizational identification number, with each Credit Party hereby agreeing not to effect or permit any such change unless all filings have been made under the UCC or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral as contemplated in the Collateral Documents;
(e) Collateral Verification . Commencing with the Fiscal Year ending October 31, 2018, together with each delivery of the consolidated financial statements of Parent and the Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.1(a), a completed Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire executed by an Authorized Officer of Parent, together with all attachments contemplated thereby;
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(f) PATRIOT Act . Promptly following the Administrative Agents request therefor, deliver to the Administrative Agent all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent reasonably requests on its behalf or on behalf of any Lender in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act and the Proceeds of Crime Act;
(g) ERISA . (i) ERISA Events; ERISA Reports . (A) Promptly and in any event within 15 Business Days after Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates knows that any ERISA Event has occurred which is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a statement of a Financial Officer of Parent describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that Parent, such Restricted Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, and (B) promptly and in any event within 15 Business Days after the date any records, documents or other information are, or are required to be, furnished to the PBGC or any other applicable Governmental Authority with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan pursuant to Section 4010 of ERISA, a copy of such records, documents and information;
(ii) Plan Terminations . Promptly and in any event within 15 Business Days after receipt thereof by Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, copies of each written notice from the PBGC stating its intention to terminate any Employee Benefit Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Employee Benefit Plan;
(iii) Plan Annual Reports . Promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, copies of each Schedule SB or MB, as applicable (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan;
(iv) Multiemployer Plan Notices . Promptly and in any event within 15 Business Days after receipt thereof by Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan, copies of each written notice concerning (A) the imposition of Withdrawal Liability by any such Multiemployer Plan that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) the reorganization or termination, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, of any such Multiemployer Plan that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (C) the amount of liability incurred, or that may be incurred, by Parent, such Restricted Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate in connection with any event described in clause (A) or (B); and
(v) Other Notices . Promptly and in any event within fifteen Business Days after receipt thereof by Parent, any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, copies of such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Employee Benefit Plan or the Shy Settlement Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, including any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA or any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that
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Parent or the Borrower may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided , however , that if Parent or the Borrower has not requested such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, Parent or the Borrower shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof;
(h) Creditor Reports . Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any Material Indebtedness and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 5.1;
(i) Insurance . Within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending October 31, 2017, a report summarizing the property damage, machinery breakdown, business interruption and liability insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary and containing such additional information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably specify; and
(j) Other Information . Subject to Section 5.6(b), deliver to the Administrative Agent promptly following the Administrative Agents request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Parent or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Credit Document, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (on behalf of itself or any Lender).
Parent, the Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that certain of the Lenders may be Public Lenders and, if documents or notices required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1, Section 5.2 or otherwise are being distributed through the Platform, any document or notice that Parent or the Borrower has indicated contains Non-Public Information will not be posted on the portion of the Platform that is designated for Public Lenders. Parent and the Borrower agree to clearly designate all information provided to any Agent by or on behalf of any Credit Party that is suitable to make available to Public Lenders. If Parent or the Borrower has not indicated whether a document or notice delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 contains Non-Public Information, the Administrative Agent reserves the right to post such document or notice solely on the portion of the Platform that is designated for Lenders that wish to receive Non-Public Information. Each of Parent and the Borrower hereby (i) authorizes the Administrative Agent to make the financial statements to be provided under Section 5.1(a) and (b) above, along with the Credit Documents, available to Public Lenders and (ii) agrees that at the time such financial statements are provided hereunder, they shall already have been made available to holders of its securities. Neither Parent nor the Borrower will request that any other material be posted to Public Lenders without expressly representing and warranting to the Administrative Agent in writing that such materials do not constitute Non-Public Information or that neither Parent nor the Borrower has outstanding publicly traded securities, including 144A securities. In no event shall the Administrative Agent post compliance certificates or budgets to Public Lenders.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such
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information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on the Platform or shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or on the website of Parent. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents and maintaining its copies of such documents.
5.2. Notices of Material Events . Parent and the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the following after any Authorized Officer of Parent or the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof:
(a) as soon as possible, but in any event within five Business Days of obtaining such knowledge, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) (i) any Adverse Proceeding as to which an adverse determination is reasonably probable and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner questions the validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents or otherwise directly involves any of the Credit Documents or the Transactions or (ii) any material and adverse development in any Adverse Proceeding referred to in clause (i) above;
(c) the occurrence of any Asset Sale or Insurance/Condemnation Event;
(d) as soon as possible, but in any event within two Business Days of obtained such knowledge, the occurrence of a Receivables Trigger Event;
(e) any material breach of the terms of, or the occurrence of a default or an event of default under, any Master Intercompany Agreement to which any Credit Party is a party, and notice (in reasonable detail) of any written notices delivered thereunder; or
(f) any event or condition that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 5.2 shall be accompanied by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Parent and the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
5.3. Existence; Conduct of Business . Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary will, do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary (a) to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, qualifications, licenses, permits, franchises, Governmental Authorizations, rights to Intellectual Property, licenses and permits (except as such would otherwise reasonably expire, be abandoned or permitted to lapse in the ordinary course of business), necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent failure to maintain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction permitted under Section 6.8; and (b) to maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except, other than with respect to legal existence, to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.4. Payment of Taxes . Parent and each Subsidiary will pay or discharge all material Tax liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a)(i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, and (ii) Parent and each Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, or (b) the failure to make payment pending such contest would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.5. Maintenance of Properties . (a) Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary will (i) at all times maintain and preserve all material property necessary to the normal conduct of its business in satisfactory repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted, and (ii) make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements to the Collateral as necessary in accordance with prudent industry practice in order that the business carried on in connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary will take all actions reasonably necessary to protect all Intellectual Property used or useful in the business of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including (i) protecting the secrecy and confidentiality of the confidential information and trade secrets of Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary by having and enforcing a policy requiring all employees, consultants, licensees, vendors and contractors to execute confidentiality and invention assignment agreements and (ii) taking all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that none of the trade secrets of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fall or has fallen into the public domain, except in each case where the failure to take any such action, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.6. Books and Records; Inspection Rights . (a) Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary will (i) keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP in which entries full, true and correct in all material respects are made of dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (ii) subject to the limitations in Section 5.6(b), permit the Administrative Agent (including employees of the Administrative Agent or any consultants, accountants, lawyers and appraisers retained by the Administrative Agent), once a year, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, including environmental assessment reports and Phase I or Phase II studies, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and at the expense of Parent; provided that following the occurrence of an Event of Default, and so long as such Event of Default shall be continuing, Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary shall permit the Administrative Agent or any representative designated by the Administrative Agent (including employees of the Administrative Agent or any consultants, accountants, lawyers and appraisers retained by the Administrative Agent) to conduct visits as described above at any time during normal business
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hours and on reasonable prior notice as the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary; provided further that Parent shall be given the opportunity to be present during any discussions between the Administrative Agent (or any of its agents) and Parents accountants.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.6 or Section 5.1(j), neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts, or discussion of, any documents, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their authorized representative) is then prohibited by law or any agreement binding on Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege that constitutes attorney work-product or (iv) is subject to confidentiality obligations owed to a third party.
5.7. Compliance with Laws . Parent and each Subsidiary will comply in all material respects with all laws applicable to it or its property, including compliance with Environmental Laws, ERISA and other applicable laws relating to Employee Benefit Plans, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Chapter of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 and Anti-Terrorism Laws, in each case (other than Anti-Terrorism Laws) except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.8. Insurance . Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks, as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, provided that Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries may self-insure as is customary by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, except that with respect to any Collateral, neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary may self-insure above a reasonable and customary deductible. Parent will deliver to the Administrative Agent, promptly following request, information in reasonable and customary detail as to the insurance so maintained. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries will maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property that is located in a community that participates in the Flood Program, in each case in compliance with any applicable regulations of the Board of Governors. Each such policy of insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Credit Parties shall (a) in the case of liability insurance policies (other than workers compensation and other policies for which such endorsements are not customary), name the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder and (b) in the case of business interruption and casualty insurance policies, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent, that names the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the loss payee thereunder, and shall provide that it shall not be canceled or not renewed (i) by reason of nonpayment of premium upon not less than 10 days prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Collateral Agent (giving the Collateral Agent the right to cure defaults in the payment of premiums) or (ii) for any other reason upon not less than 30 days (or such shorter number of days as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent or as may be the maximum number of days permitted by applicable law) prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Collateral Agent.
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5.9. Subsidiaries . If any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (or any Subsidiary of Parent not theretofore a Designated Subsidiary becomes a Designated Subsidiary), Parent and the Borrower will, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), notify the Administrative Agent thereof and cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary (if such Restricted Subsidiary is a Designated Subsidiary) and with respect to any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary owned by any Credit Party.
5.10. Additional Collateral . Parent and the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of (a) the acquisition by any Credit Party of, or any real property of any Credit Party otherwise becoming, a Material Real Estate Asset after the Closing Date and (b) the acquisition by any Credit Party of any other material assets after the Closing Date, other than any such assets constituting Collateral under the Collateral Documents in which the Collateral Agent shall have a valid, legal and perfected security interest (with the priority contemplated by the applicable Collateral Document) upon the acquisition thereof.
5.11. Further Assurances . Each Credit Party will execute and deliver any and all further financing statements, instruments, assignments, title certificates, or other documents or agreements, and take any and all further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times or otherwise to effectuate the provisions of the Credit Documents, all at the expense of the Credit Parties. Each Credit Party will provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time, upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents.
5.12. Maintenance of Ratings . Parent will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain continuously a public corporate family rating from Moodys and a public corporate credit rating from S&P, in each case in respect of Parent, and a public credit rating from each of Moodys and S&P in respect of the Borrowers senior secured debt.
5.13. Maintenance of Status as Senior Indebtedness . Each Credit Party will at all times cause the Obligations to constitute Senior Indebtedness and Designated Senior Indebtedness under and as defined in the Convertible Subordinated Notes Indentures. In the event any Credit Party shall at any time issue or have outstanding any other Subordinated Indebtedness, such Credit Party shall take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness and designated senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Lenders, or an agent on their behalf, to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.
5.14. Cooperation with Syndication Efforts . In connection with the syndication of the term loan credit facility provided herein, Parent and the Borrower will comply with their covenants to assist and cooperate with the syndication thereof as separately agreed by Parent, the Borrower and the Arrangers.
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5.15. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will not use, directly or indirectly, or otherwise make available any portion of the proceeds of any Loan to (i) make any payments to any officer or employee of a Governmental Authority, or any Person controlled by a Governmental Authority, or any political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (ii) fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any Person or country, region or territory that is the subject of United States sanctions administered by OFAC or (iii) violate any Anti-Corruption Law.
SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Term Loan Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, each Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Agents and the Lenders that:
6.1. Limitation on Liens . Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens upon any of their respective properties or assets (including any asset in the form of the right to receive payments, fees or other consideration or benefits) whether owned on the Closing Date or acquired after the Closing Date, other than:
(a) Liens created under the Credit Documents;
(b) Permitted Liens;
(c) Liens (including extensions, replacements and renewals thereof) in respect of Acquired Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement; provided that the Liens in respect of such Acquired Indebtedness secured such Acquired Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness and such Liens and the Acquired Indebtedness were not incurred by Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by the Person subject to the transaction described in the definition of the term Acquired Indebtedness or from whom the assets were acquired in connection with, or in anticipation of, the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and provided further that such Liens in respect of such Acquired Indebtedness do not extend to or cover any property or assets of Parent or of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent other than (A) the property or assets that secured the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the time such Indebtedness became Acquired Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) assets financed by the same financing source pursuant to the same financing scheme in the ordinary course of business;
(d) Liens on Receivables and other assets referred to in the definition of the term Qualified Securitization Transaction granted in connection with any Qualified Securitization Transaction;
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(e) Liens arising from claims of holders of Indebtedness against funds held in a defeasance trust for the benefit of such holders;
(f) Liens (i) on property or assets of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent securing Indebtedness incurred by such Person pursuant to Section 6.2(c), (ii) on cash or Cash Equivalents, or on property or assets of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, securing Indebtedness incurred by such Person pursuant to Section 6.2(g) and (iii) on property or assets of any Foreign Subsidiary of Parent securing Indebtedness incurred by such Person pursuant to Section 6.2(y);
(g) Liens on assets (other than Collateral) granted in connection with the payment, settlement, acceleration or extinguishment of all or any portion of the OPEB Obligations; and
(h) Liens on the Collateral securing obligations under the Cook County Loan Agreement and the IFA Loan Agreement; provided that such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (nor, in the case of clause (ii), any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries) will create, incur, assume or suffer to exist:
(i) any Liens securing any Indebtedness or other obligations incurred under the terms of the ABL Loan Documents unless the property or assets subject thereto constitute ABL Collateral;
(ii) any Liens on any Shy Principal Properties, or on any Capital Stock of, or any Shy Restricted Indebtedness issued by, any Shy Restricted Subsidiary, except any Lien otherwise permitted by this Section 6.1 if, under the terms of the Shy Settlement Agreement, such Lien (other than any Lien permitted by Section 6.1(g)) may be created, incurred, assumed or suffered to exist without any requirement that any obligation under the Shy Settlement Agreement (including any obligation under the Health Benefit Program or the Basic Life Insurance Program (each such term as defined in the Shy Settlement Agreement)) be secured on an equal and ratable basis; or
(iii) [reserved];
(iv) any Liens securing the obligations of Parent or the Borrower under the Parent Guarantee Agreement or the Support Agreement.
6.2. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness . Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of Parent or the Borrower if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the receipt and application of the net proceeds thereof, the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio of Parent for the most recent period of four full Fiscal Quarters for which quarterly or annual financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) next preceding the incurrence of such Indebtedness would be greater than 2.00 to 1.00;
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(b) (i) Indebtedness in respect of the 2021 Senior Notes (or that is Indebtedness incurred to renew, extend, refinance or refund Indebtedness in respect of the 2021 Senior Notes and that satisfies the requirements of clause (m) of this Section with respect thereto), in each case that is outstanding on the Closing Date and (ii) Indebtedness in respect of the Senior Notes that is outstanding on the Closing Date;
(c) Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent under Credit Facilities (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding pursuant to this clause (c) not to exceed the sum of (i) $1,800,000,000 or (ii) unlimited additional Indebtedness if, immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of Parent for the most recent period of four full Fiscal Quarters for which quarterly or annual financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) next preceding the incurrence of such Indebtedness would be no greater than 4.00 to 1.00;
(d) Indebtedness owed by Parent to any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or Indebtedness owed by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; provided that upon either (i) the transfer or other disposition by such Restricted Subsidiary or Parent of any Indebtedness so permitted under this clause (d) to a Person other than Parent or another Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or (ii) the issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock (other than directors qualifying shares) or other ownership interests (including by consolidation or merger) of such Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than Parent or another such Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, the provisions of this clause (d) shall no longer be applicable to such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred at the time of any such issuance, sale, transfer or other disposition, as the case may be;
(e) Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any Hedge Agreement in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business to (i) hedge or mitigate risks to which Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary has actual exposure or (ii) effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(f) Acquired Indebtedness, if either (i) Parent would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (a) above after giving pro forma effect to the relevant transaction described in the definition of the term Acquired Indebtedness and incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness or (ii) (A) Parents Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio for the most recent period of four full Fiscal Quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) after giving pro forma effect to such relevant transaction and incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness as of the beginning of such period would be greater than (B) Parents Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio for such period immediately prior to, and without giving pro forma effect to, such transaction and incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness;
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(g) Indebtedness incurred by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in response to workers compensation claims or self-insurance;
(h) Indebtedness arising from agreements of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for adjustment of purchase price, earn-out or other similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of Parent;
(i) obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Indebtedness consisting of notes issued to employees, officers or directors in connection with the redemption or repurchase of Capital Stock held by such Persons in an aggregate amount not in excess of $2,500,000 at any time outstanding;
(k) Indebtedness consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements entered into by Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(l) the guarantee by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred under another provision of this Section;
(m) Indebtedness incurred to renew, extend, refinance or refund (collectively for purposes of this clause (m) to refund) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (f) above, this clause (m) or clause (o) below (including any successive refundings); provided that:
(i) such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness so refunded plus the amount of any premium required to be paid in connection with such refunding pursuant to the terms of the Indebtedness refunded or the amount of any premium reasonably determined by Parent as necessary to accomplish such refunding by means of a tender offer, exchange offer or privately negotiated repurchase, plus the expenses of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection therewith, except to the extent that another basket under this Section 6.2 is utilized for such excess principal amount, and
(ii) (A) in the case of any refunding of Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Obligations or any Obligations Guarantee, such refunding Indebtedness is made pari passu with or subordinate in right of payment to the Obligations or such Obligations Guarantee, as the case may be, and, in the case of any refunding of Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Obligations or any Obligations Guarantee, such refunding Indebtedness is subordinate in right of payment to the Obligations or such Obligations Guarantee, as the case may be, on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the Indebtedness being refunded,
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(B) the refunding Indebtedness by its terms, or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, does not have an Average Life that is less than the remaining Average Life of the Indebtedness being refunded (in the event that any portion of such refunding Indebtedness has a scheduled maturity prior to the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence of such refunding Indebtedness); provided that (1) the refunding Indebtedness shall not require or permit any repayment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement (including pursuant to any required offer to purchase to be made by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of such Indebtedness (except any of the foregoing at the option of the issuer thereof) prior to the earlier of (x) the final stated maturity of the Indebtedness being refunded and (y) 91 days after the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of the incurrence of such refunding Indebtedness and (2) refunding Indebtedness incurred in respect of the Convertible Subordinated Notes shall not have a final stated maturity date earlier than, and shall not require any repayment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement (including pursuant to any required offer to purchase to be made by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) prior to, 91 days after the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of such incurrence, other than, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), a repayment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement at the option of the holder of such Indebtedness (including pursuant to a required offer to purchase made by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) which is conditioned upon a change of control of Parent or an asset sale, so long as any rights of the holder thereof upon the occurrence of such a change of control or asset sale event are subject to the prior payment in full of all Obligations, and
(C) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower in the case of a refunding of Indebtedness of the Borrower) may not be incurred to refund any Indebtedness of Parent or the Borrower;
(n) Indebtedness of Parent under the Senior Notes, the 2021 Senior Notes, the Cook County Loan Agreement and the IFA Loan Agreement outstanding on the Closing Date and the related guarantees thereof by the Borrower outstanding on the Closing Date;
(o) Indebtedness of Parent under the Convertible Subordinated Notes outstanding on the Closing Date and any obligations of Parent with respect to any hedging and other arrangements entered into by Parent to increase the effective conversion premium with respect to such Convertible Subordinated Notes;
(p) the consummation of any Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(q) Attributable Indebtedness relating to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to the purchase of tooling and related manufacturing equipment in the ordinary course of business, provided that (i) in the case of such Attributable Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date, the aggregate amount thereof outstanding at any time shall not exceed $85,000,000 and (ii) in the case of such Attributable Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date in respect of tooling and related manufacturing equipment owned by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date, the aggregate amount thereof outstanding at any time shall not exceed $25,000,000;
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(r) the incurrence by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (i) $125,000,000 and (ii) 2.00% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of Parent as of the date of the applicable incurrence under this clause (r) (after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Indebtedness);
(s) the accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock; provided in each such case that the amount thereof is included in Consolidated Fixed Charges of Parent as accrued;
(t) Indebtedness under the Support Agreement and the Master Intercompany Agreements;
(u) Indebtedness consisting of guarantees by Parent of obligations with respect to the Financial Services Segment in Mexico; provided that the aggregate amount of such guarantees shall not exceed $112,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(v) Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five business days after incurrence;
(w) unsecured Indebtedness of Parent, the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the Obligations Guarantee of such Person, as applicable, on subordination terms customary for high yield senior subordinated notes, not to exceed in the aggregate $300,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such Indebtedness shall not require or permit any repayment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement (including pursuant to any required offer to purchase to be made by Parent, the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary) of such Indebtedness (except any of the foregoing at the option of the issuer thereof) prior to the first anniversary of the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, other than a repayment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement at the option of the holder of such Indebtedness (including pursuant to a required offer to purchase made by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) which is conditioned upon a change of control of Parent or an asset sale, so long as any rights of the holder thereof upon the occurrence of such a change of control or asset sale event are subject to the prior payment in full of all Obligations;
(x) Indebtedness consisting of guarantees of Indebtedness in lieu of capital contributions, purchases of Capital Stock or other Investments; provided that such guarantee constitutes (i) a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b)(xiv) or (ii) a Permitted Investment pursuant to clause (o) of the definition of Permitted Investments and in each case such guarantee reduces the amounts available to make other Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments, as the case may be;
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(y) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary incurred for working capital in the ordinary course of business;
(z) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the payment, settlement, acceleration or extinguishment of all or any portion of the OPEB Obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed an amount equal to the net liability for health and life insurance benefits recognized in Parents consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2016, included in Parents annual report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended October 31, 2016; provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time of the incurrence thereof, (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured, then the collateral securing such Indebtedness shall not include any Collateral and (iii) the scheduled maturity of such Indebtedness shall be at least 91 days after the latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness;
(aa) Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a) through (z) of this Section, which, together with any other outstanding Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (aa), has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $225,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
(bb) Indebtedness under any Permitted Receivables Financing.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (aa) above, Parent shall, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness and may divide and classify such Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described, and may later reclassify any item of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (aa) ( provided that at the time of reclassification it meets the criteria in such category or categories). In addition, for purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this Section, guarantees, Liens or letter of credit obligations supporting Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such particular amount shall not be included so long as incurred by a Person that could have incurred such Indebtedness.
For purposes of determining compliance with any dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, the dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred.
If Indebtedness is secured by a letter of credit that serves only to secure such Indebtedness, then the total amount deemed incurred and outstanding shall be equal to the greater of (a) the principal amount of such Indebtedness and (b) the amount that may be drawn under such letter of credit.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
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(ii) no Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other than, in the case of the Support Agreement, the Borrower) will, directly or indirectly, assume, guarantee or otherwise incur any obligations under the Parent Guarantee Agreement or the Support Agreement or, except under the Master Intercompany Agreements, otherwise assume or guarantee any Indebtedness of NFC, the Mexican Finance Subsidiary or any of their respective Subsidiaries;
(iii) (A) all Indebtedness owing by a Credit Party to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and (B) in the case of any guarantee by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, if such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such guarantee must also be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in such Indebtedness; and
(iv) none of (A) NFC or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) the Mexican Finance Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any Subsidiary of Parent that is a CFC or a CFC Holding Company or (D) solely with respect to the Senior Notes, the 2021 Senior Notes, the Cook County Loan Agreement, the IFA Loan Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement (and any renewal, extension, refinancing, replacement or refunding of any of the foregoing), any other Unrestricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, guarantee any Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than, in the case of a CFC or CFC Holding Company, another CFC or CFC Holding Company) unless such Subsidiary shall have become a Guarantor Subsidiary by executing and delivering a supplement to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, and shall have otherwise satisfied the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
6.3. Limitation on Restricted Payments . (a) Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly:
(i) declare or pay any dividend, or make any distribution of any kind or character (whether in cash, property or securities), in respect of any class of its Capital Stock or to the holders thereof in their capacity as stockholders, excluding any (A) dividend or distributions payable solely in shares of its Qualified Capital Stock or in options, warrants or other rights to acquire its Qualified Capital Stock or (B) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, dividends or distributions payable to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent on a pro rata basis to all holders of the Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value shares of Capital Stock of Parent, or any options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire shares of Capital Stock of Parent, excluding any Indebtedness that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock of Parent and excluding any such shares of Capital Stock, options, warrants or rights which are owned by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(iii) make any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment); or
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(iv) repay, prepay, redeem, defease, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to the scheduled final maturity, repayment or sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.2(d)) which is subordinate in right of payment to any Obligations or any Obligations Guarantee (other than the redemption, defeasance, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement, in each case within one year of the date of the scheduled final maturity, repayment or sinking fund payment of such Indebtedness) (each of the transactions described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 6.3(a) (other than any exception to any such clause) being a Restricted Payment );
if at the time thereof:
(A) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or
(B) upon giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Parent could not incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.2(a), or
(C) upon giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the aggregate of all Restricted Payments made on or after the Closing Date exceeds the sum (without duplication) of:
(1) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income of Parent (or, in the case cumulative Consolidated Net Income of Parent shall be negative, less 100% of such deficit) for the period (treated as a single accounting period) from August 1, 2017 through the last day of Parents most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b); plus
(2) 100% of the aggregate Net Proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities received by Parent after the Closing Date from the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of Parent and warrants, rights or options on Qualified Capital Stock of Parent (other than in respect of any such issuance to a Subsidiary of Parent) and the principal amount of Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other than (x) the Senior Notes and the 2021 Senior Notes, (y) any Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to any Obligations or any Obligations Guarantee (including the Convertible Subordinated Notes) or (z) any Indebtedness owed by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent) that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of Parent after the Closing Date; plus
(3) in the case of the disposition or repayment of any Investment constituting a Restricted Payment made after the Closing Date, an amount equal to the return of capital with respect to such Investment, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment (including any payments made on guarantees constituting Investments); plus
(4) 100% of the aggregate Net Proceeds received after the Closing Date from Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than NFC or Navistar Financial Mexico) resulting from the receipt of cash dividends or other similar cash distributions or
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payments, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets or proceeds from the disposition of Capital Stock, in each case to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary from, or with respect to, interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than NFC or Navistar Financial Mexico); provided that any such amounts included in this subclause (4) shall not be included in Consolidated Net Income of Parent for purposes of subclause (1) above; plus
(5) the portion (proportionate to Parents equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary not to exceed the amount of Investments made by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (and treated as a Restricted Payment) in such Unrestricted Subsidiary.
For purposes of determining the amount available for or expended for Restricted Payments under this clause (C), property other than cash shall be valued at its fair market value and shall be valued in good faith and set forth in a certificate of an Authorized Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent when the fair market value of such property exceeds $25,000,000.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in paragraph (a) above will not prohibit:
(i) any dividend on any class of Capital Stock of Parent paid within 60 days after the declaration thereof if, on the date when such dividend was declared, Parent could have paid such dividend in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
(ii) the renewal, extension, refunding or refinancing of any Indebtedness otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.2;
(iii) the exchange or conversion of any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for or into Qualified Capital Stock of Parent;
(iv) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Investment made in exchange for or out of the Net Proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale or a sale within 60 days preceding such Investment (other than to a Subsidiary of Parent) of Qualified Capital Stock of Parent; provided that the proceeds of such sale of Qualified Capital Stock shall not be (and have not been) included in clause (C) of paragraph (a) above;
(v) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock of Parent or the payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect of any class of its Capital Stock in exchange for or out of the Net Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale or a sale within 60 days preceding such redemption, repurchase, retirement, other acquisition, dividend or other distribution (other than to a Subsidiary of Parent) of Qualified Capital Stock of Parent; provided that the proceeds of such sale of Qualified Capital Stock shall not be (and have not been) included in clause (C) of paragraph (a) above;
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(vi) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repayment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any subordinated Indebtedness of Parent, the Borrower or a Guarantor Subsidiary in exchange for or out of the Net Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale or a sale within 60 days preceding such repayment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition (other than to a Subsidiary of Parent) of Qualified Capital Stock of Parent; provided that the proceeds of such sale of Qualified Capital Stock shall not be (and have not been) included in clause (C) of paragraph (a) above;
(vii) cash payments (A) made with respect to the hedging arrangements entered into by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to increase the effective conversion premium of the Convertible Subordinated Notes, (B) made to net share settle Convertible Subordinated Notes in an amount not to exceed the principal amount thereof or (C) made in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the conversion of the Convertible Subordinated Notes;
(viii) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class of Disqualified Capital Stock of Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent issued after the Closing Date; provided that such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock was issued in accordance with Section 6.2 and such dividends constitute Consolidated Fixed Charges;
(ix) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any purchase or redemption or other retirement for value of Capital Stock of Parent (including purchases of stock from current or former employees, employees spouses, estates or estate planning vehicles in accordance with the terms of employee stock purchase plans) pursuant to any shareholders agreement, management agreement or employee stock option agreement in accordance with the provisions of any such arrangement in an amount in any calendar year not to exceed $5,000,000 (with unused amounts in any calendar year carried over to succeeding years subject to a maximum of $15,000,000 in any calendar year);
(x) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or tax withholding related to the exercise of stock options or warrants in connection with the vesting of restricted stock;
(xi) payments to enable Parent to make payments to holders of its Capital Stock in lieu of issuance of fractional shares of its Capital Stock;
(xii) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the redemption of any other stock purchase rights under a rights plan in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000;
(xiii) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Investments in Permitted Joint Ventures and designations of Restricted Subsidiaries as Unrestricted
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Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (A) $25,000,000 and (B) an additional amount so long as, after giving pro forma effect to such Investment or designation pursuant to this clause (B), Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.2(a);
(xiv) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof, any other Restricted Payment which, together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (xiv), does not exceed $225,000,000 in aggregate since the Closing Date;
(xv) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and subject to the subordination provisions thereof as in effect on the Closing Date, the repayment, prepayment, redemption, repurchase or other satisfaction of the 2014 Convertible Subordinated Notes; and
(xvi) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof, any other Restricted Payment so long as, after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of Parent for the most recent period of four full Fiscal Quarters for which quarterly or annual financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) next preceding the making of such Restricted Payment would be less than 4.00 to 1.00.
Each Restricted Payment described in clauses (i), (vii), (ix) and (xiii) of this paragraph (b) shall be taken into account (and the Restricted Payments described in the remaining clauses shall not be taken into account) for purposes of computing the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made pursuant to clause (C) of paragraph (a) above.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in clauses (i) through (xiv) of paragraph (b) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to paragraph (a) above, Parent will be entitled to classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) on the date of its making in any manner that complies with this Section 6.3 (or later reclassify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) on a later date in any manner that complies with this Section 6.3, based on the circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification).
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
(i) [reserved];
(ii) [reserved];
(iii) (A) no Subsidiary of Parent (other than the Borrower) will, directly or indirectly, assume or guarantee any obligations of Parent, the Borrower or any other Shy Obligor under the Shy Settlement Agreement (including any obligations under the Health Benefit Program or the Basic Life Insurance Program (each such term as defined in the Shy Settlement Agreement)), provided that Unrestricted Subsidiaries may guarantee such obligations of Parent, the Borrower or any other Shy Obligor in an
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aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time and (B) no Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other than, in the case of the Support Agreement, the Borrower) will, directly or indirectly, assume, guarantee or otherwise incur any obligations under the Parent Guarantee Agreement or the Support Agreement or, except under the Master Intercompany Agreements, otherwise assume or guarantee any Indebtedness of NFC, the Mexican Finance Subsidiary or any of their respective Subsidiaries;
(iv) [reserved];
(v) [reserved]; and
(vi) no Credit Party shall make any Investment that would result in such Credit Party becoming engaged in the business of leasing goods that are subject to any Certificate-of-Title Statute and that are of the same kind as of any Collateral (or would result in the acquisition of any Person, if required to become a Credit Party as a result of such Investment, that is engaged in the business of leasing any goods that are subject to any Certificate-of-Title Statute and that are of the same kind as any Collateral at the time of such acquisition).
6.4. Limitation on Certain Asset Dispositions; Capital Stock of Subsidiaries . (a) Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property or asset, including any Capital Stock, owned by it, except:
(i) any sale, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock, property or assets by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or to any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(ii) (A) any sale, transfer or other disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of its business, (B) the granting of any option or other right to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire inventory in the ordinary course of its business, (C) any sale, transfer or other disposition of wholesale notes, retail notes, finance leases, operating leases, finance receivables, retail accounts receivable and other receivables, in each case of the type sold by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries to NFC or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (D) any sale, transfer or other disposition of defaulted receivables for collection or (E) any sale, transfer or other disposition of accounts receivable pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing for the fair market value thereof;
(iii) dispositions of assets or shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary in a single market transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate fair market value less than $15,000,000;
(iv) the grant in the ordinary course of business of any non-exclusive (or exclusive as to a particular country (if other than the United States, Canada or Mexico) or a particular use) license of patents, trademarks, registrations therefor and other similar intellectual property, provided that such license does not adversely affect in any material respect the value of the intellectual property of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including the value thereof as Collateral), taken as a whole, or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(v) the granting of any Lien (or foreclosure thereon) securing Indebtedness to the extent that such Lien is granted in compliance with Section 6.1;
(vi) any sale, transfer or other disposition constituting a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment made in compliance with Sections 6.3 and 6.7 (but subject to the last sentence of Section 6.8);
(vii) any disposition of assets or property in the ordinary course of business to the extent such property or assets are surplus, negligible, obsolete, uneconomical, worn-out or no longer useful in Parents or any of its Subsidiaries business;
(viii) sales of accounts receivable, equipment and related assets (including contract rights) of the type specified in the definition of Qualified Securitization Transaction to a Securitization Subsidiary for the fair market value thereof;
(ix) transfers of accounts receivable, equipment and related assets (including contract rights) of the type specified in the definition of Qualified Securitization Transaction (or a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Securitization Subsidiary in a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(x) (A) any sale, transfer or other disposition of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness or other securities of, any Unrestricted Subsidiary that was formed or designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date; provided that the Net Proceeds thereof shall be applied as required by Section 2.11 and (B) any sale, transfer or other disposition to Unrestricted Subsidiaries of assets relating to the OnCommand Connection business having a book value at the time of such transfer not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate for all such sales, transfers or other dispositions pursuant to this subclause (B);
(xi) sale, transfer or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents or any amounts received pursuant to a Hedge Agreement;
(xii) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
(xiii) dispositions of assets in any Insurance/Condemnation Event;
(xiv) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets (other than Collateral) in connection with the payment, settlement, acceleration or extinguishment of all or any portion of the post-retirement benefit and related obligations of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(xv) sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of assets that are not permitted by any other clause of this Section 6.4(a); provided that (A) all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions made in reliance on this clause (xv) shall be made for fair value and at least 75% cash consideration ( provided that any liabilities (as shown on Parents or such
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Restricted Subsidiarys most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable sale, transfer, lease or other disposition shall be deemed to be cash consideration in an amount equal to the liabilities so assumed) and (B) the Net Proceeds thereof shall be applied as required by Section 2.11.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Capital Stock of NFC or Navistar Financial Mexico (other than pursuant to any Lien thereon created by the Credit Documents) or cause or permit NFC or Navistar Financial Mexico to cease to be a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, except for, or as a result of, any sale, transfer or other disposition of any such shares of Capital Stock of NFC or Navistar Financial Mexico to Volkswagen AG.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to the purchase of tooling and related manufacturing equipment in the ordinary course of business; provided that the Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof shall have been incurred in compliance with Section 6.2(q).
6.5. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions . Neither Parent not any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any property unless:
(a) the sale, transfer or other disposition of the property subject to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is permitted pursuant to Section 6.4 and Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Liens with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction pursuant to Section 6.1 and Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction pursuant to Section 6.2;
(b) the Net Proceeds received by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Sale/Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the fair value (as determined by the board of directors of Parent or a member of senior management of Parent) of such property; and
(c) Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary applies the Net Proceeds of such transaction in compliance with Section 2.11.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section shall not prohibit Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary from entering into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to the purchase of tooling and related manufacturing equipment in the ordinary course of business; provided that the Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof shall have been incurred in compliance with Section 6.2(q).
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6.6. Limitation on Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries . (a) Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, create or suffer to exist or allow to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make other payments or distributions on its Capital Stock or any other equity interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, owned by Parent or by any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, or make payments or prepayments on any Indebtedness owed to Parent or to any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(ii) make loans or advances or make Investments in Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; or
(iii) transfer any of their respective property or assets to Parent or to any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent.
(b) The restrictions in paragraph (a) above will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) applicable law, regulations or order;
(ii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease, sublease, license, sublicense or service contract;
(iii) Indebtedness or any other contractual requirements (including pursuant to any corporate governance documents in the nature of a charter or by-laws) of a Securitization Subsidiary arising in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction, provided that any such encumbrances and restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(iv) any agreement in effect on the Closing Date, as any such agreement is in effect on the Closing Date;
(v) any agreement (including Acquired Indebtedness) of any Restricted Subsidiary in effect on the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of Parent and not entered into in anticipation or contemplation of becoming a Subsidiary of Parent; provided that such encumbrance or restriction shall not apply to any assets of Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries other than such Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) restrictions imposed under the (A) the ABL Loan Documents as in effect on the Closing Date, (B) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2021 Senior Notes Indenture, the Cook County Loan Agreement and the IFA Loan Agreement, in each case as in effect on the Closing Date, and (C) the Credit Documents;
(vii) restrictions relating to any Lien permitted under this Agreement imposed by the holder of such Lien;
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(viii) restrictions imposed under any agreement to sell assets permitted under this Agreement to any Person pending the closing of such sale;
(ix) any other agreement governing Indebtedness entered into after the Closing Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that are not materially more restrictive with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Closing Date with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Closing Date;
(x) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or similar Person;
(xi) Indebtedness incurred in compliance Section 6.2(r), provided that such encumbrance or restriction applies only to assets financed with proceeds of such Indebtedness;
(xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) encumbrances or restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred under clauses (c), (y) and (z) of Section 6.2; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions are ordinary and customary with respect to the type of Indebtedness being incurred under the relevant circumstances and either (A) such encumbrances or restrictions do not materially impair any Credit Partys ability to make payment on the Obligations when due or (B) such encumbrances or restrictions only apply if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness;
(xiv) encumbrances or restrictions imposed by (A) the Support Agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date, or (B) the Master Intercompany Agreements or the Shy Settlement Agreement; and
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, refinancings or replacements of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, refinancings or replacements are no more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment, refinancing or replacement.
6.7. Limitation on Transaction with Affiliates . (a) Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, to the extent involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $15,000,000:
(i) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its property or assets to,
(ii) purchase any property or assets from,
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(iii) make any Investment in, or
(iv) enter into or amend or extend any contract, agreement or understanding with or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Parent or of any Subsidiary (an Affiliate Transaction ),
other than Affiliate Transactions that are on terms that are no less favorable to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary of Parent than those that could be obtained in a comparable arms length transaction by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary of Parent from an unaffiliated party; provided that if Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent enters into an Affiliate Transaction or series of Affiliate Transactions involving or having an aggregate value of more than $50,000,000, a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of Parent or a committee thereof shall, prior to the consummation of such Affiliate Transaction, have determined (as evidenced by a resolution thereof) that such Affiliate Transaction meets the foregoing standard.
(b) The restrictions in paragraph (a) above shall not apply to:
(i) any transaction between Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent, or between Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(ii) transactions entered into pursuant to the terms of the Master Intercompany Agreements, the Tax Allocation Agreements or the Support Agreement;
(iii) transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business (it being understood that, in the case of any transaction of the type expressly set forth in any of the other clauses of this paragraph (b), such transaction shall only be permitted under this clause (iii) to the extent it is permitted under such other clause);
(iv) any transaction effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(v) reasonable fees and compensation paid to and advances of expenses to and indemnity provided on behalf of officers, directors, employees or consultants of Parent or any Subsidiary in the reasonable determination of a member of senior management of Parent or by Parents board of directors;
(vi) any agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or in any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Closing Date;
(vii) Restricted Payments and Permitted Investments (other than clause (e) thereof) permitted by this Agreement;
(viii) loans or advances to officers, directors, employees or consultants of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $2,500,000;
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(ix) transactions with Unrestricted Subsidiaries, joint venture partners, customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business which are fair to Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the senior management of Parent, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;
(x) any employment, compensation or severance arrangement entered into by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business that is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement; and
(xi) the issuance or sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Parent to any Affiliate of Parent and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith.
6.8. Consolidation, Merger or Other Fundamental Changes . (a) Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), except that Parent may consolidate or merge with or into any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary), provided that:
(i) (A) Parent shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or (B) the Person (if other than Parent) formed by such consolidation or into which Parent is merged (1) shall be a corporation, limited liability company or partnership organized and validly existing under the laws of any State of the United States, (2) shall expressly assume, by counterpart agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Obligations Guarantee of Parent and the performance of every covenant of the Credit Documents on the part of Parent to be performed or observed and (3) shall take all actions as may be required to preserve the enforceability of the Credit Documents and cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Person;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (i)(B)(2) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), (A) Parent (in the case of clause (A) of the foregoing clause (i)) or such Person (in the case of clause (B) of the foregoing clause (i)) could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (a) of Section 6.2 or (B) Parents or such Persons Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio for the most recent period of four full Fiscal Quarters for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) after giving pro forma effect to such transaction as of the beginning of such period would be greater than Parents Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio for such period immediately prior to such transaction;
(iii) immediately before and after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (i)(B)(2) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and
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(iv) Parent or such Person shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer and an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, each stating that such consolidation or merger and, if a counterpart agreement is required in connection with such transaction, such counterpart agreement, comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
Upon any such consolidation or merger in accordance with this paragraph (a), the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which Parent is merged will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Parent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with the same effect as if such successor had been named as Parent herein and therein.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above:
(i) any Person (other than Parent or the Borrower) may merge or consolidate with or into any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other than the Borrower) in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (and, if any party to such merger or consolidation is a Guarantor Subsidiary, is a Guarantor Subsidiary);
(ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other than the Borrower) may merge or consolidate with or into any Person (other than Parent or the Borrower) in a transaction permitted under Section 6.4 in which, after giving effect to such transaction, the surviving entity is not a Subsidiary; and
(iii) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may liquidate or dissolve so long as all the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary are transferred to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, any such merger or consolidation shall not be permitted unless it, and each Investment resulting therefrom, is also permitted under Section 6.3.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary will (i) permit or cause any Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor) to be merged or consolidated with or into any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) permit or cause any Subsidiary Guarantor to be merged or consolidated with or into any Shy Obligor (other than any merger or consolidation of a Shy Obligor with another Shy Obligor, in each case so long as Parent and the Borrower are not party to such merger or consolidation), (iii) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Capital Stock of, or property or assets owned by, any Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Subsidiary that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor) to any Foreign Subsidiary or any CFC Holding Company (other than cash, Cash Equivalents, receivables and inventory and equipment in the ordinary course of business and (B) assets held by a Domestic Subsidiary on a temporary basis as part of a transaction or series of related transactions constituting a sale, transfer or disposition of
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assets between two or more Foreign Subsidiaries or CFC Holding Companies), (iv) permit or cause any Intellectual Property registered in the United States or used by any Domestic Subsidiary in the United States and material to the business of any Credit Party (other than (x) the Intellectual Property owned by Navistar Canada on the Closing Date and Intellectual Property representing modifications or refinements of or supplements to such Intellectual Property, (y) the Intellectual Property owned by the OCC Subsidiary on the Closing Date and Intellectual Property representing modifications or refinements of or supplements to such Intellectual Property and (z) Intellectual Property developed by the OCC Subsidiary after the Closing Date) to be owned by any Subsidiary other than an IP Subsidiary or (v) permit or cause any Credit Party to be merged or consolidated with or into any Person engaged in the business of leasing any goods that are subject to any Certificate-of-Title Statute and that are of the same kind as any Collateral.
6.9. No Further Negative Pledges . Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure any Obligations; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Credit Document, (b) restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof and restrictions and conditions set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement as of the Closing Date, and amendments, modifications, extensions and renewals thereof (including any such extension or renewal arising as a result of an extension, renewal or refinancing of any Indebtedness containing such restriction or condition), provided , in each case, that the scope of any such restriction or condition shall not have been expanded as a result thereof, (c) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary or the Capital Stock of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, restrictions and conditions imposed by any agreement or document governing Indebtedness of such Subsidiary, Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary or by its Organizational Documents or any related joint venture, shareholders or similar agreement, provided in each case that such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Subsidiary and to any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary or to the Capital Stock of such other Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as applicable, (d) restrictions and conditions imposed by any agreement or document governing secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.2(r) or governing Liens permitted by clause (d), (e), (g), (i), (r), (s) or (y) of the definition of the term Permitted Liens, provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets securing such Indebtedness or subject to such Liens, (e) restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.2(f), provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to Persons that are permitted under such Section to be obligors in respect of such Indebtedness and are not less favorable to the Lenders than the restrictions and conditions imposed by such Indebtedness (or, in the case of any refunding Indebtedness in respect thereof incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(m), by the applicable Indebtedness originally incurred under Section 6.2(f)) at the time such Indebtedness first became subject to Section 6.2, (f) in connection with the sale of any Capital Stock of a Subsidiary or any other assets, customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to such sale pending the completion thereof, provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or the other assets to be sold and such sale is permitted under Section 6.4, (g) restrictions and conditions imposed by any agreement or document governing Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not, and is not required to
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become, a Credit Party hereunder, provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Restricted Subsidiary, and (h) restrictions and conditions imposed by customary provisions in leases, licenses and other agreements restricting the assignment thereof or, in the case of any lease or license, permitting to exist any Lien on the assets leased or licensed thereunder. Nothing in this Section 6.9 shall be deemed to modify the requirements set forth in the definition of the term Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the obligations of the Credit Parties under Sections 5.9, 5.10 or 5.11 or under the Collateral Documents.
6.10. Amendment or Waivers of Organizational Documents and Certain Agreements . Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will agree to any amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to, or waiver of any of its rights under, (a) any ABL Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date), to the extent such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification or waiver would place restrictions on Parent or its Subsidiaries providing Collateral or Obligations Guarantees or would place restrictions on the payment, repayment or prepayment of any Obligations (other than, in each case, any such restrictions set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date), (b) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2021 Senior Notes Indenture, the Convertible Notes Indenture, the Cook County Loan Agreement or the IFA Loan Agreement, in each case to the extent such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification or waiver would be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, (c) its Organizational Documents, in each case to the extent such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification or waiver would be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, or (d) any Master Intercompany Agreement, any Tax Allocation Agreement, the Support Agreement or the Parent Guarantee Agreement, in each case to the extent such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification or waiver is in a manner adverse in any material respect to the interests of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
6.11. Conduct of Business; Corporate Separateness . (a) Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will engage in any business other than a Permitted Business; provided that no Credit Party owning any Collateral subject to any Certificate-of-Title Statute will make any change in the nature of its business such that such Credit Party (i) would cease to hold such Collateral (including used trucks, but excluding any such Collateral used by such Credit Party or its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its operations) as Inventory held for sale or lease by such Credit Party or leased by such Credit Party as lessor, (ii) would no longer be in the business of selling Inventory of that kind for purposes of the applicability of UCC Section 9-311(d) or (iii) would engage in the business of leasing Inventory of that kind.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no IP Subsidiary will (i) engage in any business or activity other than the ownership of Intellectual Property and activities incidental thereto, including licensing of such Intellectual Property to Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent in the ordinary course of business as permitted by this Agreement, or (ii) own or acquire any assets (other than Intellectual Property, permitted licenses thereof, cash and Cash Equivalents) or incur any liabilities (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Documents, guarantees permitted by clause (i)(B) of the last sentence of Section 6.2, liabilities imposed by law, including liabilities in respect of Taxes, and other liabilities incidental to its existence and permitted business and activities).
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6.12. Sales of Receivables . Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Receivables Trigger Event with respect to a counterparty under any Master Intercompany Agreement, sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any Receivables or other receivables or instruments to such counterparty under such Master Intercompany Agreement.
6.13. Designation of Designated Senior Debt . Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will designate any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as Designated Senior Debt (or any similar term) under and as defined in the Convertible Subordinated Notes Indentures or any other Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or any Obligations Guarantee, other than (a) Indebtedness under the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2021 Senior Notes and any renewal, extension, refinancing or refunding thereof incurred pursuant to Section 6.2, (b) Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement and any renewal, extension, refinancing or refunding thereof incurred pursuant to Section 6.2(c), 6.2(g) or 6.2(m), (c) Indebtedness under the Cook County Loan Agreement and the IFA Loan Agreement and any renewal, extension, refinancing or refunding thereof incurred pursuant to Section 6.2, and (d) Indebtedness incurred and outstanding under Section 6.2(z).
6.14. Fiscal Year . Neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will change its Fiscal Year to end on a date other than October 31.
SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
7.1. Events of Default . If any one or more of the following conditions or events (any such condition or event, an Event of Default ) shall occur:
(a) Failure to Make Payments When Due . Failure by the Borrower (i) to pay, when due, any principal of any Loan, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise, or (ii) to pay, within five Business Days after the date due, any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount due hereunder;
(b) Default in Other Agreements . (i) Failure by Parent or any Subsidiary, after giving effect to any applicable grace period, to make any payment that shall have become due and payable (whether of principal, interest or otherwise and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, or (ii) any condition or event shall occur that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due, or being required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased, prior to its stated maturity or, in the case of any Hedge Agreement, being terminated prior to its stated termination date, or that enables or permits the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf, or, in the case of any Hedge Agreement, the applicable counterparty, with or without the giving of notice (but after the lapse of any applicable grace periods), to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its stated maturity or, in the case of any Hedge Agreement, to cause the termination thereof prior to its stated termination date; provided that this clause (b) shall not apply to any secured Indebtedness becoming due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Indebtedness or to any Indebtedness becoming due as a result of a voluntary refinancing thereof permitted under Section 6.2;
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(c) Breach of Certain Covenants . Failure of any Credit Party to perform or comply with any term or condition contained in Sections 2.3, 5.1(a), 5.1(b), 5.1(c), 5.2(a), 5.3 (with respect to Parent and the Borrower only), 5.13, 5.15 or 6;
(d) Breach of Representations, Etc . Any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party in any Credit Document or in any report, certificate or statement at any time provided in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to or in connection with any Credit Document shall be incorrect in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made;
(e) Other Defaults under Credit Documents . Failure of any Credit Party to perform or comply with any term or condition contained herein or in any other Credit Document, other than any such term or condition referred to in any other clause of this Section 7.1, and such failure shall not have been remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) an officer of any Credit Party becoming aware of such failure or (ii) receipt by Parent or the Borrower of notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender of such failure;
(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, Etc . (i) A court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of Parent or any Subsidiary in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Laws, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal or state law; or (ii) an involuntary case shall be commenced against Parent or any Subsidiary under any Debtor Relief Laws; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the involuntary appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over Parent or any Subsidiary, or over all or a substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over Parent or any Subsidiary, or over all or a substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall have been issued against all or a substantial part of the property of Parent or any Subsidiary, and any such event described in this clause (ii) shall continue for 45 days without having been dismissed or discharged;
(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, Etc . Parent or any Subsidiary shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or shall commence a voluntary case under any Debtor Relief Laws, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any Debtor Relief Law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over Parent or any Subsidiary, or over all or a substantial part of its property (other than any liquidation permitted by Section 6.8(b)(iii)); or Parent or any Subsidiary shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or Parent or any Subsidiary shall be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due; or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Parent or any Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to in this Section 7.1(g) or in Section 7.1(f);
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(h) Judgments and Attachments . (i) One or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount of $50,000,000 or more (other than any such judgment covered by insurance (other than under a self-insurance program) to the extent a claim therefor has been made in writing and liability therefor has not been denied by the insurer, so long as such insurer is financially sound), shall be rendered against Parent, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of Parent or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or (ii) any judgment, injunction or other judicial order shall be rendered against Parent, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and there shall be any period of 20 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, injunction or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
(i) Employee Benefit Plans . There shall occur one or more ERISA Events that individually or in the aggregate have resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(j) Change of Control . A Change of Control shall occur; or
(k) Obligations Guarantees, Collateral Documents and other Credit Documents . Any Obligations Guarantee for any reason shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Credit Party not to be, in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms), or shall be declared to be null and void; any Lien purported to be created under any Collateral Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Credit Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Collateral Document, except as a result of (i) a sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Credit Documents or (ii) the Collateral Agents failure to maintain possession of any stock certificate, promissory note or other instrument delivered to it under the Collateral Documents; this Agreement or any Collateral Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms), or shall be declared null and void, or any Credit Party shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document or deny that it has any further liability, including with respect to future advances by Lenders, under any Credit Document to which it is a party;
THEN , (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 7.1(f) or 7.1(g) with respect to Parent or the Borrower, automatically, and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, upon notice to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent provided at the request of (or with the consent of) the Requisite Lenders, (A) the Term Loan Commitments shall immediately terminate, (B) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the Loans and all other Obligations shall immediately become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other requirement of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Credit Party, and (C) the Administrative Agent may cause the Collateral Agent to enforce any and all Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
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SECTION 8. AGENTS
8.1. Appointment of Agents . JPMorgan is hereby appointed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and each Lender hereby authorizes JPMorgan to act as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents. Each such Agent hereby agrees to act in its capacity as such upon the express conditions contained herein and in the other Credit Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 8, other than Sections 8.7 and 8.8(c), are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and no Credit Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, no Agent assumes, and shall not be deemed to have assumed, any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for Parent or any Subsidiary.
8.2. Powers and Duties . Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Credit Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such actions, powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and in the other Credit Documents. No Agent shall have, by reason hereof or of any of the other Credit Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person (regardless of whether or not a Default or an Event of Default has occurred), it being understood and agreed that the use of the term agent herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied obligations arising under any agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom; and nothing herein or in any of the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or of any of the other Credit Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Parent or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
8.3. General Immunity .
(a) No Responsibility for Certain Matters . No Agent shall be responsible to any Lender for (i) the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or of any other Credit Document; (ii) the creation, perfection, maintenance, preservation, continuation or priority of any Lien or security interest created, purported to be created or required under any Credit Document; (iii) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral; (iv) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 3 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent; (v) the failure of any Credit Party, Lender or any other Agent to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or (vi) for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by any Agent to the Lenders or by or on behalf of any Credit Party to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the
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Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or affairs of any Credit Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Credit Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as to the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default (nor shall any Agent be deemed to have knowledge of the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (stating that it is a notice of default) is given to such Agent by Parent, the Borrower or any Lender) or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from, or be responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by the Borrower or any Lender as a result of, confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or of the Weighted Average Yield.
(b) Exculpatory Provisions . Neither any Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable to the Lenders for any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the Credit Documents except to the extent caused by such Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or with any of the other Credit Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority (including the making of any requests, determinations, judgments, calculations or the expression of any satisfaction or approval) vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from the Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith to be required, to give such instructions under Section 9.5) and, upon receipt of such instructions from the Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), such Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions; provided that such Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion, could expose such Agent to liability or be contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law, including any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Laws. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any telephonic notice, electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise provided by the proper Person (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Credit Documents for being the signatory, sender or provider thereof) and on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for Parent and the Subsidiaries), accountants, insurance consultants, architects, engineers and other experts or professional advisors selected by it, and such Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on any of the foregoing documents; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Credit Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith to be required, to give such instructions under Section 9.5). In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of any Credit Extension that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender,
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the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender reasonably in advance of such Credit Extension.
(c) Delegation of Duties . Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise any and all of its powers, rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such of its sub-agents may perform any and all of its duties and exercise any and all of its powers, rights and remedies by or through their respective Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions set forth in this Section 8.3 and in Sections 8.6 and 9.3 shall apply to any such sub-agent or Affiliate (and to their respective Related Parties) as if they were named as such Agent. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agent appointed by it except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final, non-appealable judgment that such Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each sub-agent appointed by any Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third party beneficiary under the exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions set forth in this Section 8.3 and Sections 8.6 and 9.3 and shall have all of the rights and benefits of a third party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such provisions directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of the Credit Parties and the Lenders and (ii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to such Agent and not to any Credit Party, any Lender or any other Person, and no Credit Party, Lender or any other Person shall have any rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Arrangers or any of the co-agents, bookrunners or managers listed on the cover page hereof shall have any duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or a Lender hereunder, but all such Persons shall have the benefit of the exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions set forth in this Section 8 and in Sections 8.6 and 9.3 and shall have all of the rights and benefits of a third party beneficiary with respect thereto, including an independent right of action to enforce such provisions directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of the Credit Parties and the Lenders. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions set forth in this Section 8 and in Sections 8.6 and 9.3 shall apply to any Affiliate or other Related Party of any Arranger or any Agent in connection with the arrangement and syndication of the credit facilities provided herein (including pursuant to Section 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22) and any amendment, supplement or modification hereof or of any other Credit Document (including in connection with any Extension Offer), as well as activities as an Agent.
8.4. Agents Entitled to Act in Individual Capacity . Nothing herein or in any other Credit Document shall in any way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its Loans, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder. Each Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity
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for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, commodity, derivative or other business with Parent or any of its Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties and functions specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from Parent and its Affiliates for services in connection herewith and otherwise, in each case without having to account therefor to the Lenders. Each Agent and its Affiliates, when acting under any agreement in respect of any such activity or under any related agreements, will be acting for its own account as principal and will be under no obligation or duty as a result of such Agents role in connection with the credit facilities provided herein or otherwise to take any action or refrain from taking any action (including refraining from exercising any right or remedy that might be available to it).
8.5. Lenders Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgments . (a) Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made, and will continue to make, its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Parent and the Subsidiaries in connection with Credit Extensions or taking or not taking action under or based upon any Credit Document, in each case without reliance on any Agent or any of its Related Parties. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Credit Extensions or at any time or times thereafter.
(b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement, an Assignment Agreement or a Refinancing Facility Agreement and funding its Loans on the Closing Date or by funding any Refinancing Term Loan, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, the Requisite Lenders or any other Lenders, as applicable, on the Closing Date or as of the date of funding of such Refinancing Term Loans.
8.6. Right to Indemnity . Each Lender, in proportion to its applicable Pro Rata Share (determined as set forth below), severally agrees to indemnify each Agent and each Related Party thereof, to the extent that such Agent or such Related Party shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including fees, expenses and other charges of counsel) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent or any such Related Party in exercising the powers, rights and remedies, or performing the duties and functions, of such Agent under the Credit Documents or any other documents contemplated by or referred to therein or otherwise in relation to its capacity as an Agent; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided that in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify such Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, claim, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or
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disbursement in excess of such Lenders applicable Pro Rata Share thereof; and provided further that this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify such Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, claim, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence. For purposes of this Section 8.6, Pro Rata Share shall be determined as of the time that the applicable indemnity payment is sought (or, in the event at such time all the Term Loan Commitments shall have terminated and all the Loans shall have been repaid in full, as of the time most recently prior thereto when any Loans or Term Loan Commitments remained outstanding).
8.7. Successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent . Subject to the terms of this Section 8.7, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time from its capacity as such. Any resignation of the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be a resignation of the Collateral Agent, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall, upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Collateral Agent for all purposes of the Credit Documents. In connection with such resignation, the Administrative Agent shall give notice of its intent to resign to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents. The fees payable by Parent and the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed by Parent, the Borrower and such successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no successor shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (a) the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Collateral Agent under any Collateral Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as collateral agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Collateral Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this paragraph (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Collateral Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Collateral Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (b) the Requisite Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, provided that (i) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Credit Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person
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and (ii) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall also directly be given or made to each Lender. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agents and Collateral Agents resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Section 8 and of Section 9.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (a) above.
8.8. Collateral Documents and Obligations Guarantee . (a) Agents under Collateral Documents and the Obligations Guarantee . Each Secured Party hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to be the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations Guarantee, the Collateral and the Collateral Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Secured Party, any Collateral Documents that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent determines in its discretion to execute and deliver in connection with the satisfaction of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent any power of attorney that may be required under any applicable law in connection with such execution and delivery on behalf of such Secured Party).
(b) Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Obligations Guarantee . Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary, the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that (i) except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights of any Lender or with respect to a Secured Partys right to file a proof of claim in any proceeding under the Debtor Relief Laws, no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Obligations Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Credit Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof and that all powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure or similar enforcement action by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition (including pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or any other applicable section of the Bankruptcy Code), the Collateral Agent (or any Lender, except with respect to a credit bid pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or any other applicable section of the Bankruptcy Code) may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities) shall be entitled, upon instructions from the Requisite Lenders, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold or licensed at any such sale or other disposition, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale or other disposition.
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(c) Release of Collateral and Obligations Guarantees . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document:
(i) When all Obligations (excluding contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made) have been paid in full and all Term Loan Commitments have terminated, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all Obligations Guarantees provided for in any Credit Document.
(ii) If all the Capital Stock of any Guarantor Subsidiary held by Parent and the Subsidiaries shall be sold or otherwise disposed of (including by merger or consolidation) in any transaction permitted by this Agreement, and as a result of such sale or other disposition such Guarantor Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary, such Guarantor Subsidiary shall, upon consummation of such sale or other disposition, automatically be discharged and released from its Obligations Guarantee and all security interests created by the Collateral Documents in Collateral owned by such Guarantor Subsidiary shall be automatically released, without any further action by any Secured Party or any other Person. Upon any sale or other transfer by any Credit Party (other than to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest created under any Collateral Document in any Collateral pursuant to Section 9.5, the security interests in such Collateral created by the Collateral Documents shall be automatically released, without any further action by any Secured Party or any other Person. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section 8.8(c), the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Credit Party, at such Credit Partys expense, all documents that such Credit Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 8.8(c) shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.
(d) Additional Exculpatory Provisions . The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of any Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agents Lien on any Collateral or any certificate prepared by any Credit Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Secured Parties for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
(e) Acceptance of Benefits . Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral or the Obligations Guarantees, to have agreed to the provisions of this Section 8 (including the authorization and the grant of the power of attorney pursuant to Section 8.8(a)) and all the other provisions of this Agreement relating to Collateral, any Obligations Guarantee or any Collateral Document and to have agreed to be bound by the Credit Documents as a Secured Party thereunder. It is understood and agreed that the availability of benefits of the Collateral and the Obligations Guarantee to any Secured Party that is not a party hereto is made available on an express condition that, and is subject to, such Secured Party not asserting that it is not bound by the appointments and other agreements expressed herein to be made, or deemed herein to be made, by such Secured Party.
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8.9. Withholding Taxes . To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective or for any other reason, or if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that a payment was made to a Lender pursuant to this Agreement without deduction of applicable withholding Tax from such payment, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred.
8.10. Administrative Agent May File Bankruptcy Disclosure and Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws with respect to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan 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 Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file a verified statement pursuant to rule 2019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that, in its sole opinion, complies with such rules disclosure requirements for entities representing more than one creditor;
(b) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations 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 Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any other Secured Party (including any claim under Sections 2.5, 2.7, 2.13, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 9.2 and 9.3) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(c) 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 proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each other Secured Party 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 or the other Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, or to its Related Parties under the Credit Documents (including under Sections 9.2 and 9.3). To the extent that the payment of any such amounts due to the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, or to its Related Parties out of the estate in any such proceeding shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all
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distributions, dividends, money, securities and other property that the Lenders or other Secured Parties may be entitled to receive in such proceeding, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender, or to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
8.11. Collateral Cooperation Agreement . (a) Each Secured Party hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party:
(i) on the Closing Date, the Collateral Cooperation Agreement; and
(ii) any documents relating thereto.
(b) Each Secured Party hereby irrevocably (i) agrees that, upon the execution and delivery thereof, such Secured Party will be bound by the provisions of the Collateral Cooperation Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Collateral Cooperation Agreement, (ii) agrees that no Secured Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a result of any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 8.11 or in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Cooperation Agreement and (iii) authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to carry out the provisions and intent of the Collateral Cooperation Agreement.
(c) Each Secured Party hereby irrevocably further authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party, any amendments, supplements or other modifications of Collateral Cooperation Agreement that the Borrower may from time to time request, in connection with the amendment, extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement of the ABL Credit Agreement, to give effect to any such amendment, extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement.
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the benefit of the provisions of this Section 8 with respect to all actions taken by it pursuant to this Section 8.11 or in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Cooperation Agreement to the full extent thereof.
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1. Notices . (a) Notices Generally . Any notice or other communication hereunder given to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender shall be given to such Person at its address as set forth on Schedule 9.1 or, in the case of any Lender, at its address (or fax number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone and as otherwise provided in Section 9.1(b), each notice or other communication hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or sent by facsimile (except for any notices or other
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communication given to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent), courier service or certified or registered United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, when sent by facsimile as shown on the transmission report therefor (except that, if not sent during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been received at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) or upon receipt if sent by United States mail; provided that no notice or other communication given to the Administrative Agent shall be effective until received by it; and provided further that any such notice or other communication shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, be provided to any sub-agent thereof appointed pursuant to Section 8.3(c) from time to time. Any party hereto may change its address (including fax or telephone number) for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to each of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
(b) Electronic Communications .
(i) Notices and other communications to any Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites, including the Platform) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Section 2 if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, Parent and the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications or rescinded by such Person by notice to each other such Person. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient; and (B) 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 (A) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(ii) Each Credit Party understands that the distribution of materials through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, and agrees and assumes the risks associated with such electronic distribution, except to the extent caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Administrative Agent, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(iii) The Platform and any Approved Electronic Communications are provided as is and as available. None of the Agents or any of their Related Parties
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warrants as to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Approved Electronic Communications or the Platform, and each of the Agents and their Related Parties expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Platform and the Approved Electronic Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent or any of its Related Parties in connection with the Platform or the Approved Electronic Communications.
(iv) Each Credit Party and each Lender agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, store any Approved Electronic Communications on the Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agents customary document retention procedures and policies.
(v) Any notice of Default or Event of Default may be provided by telephone if confirmed promptly thereafter by delivery of written notice thereof.
(c) Private Side Information Contacts . Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the Private Side Information or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lenders compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to information that is not made available through the Public Side Information portion of the Platform and that may contain Non-Public Information. In the event that any Public Lender has determined for itself to not access any information disclosed through the Platform or otherwise, such Public Lender acknowledges that (i) other Lenders may have availed themselves of such information and (ii) neither any Credit Party nor any Agent has any responsibility for such Public Lenders decision to limit the scope of the information it has obtained in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
9.2. Expenses . Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Credit Parties agree to pay promptly (a) all the actual costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and other charges of one primary counsel (plus reasonably necessary local counsel)) incurred by any Agent, any Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facilities provided herein and any credit or similar facility refinancing, extending or replacing, in whole or in part, the credit facilities provided herein, including the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Arrangement Letter, the Fee Letters, this Agreement, the other Credit 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) or any other document or matter requested by the Borrower, (b) all the actual costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of creating, perfecting, recording, maintaining and preserving Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, including filing and recording fees and expenses, search fees, title insurance premiums and reasonable fees, expenses and other charges of counsel to the Collateral Agent and (c) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, all costs and expenses, including reasonable fees, expenses and other charges of counsel and costs of
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settlement, incurred by any Agent, Arranger or Lender in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments due from any Credit Party hereunder or under the other Credit Documents by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale, lease or license of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of any Obligations Guarantee) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a work-out or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings. All amounts due under this Section 9.2 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor (which shall include documentation reasonably supporting such request).
9.3. Indemnity . (a) In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 9.2, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, each Credit Party agrees to defend (subject to the applicable Indemnitees selection of counsel), indemnify, pay and hold harmless each Agent (and each sub-agent thereof), Arranger, Lender and each of their respective Related Parties (each, an Indemnitee ), from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities. THE FOREGOING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES ARE IN ANY WAY OR TO ANY EXTENT OWED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER ANY CLAIM OR THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY, OR ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND BY ANY INDEMNITEE ; provided that no Credit Party shall have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities (i) to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities have been found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (or its directors, officers, employees or agents to the extent acting at the direction of such Indemnitee) or from a material breach in bad faith by such Indemnitee (or its directors, officers, employees or agents to the extent acting at the direction of such Indemnitee) of its agreements hereunder or (ii) to the extent arising out of any action, claim or proceeding not involving an act or omission of Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their respective Related Parties and that is brought by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than against any Agent in its capacity as such). All amounts due under this Section 9.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor (which shall include documentation reasonably supporting such request). This Section 9.3(a) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent Indemnified Liabilities arising from any non-Tax claim.
(b) No Credit Party shall be liable for any settlement of any proceedings effected without the written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), provided that (i) if settled with Parents written consent or if there is a final judgment against an Indemnitee in any such proceedings, each Credit Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities by reason of such settlement or judgment in accordance with Section 9.3(a) and (ii) no such consent of Parent shall be required for, and an Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification in accordance with Section 9.3(a) with respect to, any such settlement in the event that (A) Parent or any other Credit Party was offered the ability to assume the defense of the proceedings that were the subject matter of such settlement and elected not to so assume or (B) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by Parent of a request by such Indemnitee for reimbursement of its legal or other expenses incurred in connection with such proceedings and the Credit Parties shall not have reimbursed such Indemnitee in accordance with such request
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prior to the date of such settlement. No Credit Party shall, without the prior written consent of an Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnitee.
(c) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Credit Party shall assert, and each Credit Party hereby waives, any claim against any Agent, Arranger or Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or any duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each Credit Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
(d) Each Credit Party agrees that no Agent, Arranger or Lender or Related Party of any of the foregoing will have any liability to any Credit Party or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of any Credit Party or any other Person in connection with or as a result of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, in each case, except, subject to Section 9.3(c), in the case of any Credit Party to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses have been found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent, Arranger or Lender (or its directors, officers or employees) in performing its obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
9.4. Set-Off . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default each Lender is hereby authorized by each Credit Party at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Credit Party, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including trust accounts or accounts identified as payroll accounts) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to such Lender hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected hereto or thereto, irrespective of whether or not (a) such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (b) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and payable and although
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such obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
9.5. Amendments and Waivers . (a) Requisite Lenders Consent . Except as provided in Sections 2.15, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22 and 8.11, none of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified, and no consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom may be made, except, subject to the additional requirements of Sections 9.5(b) and 9.5(c) and as otherwise provided in Sections 9.5(d) and 9.5(e), in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Parent, the Borrower and the Requisite Lenders and, in the case of any other Credit Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the Credit Party or Credit Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Requisite Lenders; provided that any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by Parent, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (as determined by the Administrative Agent), so long as, in each case, (i) such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender or (ii) the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Requisite Lenders stating that the Requisite Lenders object to such amendment.
(b) Affected Lenders Consent . In addition to any consent required pursuant to Section 9.5(a), without the written consent of each Lender that would be directly affected thereby, no waiver, amendment or other modification of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall be effective if the effect thereof would be to:
(i) increase any Term Loan Commitment or postpone the scheduled expiration date of any Term Loan Commitment (it being understood that no waiver, amendment or other modification of any condition precedent, covenant, Default or Event of Default shall constitute an increase in any Term Loan Commitment of any Lender);
(ii) extend the scheduled final maturity date of any Loan;
(iii) waive, reduce or postpone any scheduled amortization payment (but not any voluntary or mandatory prepayment) of any Loan;
(iv) reduce the rate of interest on any Loan (other than any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.7) or any fee or any premium payable hereunder, or waive or postpone the time for payment of any such interest or fees or premiums;
(v) reduce the principal amount of any Loan;
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(vi) waive, amend or otherwise modify any provision of this Section 9.5(b), Section 9.5(c) or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document that expressly provides that the consent of all Lenders is required to waive, amend or otherwise modify any rights thereunder or to make any determination or grant any consent thereunder (including such provision set forth in Section 9.6(a));
(vii) amend the definition of the term Requisite Lenders or the term Pro Rata Share; provided that additional extensions of credit made pursuant to Sections 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22 shall be included, and with the consent of the Requisite Lenders other additional extensions of credit pursuant hereto may be included, in the determination of Requisite Lenders or Pro Rata Share on substantially the same basis as the Term Loan Commitments and the Loans are included on the Closing Date; or
(viii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens of the Collateral Documents, or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Obligations Guarantee (or limit liability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors in respect of the Obligations Guarantee), in each case except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents and except in connection with a credit bid undertaken by the Collateral Agent at the direction of the Requisite Lenders pursuant to section 363(k), section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or any other section of the Bankruptcy Code or any other sale or other disposition of assets in connection with an enforcement action with respect to the Collateral permitted pursuant to the Credit Documents (in which case only the consent of the Requisite Lenders will be required for such release) (it being understood that (A) an amendment or other modification of the type of obligations secured by the Collateral Documents or guaranteed thereunder shall not be deemed to be a release of the Collateral from the Liens of the Collateral Documents or a release or limitation of the Obligations Guarantee and (B) an amendment or other modification of Section 6.4 or 6.8 shall only require the consent of the Requisite Lenders);
provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, all Lenders shall be deemed directly affected thereby with respect to any waiver, amendment or other modification, or any consent, described in clauses (vi), (vii) and (viii).
(c) Other Consents . No waiver, amendment or other modification of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall:
(i) (A) waive, amend or otherwise modify Section 2.12 or any other provisions of any Credit Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders of any Class differently than Lenders of any other Class, without the consent of Lenders representing a Majority in Interest of each affected Class, provided that the Requisite Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment of Loans hereunder so long as the application, as between Classes, of any portion of such prepayment that is still required to be made is not altered, or (B) waive, amend or otherwise modify this Section 9.5(c)(i) or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document that expressly provides that the consent of all
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Lenders of any Class or a Majority in Interest of Lenders of any Class is required to waive, amend or otherwise modify any rights thereunder or to make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, in each case without the consent of each Lender of such Class or a Majority in Interest of the Lenders of such Class, as the case may be; provided that nothing in this Section 9.5(c)(i) shall be deemed to restrict the amendments contemplated by Sections 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22; and
(ii) waive, amend or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of any Agent without the prior written consent of such Agent.
(d) Class Amendments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.5(a), any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Lenders of a particular Class or Classes (but not Lenders of any other Class), may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Parent, the Borrower and the requisite number or percentage in interest of each affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 9.5 if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time.
(e) Certain Authorizations . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may, without the consent of any Secured Party, consent to a departure by any Credit Party from any covenant of such Credit Party set forth in this Agreement or any Collateral Document to the extent such departure is consistent with the authority of the Collateral Agent set forth in the definition of the term Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
(f) Requisite Execution of Amendments, Etc . The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute waivers, amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 9.5 shall be binding upon each Person that is at the time thereof a Lender and each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender.
9.6. Successors and Assigns; Participations . (a) Generally . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby. No Credit Partys rights or obligations under the Credit Documents, nor any interest therein, may be assigned or delegated by any Credit Party (except, in the case of Parent or any Guarantor Subsidiary, any assignment or delegation by operation of law as a result of any merger or consolidation of Parent or such Guarantor Subsidiary permitted by Section 6.8) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and any attempted assignment or delegation without such consent shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, the participants referred to in Section 9.6(g) (to the extent provided in clause (iii) of such Section)
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and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates of any Agent or any Lender, the other Indemnitees and other express third party beneficiaries hereof) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Register . The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall deem and treat the Persons recorded as Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of the corresponding Term Loan Commitments and Loans recorded therein for all purposes hereof. No assignment or transfer of any Term Loan Commitment or Loan shall be effective unless and until recorded in the Register, and following such recording, unless otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent (such determination to be made in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, which determination may be conditioned on the consent of the assigning Lender and the assignee), shall be effective notwithstanding any defect in the Assignment Agreement relating thereto. Each assignment and transfer shall be recorded in the Register following receipt by the Administrative Agent of the fully executed Assignment Agreement, together with the required forms and certificates regarding tax matters and any fees payable in connection therewith, in each case as provided in Section 9.6(d); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to accept such Assignment Agreement or so record the information contained therein if the Administrative Agent reasonably believes that such Assignment Agreement lacks any written consent required by this Section 9.6 or is otherwise not in proper form, it being acknowledged that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation (and shall incur no liability) with respect to obtaining (or confirming the receipt) of any such written consent or with respect to the form of (or any defect in) such Assignment Agreement, any such duty and obligation being solely with the assigning Lender and the assignee. Each assigning Lender and the assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment Agreement, shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent that all written consents required by this Section 9.6 with respect thereto (other than the consent of the Administrative Agent) have been obtained and that such Assignment Agreement is otherwise duly completed and in proper form. The date of such recordation of an assignment and transfer is referred to herein as the Assignment Effective Date with respect thereto. Any request, authority or consent of any Person that, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is recorded in the Register as a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the corresponding Term Loan Commitments or Loans. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Loans and Term Loan Commitments are intended to be treated as registered obligations for tax purposes and the right, title and interest of the Lenders in and to the Loans and Term Loan Commitments shall be transferable only in accordance with the terms hereof. This Section 9.6(b) shall be construed so that the Loans and Term Loan Commitments are at all times maintained in registered form within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any Treasury Regulations (and any successor provisions) promulgated thereunder, including Treasury Regulations Sections 5f.103-1(c) and 1.871-14.
(c) Right to Assign . Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, assign or transfer all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligations to:
(i) any Eligible Assignee of the type referred to in clause (a) of the definition of the term Eligible Assignee upon the giving of notice to the Administrative Agent; or
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(ii) any Eligible Assignee of the type referred to in clause (b) of the definition of the term Eligible Assignee upon (i) the giving of notice to the Administrative Agent and (ii) except in the case of assignments made by or to any Arranger during the primary syndication of the credit facilities provided herein on the Closing Date, receipt of prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(A) in the case of any such assignment or transfer (other than to any Eligible Assignee meeting the requirements of clause (i) above), the amount of the Term Loan Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject thereto shall not be less than $1,000,000 (with concurrent assignments to Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates or Related Funds thereof to be aggregated for purposes of the foregoing minimum assignment amount requirements) or, in each case, such lesser amount as shall be agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or as shall constitute the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments or Loans of the applicable Class of the assigning Lender; and
(B) each partial assignment or transfer shall be of a uniform, and not varying, percentage of all rights and obligations of the assigning Lender hereunder; provided that a Lender may assign or transfer all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitment or of the Loans owing to it of any Class without assigning or transferring any portion of its Term Loan Commitment or of the Loans owing to it, as the case may be, of any other Class.
(d) Mechanics . Assignments and transfers of Loans and Term Loan Commitments by Lenders shall be effected by the execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of an Assignment Agreement. In connection with all assignments, (i) there shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United States federal income Tax withholding matters as the assignee thereunder may be required to deliver pursuant to Section 2.17(f), together with payment to the Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500 (except that no such registration and processing fee shall be payable in connection with an assignment by or to any Arranger or any Affiliate thereof), and (ii) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain Non-Public Information) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignees compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.
(e) Representations and Warranties of Assignee . Each Lender, upon execution and delivery hereof (or of any Refinancing Facility Agreement) or upon succeeding to an interest in the Term Loan Commitments and Loans, as the case may be, represents and warrants as of the Closing Date (or, in the case of any Refinancing Facility Agreement, as of the date of the
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effectiveness thereof) or as of the applicable Assignment Effective Date, as applicable, that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee, (ii) it has experience and expertise in the making of or investing in commitments or loans such as the applicable Term Loan Commitments or Loans, as the case may be, (iii) it will make or invest in, as the case may be, its Term Loan Commitments or Loans for its own account in the ordinary course and without a view to distribution of such Term Loan Commitments or Loans within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other United States federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Section 9.6, the disposition of such Term Loan Commitments or Loans or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control) and (iv) it will not provide any information obtained by it in its capacity as a Lender to Parent, the Borrower or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing. It is understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent and each assignor Lender shall be entitled to rely, and shall incur no liability for relying, upon the representations and warranties of an assignee set forth in this Section 9.6(e) and in the applicable Assignment Agreement.
(f) Effect of Assignment . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 9.6, as of the Assignment Effective Date with respect to any assignment and transfer of any Term Loan Commitment or Loan, (i) the assignee thereunder shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder to the extent of its interest in such Term Loan Commitment or Loan as reflected in the Register and shall thereafter be a party hereto and a Lender for all purposes hereof, (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned and transferred to the assignee, relinquish its rights (other than any rights that survive the termination hereof under Section 9.8) and be released from its obligations hereunder (and, in the case of an assignment covering all the remaining rights and obligations of an assigning Lender hereunder, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto as a Lender (but not, if applicable, in any other capacity hereunder) on such Assignment Effective Date, provided that such assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of all rights that survive the termination hereof under Section 9.8, and (iii) if any such assignment and transfer occurs after the issuance of any Note hereunder, the assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness thereof or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its applicable Notes to the Administrative Agent for cancellation, and thereupon the Borrower shall issue and deliver new Notes, if so requested by the assignee and/or assigning Lender, to such assignee and/or to such assigning Lender, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the new Term Loan Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender.
(g) Participations .
(i) Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell one or more participations to any Eligible Assignee in all or any part of its Term Loan Commitments or Loans or in any other Obligation; provided that (A) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement. Each Lender that sells a participation pursuant to this Section 9.6(g) shall, acting solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it records the
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name and address of each participant to which it has sold a participation and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each such participants interest in the Loans or other rights and obligations of such Lender under this Agreement (the Participant Register ); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participants interest in any Term Loan Commitments, Loans or other rights and obligations under any Credit Document), except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Term Loan Commitment, Loan or other right or obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations. Unless otherwise required by the IRS, any disclosure required by the foregoing sentence shall be made by the relevant Lender directly and solely to the IRS. 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 under 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. This Section 9.6(g) shall be construed so that the Loans and Term Loan Commitments are at all times maintained in registered form within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any Treasury Regulations (and any successor provisions) promulgated thereunder, including Treasury Regulations Sections 5f.103-1(c) and 1.871-14.
(ii) The holder of any such participation, other than an Affiliate of the Lender granting such participation, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder, except that any participation agreement may provide that the participants consent must be obtained with respect to the consent of such Lender to any waiver, amendment, modification or consent that is described in Section 9.5(b) that affects such participant or requires the approval of all the Lenders.
(iii) The Credit Parties agree that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15(c), 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 9.6(c); provided that such participant (x) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.18 and 2.19 as if it were an assignee under Section 9.6(c) and (y) such participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.16 or 2.17, with respect to any participation, than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to such participation sold to such participant, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19 with respect to any participant. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.4 as though it were a Lender, provided that such participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.14 as though it were a Lender.
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(h) Certain Other Assignments and Participations . In addition to any other assignment or participation permitted pursuant to this Section 9.6, any Lender may assign, pledge and/or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its Loans or the other Obligations owed to such Lender, and its Notes, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender, including to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors and any operating circular issued by any Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no Lender, as between the Borrower and such Lender, shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge; and provided further that in no event shall the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee be considered to be a Lender or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder.
(i) Remedies . Any purported assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.6, whether or not such assignment or transfer is reflected in the Register, shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations, subject to paragraph (g) of this Section 9.6.
9.7. Independence of Covenants . All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
9.8. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in the Credit Documents and in the certificates or other documents delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent, Arranger or Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Credit Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Term Loan Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15(c), 2.16, 2.17, 8, 9.2, 9.3 and 9.4 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
9.9. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay on the part of any Agent, Arranger or Lender in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver thereof or of any Default or Event of Default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege, or any abandonment or discontinuance
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of steps to enforce such power, right or privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or privilege. The powers, rights, privileges and remedies of the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all powers, rights, privileges and remedies they would otherwise have. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the making of any Loan hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether any Agent, Arranger or Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.
9.10. Marshalling ; Payments Set Aside . None of the Agents, the Arrangers or the Lenders shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Credit Party makes a payment or payments to any Agent, Arranger or Lender (or to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, on behalf of any Agent, Arranger or Lender), or any Agent, Arranger or Lender enforces any security interests or exercises any right of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, any other state or federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
9.11. Severability . In case any provision in or obligation hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
9.12. Independent Nature of Lenders Rights . Nothing contained herein or in any other Credit Document, and no action taken by the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising hereunder and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
9.13. Headings . Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
9.14. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
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WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
9.15. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION . SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (E) BELOW, ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS , SHALL BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OR, IF THAT COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, IN ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (A) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE COLLATERAL AGENT IN RESPECT OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT GOVERNED BY LAWS OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK); (B) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.1; (D) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (C) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (E) AGREES THAT THE AGENTS, THE ARRANGERS AND THE LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.
9.16. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL - ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED
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ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 9.16 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS HERETO OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
9.17. Confidentiality . Each Agent and each Lender shall hold all Confidential Information (as defined below) obtained by such Agent or such Lender in accordance with such Agents and such Lenders customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being understood and agreed by Parent and the Borrower that, in any event, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may disclose Confidential Information to the Lenders and the other Agents and that each Agent and each Lender may disclose Confidential Information (a) to Affiliates of such Agent or Lender and to its and their respective Related Parties (and to other Persons authorized by a Lender or Agent to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this Section 9.17), 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 bona fide or potential assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated assignment, transfer or participation of any Loans or other Obligations or any participations therein or to any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Credit Parties and their obligations ( provided that such assignees, transferees, participants, counterparties and advisors are advised of and agree to be bound by either the provisions of this Section 9.17 or other provisions at least as restrictive as this Section 9.17), (c) to any rating agency when required by it, provided that, prior to any disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake in writing to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the Credit Parties received by it from any Agent or any Lender, (d) to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loans, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (f) in customary tombstone or similar advertisements and (g) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or by the NAIC or any other regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Agent or such Lender) or pursuant to legal or judicial process; provided that unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, such Agent or such Lender shall make reasonable efforts to notify the Borrower of any request by any Governmental Authority (other than any such request in connection with any examination of the financial condition or other routine examination of such Agent or such Lender by such Governmental
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Authority) for disclosure of any Confidential Information prior to disclosure thereof. For purposes of the foregoing, Confidential Information means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, any non-public information regarding the business, assets, liabilities and operations of Parent and the Subsidiaries obtained by such Agent or Lender under the terms of this Agreement. In addition, each Agent and each Lender may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section 9.17 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 Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
9.18. Usury Savings Clause . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the aggregate interest rate charged with respect to any of the Obligations, including all charges or fees in connection therewith deemed in the nature of interest under applicable law shall not exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. If the rate of interest (determined without regard to the preceding sentence) under this Agreement at any time exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder shall bear interest at the Highest Lawful Rate until the total amount of interest due hereunder equals the amount of interest that would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect. In addition, if when the Loans made hereunder are repaid in full the total interest due hereunder (taking into account the increase provided for above) is less than the total amount of interest that would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then to the extent permitted by law, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the difference between the amount of interest paid and the amount of interest that would have been paid if the Highest Lawful Rate had at all times been in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the Lenders and the Borrower to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, if any Lender contracts for, charges, or receives any consideration that constitutes interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then any such excess shall be cancelled automatically and, if previously paid, shall at such Lenders option be applied to the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder or be refunded to the Borrower.
9.19. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
9.20. Effectiveness; Entire Agreement . Subject to Section 3, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of all the other parties hereto. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents 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
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subject matter hereof (but do not supersede any provisions of any commitment letter, engagement letter or fee letter between or among any Credit Parties and any Agent or Arranger or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing that by the terms of such documents are stated to survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, all of which provisions shall remain in full force and effect), and the Agents, the Arrangers and their respective Related Parties are hereby released from all liability in connection therewith, including any claim for injury or damages, whether consequential, special, direct, indirect, punitive or otherwise.
9.21. PATRIOT Act . Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Credit Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Credit Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
9.22. Electronic Execution of Assignments . The words execution, signed, signature and words of like import in any Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
9.23. No Fiduciary Duty . Each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the Lenders ) may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Credit Parties, their equityholders and/or their Affiliates. Each Credit Party agrees that nothing in the Credit Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such Credit Party, its equityholders or its Affiliates, on the other. The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arms-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other, and (b) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (i) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Credit Party, its equityholders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Credit Party, its equityholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any Credit Party except the obligations expressly set forth in the Credit Documents and (ii) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Credit Party, its management, equityholders, creditors or any other Person. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. Each Credit Party agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such Credit Party, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.
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9.24. Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the parties hereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any 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.
9.25. Intercreditor Agreement . Each Lender (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (b) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and each such other intercreditor agreement and to subject the Liens securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
NAVISTAR, INC. | ||||||||
by | /s/ Anthony Aiello | |||||||
Name: Anthony Aiello |
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Title: Assistant Treasurer | ||||||||
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||||||
by | /s/ William V. McMenamin | |||||||
Name: William V. McMenamin | ||||||||
Title: President, Financial Services and Treasurer |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
NAVISTAR, INC. | ||||||||
by | /s/ Anthony Aiello | |||||||
Name: Anthony Aiello | ||||||||
Title: Assistant Treasurer | ||||||||
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||||||
by | /s/ William V. McMenamin | |||||||
Name: William V. McMenamin |
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Title: President, Financial Services and Treasurer |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as a Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Gene Riego de Dios |
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Name: Gene Riego de Dios | ||||||
Title: Executive Director |
[S IGNATURE P AGE TO C REDIT A GREEMENT ]
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC, as a Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner |
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By: |
/s/ Thomas M. Manning |
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Name: Thomas M. Manning | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[S IGNATURE P AGE TO C REDIT A GREEMENT ]
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., as a Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner |
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By: |
/s/ Matthew S. Burke |
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Name: Matthew S. Burke | ||||||
Title: Managing Director |
[S IGNATURE P AGE TO C REDIT A GREEMENT ]
Schedule I
Commitments
Tranche B Term Loan Commitments
Lender |
Tranche B
Term Loan Commitment |
Pro
Rata Share |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
$ | 1,600,000,000.00 | 100 | % | ||||
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Total |
$ | 1,600,000,000.00 | 100 | % | ||||
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Schedule 1.1(a)
Excluded Pledge
Navistar Europe GmbH
Navistar Comercial S.A. de C.V.
Navistar Financial, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Multiple, Entidad Regulada
International Truck and Engine Investments Corporation
Navistar International Private Limited
Navistar International Employee Leasing Company
Newstream Enterprises, LLC
Magnum Power Products, LLC
Schedule 1.1(b)
Excluded Subsidiaries
None.
Schedule 1.1(c)
Real Estate Assets
Credit Party/Name of Owner |
Name/Address/City/State/Zip Code |
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Navistar, Inc. |
2701 & 2601 Navistar Dr. Lisle, IL 60532 |
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Navistar, Inc. |
5975 Urbana Rd Springfield, OH 45502 |
|
Navistar, Inc. |
100 Bishop Way Brookfield, WI 53005 |
Schedule 3.1(c)
Existing Material Indebtedness
None.
Schedule 4.2
Capital Stock and Ownership
Issuer |
Holder |
Jurisdiction
|
Form of Organization |
Number and
Held |
Percentage of
Ownership |
Designated
|
Restricted
|
|||||||||
Navistar, Inc. | Navistar International Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Europe GmbH | Navistar International Corporation | Germany | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | N/A | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Comercial S.A. de C.V. | Navistar International Corporation | Mexico | Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable | 1,375,095 Common | 99.9999 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. |
1 Common | 0.0001 | % | |||||||||||||
Navistar Financial, S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.R. | Navistar International Corporation | Mexico | Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable | N/A | 80.0024 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Comercial S.A. de C.V. |
N/A | 19.9976 | % | |||||||||||||
Navistar Aftermarket Products, Inc. | Navistar International Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
International of Mexico Holding Corporation | Navistar International Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Transproteccion Agente de Seguros S.A. de C.V. | Navistar Comercial S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable | N/A | 99.9091 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. |
N/A | 0.0909 | % |
Issuer |
Holder |
Jurisdiction
|
Form of Organization |
Number and
Held |
Percentage of
Ownership |
Designated
|
Restricted
|
|||||||||
Servicios Corporativos NFC, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Navistar Financial, S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.R. | Mexico | Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable | $15,119,758.00 Class II Capital | 99.9796 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Comercial, S.A. de C.V. |
$3,000. Class I Capital | 0.0198 | % | |||||||||||||
Navistar International Corporation |
$77.00 Class I Capital | 0.0006 | % | |||||||||||||
Magnum Power Products, LLC | Navistar Aftermarket Products, Inc. | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 30 | % | No | N/A | ||||||||
Caterpillar Reman Powertrain Indiana, LLC |
N/A | 70 | % | |||||||||||||
Continental Mfg. Company, Inc. | Navistar, Inc. | Texas | Corporation | 1,000 Common | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
Harbour Assurance Company of Bermuda Limited | Navistar, Inc. | Bermuda | Corporation | 100,000 Common stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Illinois | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
IC Bus, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Arkansas | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Global Operations Corporation | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Corporation | 100,000 | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
International Truck and Engine Overseas Corporation | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Corporation | 250 | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Diesel of Alabama, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Illinois | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted |
Issuer |
Holder |
Jurisdiction
|
Form of Organization |
Number and
Held |
Percentage of
Ownership |
Designated
|
Restricted
|
|||||||||
International Truck and Engine Investments Corporation | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Canada, Inc. | Navistar, Inc. | Ontario | Corporation | 406,147 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
NC2 Global LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 99.889 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Aftermarket Products, Inc. |
0.111 | % | ||||||||||||||
Navistar Financial Corporation | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Corporation | 1,600,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Newstream Enterprises, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Missouri | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 49 | % | No | N/A | ||||||||
Navistar International Employee Leasing Company | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Corporation | 100 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Workhorse International Holding Company | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Component Holdings, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Defense, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
IC Bus of Oklahoma, LLC | IC Bus, LLC | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Defence Africa (Proprietary) Limited | International Truck and Engine Investments Corporation | South Africa | Corporation | Limited Liability Company | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted |
Issuer |
Holder |
Jurisdiction
|
Form of Organization |
Number and
Held |
Percentage of
Ownership |
Designated
|
Restricted
|
|||||||||
Navistar International Private Limited | Navistar Diesel of Alabama, LLC | India | Corporation | 9,900 shares | 99 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar, Inc. |
100 shares | 1 | % | |||||||||||||
Navistar Big Bore Diesels, LLC | Navistar Diesel of Alabama, LLC | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
International Industria Automotiva da America do Sul Ltda. | Navistar Canada, Inc. | Brazil | Corporation | N/A | 99.89 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
International of Mexico Holding Corporation |
N/A | 0.11 | % | |||||||||||||
MWM International Motores S.A. | International Industria Automotiva da America do Sul Ltda. | Argentina | Corporation | 15,980,468 | 90.4 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
International of Mexico Holding Corporation |
1,691,769 | 9.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Powertrain Industria e Comercia Ltda. | International Industria Automotiva da America do Sul Ltda. | Brazil | Joint Venture - Foreign | N/A | 50 | % | No | N/A | ||||||||
Cummins Brasil Ltda. |
N/A | 50 | % | |||||||||||||
Amminex A/S (in bankruptcy as of 10/25/2012) | Navistar International Investment Holding Corporation | Denmark | Corporation | 638,787 Class E Shares | 23.9 | % | No | N/A | ||||||||
International Truck Leasing Corp. | Navistar Financial Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Financial Retail Receivables Corporation | Navistar Financial Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Financial Securities Corporation | Navistar Financial Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted |
Issuer |
Holder |
Jurisdiction
|
Form of Organization |
Number and
Held |
Percentage of
Ownership |
Designated
|
Restricted
|
|||||||||
Navistar Leasing Services Corporation | Navistar Financial Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 13,618 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Truck Retail Accounts Corporation | Navistar Financial Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Financial Fleet Funding Corp. | Navistar Financial Corporation | Delaware | Corporation | 1,000 Common Stock | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Defence Canada, Inc. | Navistar Defense, LLC | Alberta | Corporation | 100 Common | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Defense Europe B.V. | Navistar Defense, LLC | Netherlands | Corporation | N/A | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar Defense U.K. Limited | Navistar Defense Europe B.V. | England | Corporation | N/A | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
UpTime Parts, LLC | Workhorse International Holding Company | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | Designated | Restricted | ||||||||
International Truck and Engine Corporation Cayman Islands Holding Company | International of Mexico Holding Corporation | Cayman Islands | Corporation | 900 Shares | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar International Truck Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Navistar International B.V. | Mexico | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 99.99 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
International of Mexico Holding Corporation |
0.01 | % | ||||||||||||||
Navistar International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | International of Mexico Holding Corporation | Mexico | Limited Liability Company | 99.99 Common Stock | 99.99 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
International Truck and Engine Corporation U.S. Holding Company, LLC |
0.01 Common Stock | 0.01 | % |
Issuer |
Holder |
Jurisdiction
|
Form of Organization |
Number and
Held |
Percentage of
Ownership |
Designated
|
Restricted
|
|||||||||
Navistar Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Navistar International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 99.99 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Navistar International Corporation |
N/A | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||||
Servicios Administrativos Navistar, S.A. de C.V. | Navistar International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | Corporation | 49,999 Stated Capital | 99.99 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
International of Mexico Holding Corporation |
1 Stated Capital | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||||
International Parts Distribution S.A. de C.V. | Navistar International Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | Corporation | 49,999 Common Stock | 99.99 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
International of Mexico Holding Corporation |
1 Common Stock | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||||
Navistar Hong Kong Holding Company Limited | International Truck and Engine Corporation Cayman Islands Holding Company | Hong Kong | Corporation | N/A | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Company | International Truck and Engine Corporation Cayman Islands Holding Company | Cayman Islands | Corporation | 51,000 Shares | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
International DealCor Operations, Ltd. | International Truck and Engine Corporation Cayman Islands Holding Company | Cayman Islands | Corporation | 1,000 Ordinary Shares | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
International Truck and Engine Holding Corporation U.S. Holding Company, LLC | International Truck and Engine Corporation Cayman Islands Holding Company | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted |
Issuer |
Holder |
Jurisdiction
|
Form of Organization |
Number and
Held |
Percentage of
Ownership |
Designated
|
Restricted
|
|||||||||
Maudlin International Parts and Services of Palm Bay, LLC | Parts and Service Ventures, Inc. | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 49 | % | No | N/A | ||||||||
Parts and Service Ventures Canada, Inc. | Parts and Service Ventures, Inc. | Ontario | Corporation | 100 Common Shares | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Anhui Jihnghuai Navistar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. | Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. | China | Joint Ventures - Foreign | N/A | 50 | % | No | N/A | ||||||||
International Truck and Engine Investments Corporation |
N/A | 50 | % | |||||||||||||
Navistar Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. | Navistar Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Company | Singapore | Private Company | N/A | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. | Navistar Hong Kong Holding Company Limited | China | Corporation | N/A | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
OCC Technologies, LLC | Navistar, Inc. | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 100 | % | No | Unrestricted | ||||||||
Navistar International B.V. | International of Mexico Holding Corporation | Netherlands | Corporation | N/A | 100 | % | No | Restricted | ||||||||
Global Truck & Bus Procurement LLC | Volkswagen Truck & Bus, LLC | Delaware | Limited Liability Company | N/A | 51 | % | No | N/A | ||||||||
International Truck and Engine Investments Corporation |
49 | % |
Schedule 4.16
Existing Indebtedness *
Debt |
Outstanding as
of 11/6/2017 |
Amortization
Schedule (Y/N) |
Maturity
Date (Calendar Year) |
Issuer |
Guarantors | |||||||||||
8.25% Senior Notes, due 2021 |
$ | 1,450,000,000 | * | No | 2021 | Navistar International Corporation | Navistar, Inc. | |||||||||
Senior Notes |
$ | 1,100,000,000 | No | 2025 | Navistar International Corporation | Navistar, Inc. | ||||||||||
Loan Agreement related to 6.5% Tax Exempt Bonds, due 2040 (RZFB) |
$ | 225,000,000 | No | 2040 | Navistar International Corporation | Navistar, Inc. | ||||||||||
4.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, due 2018 |
$ | 200,000,000 | No | 2018 | Navistar International Corporation | None | ||||||||||
4.75% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, due 2019 |
$ | 411,000,000 | No | 2019 | Navistar International Corporation | None |
* | Outstanding amount is prior to giving effect to the issuance of the Senior Notes and the use of proceeds thereof. |
Schedule 4.17
Existing Liens
None.
Schedule 4.18
Insurance
Coverage |
Type |
Exp. Date |
Policy Limit (000) |
Insurer |
||||||
Property |
Replacement Cost | $2,500 PD + BI combined | Self-Insured Retention | |||||||
12/15/17 | $1,500,000 Total Insurable Value | FM Global | ||||||||
Policy No. 1020188 | ||||||||||
General Liability - Non-Products |
05/01/18 | $2,000 Each Occurrence | Self-Insured Retention | |||||||
General Liability - US Products |
05/01/18 | $10,000 Each Occurrence (U.S.) | Self-Insured Retention | |||||||
Excess Liability |
Occurrence Reported | 08/01/18 | $25,000 (inclusive of SIR) | Lexington (AIG) | ||||||
08/01/18 | $25,000 excess $25,000 | XL Catlin Europe | ||||||||
08/01/18 | $25,000 excess $50,000 | AWAC Bermuda | ||||||||
08/01/18 | $50,000 excess $75,000 | Swiss Re | ||||||||
08/01/18 | $50,000 excess $125,000 | Iron Starr / Aspen UK | ||||||||
08/01/18 | $50,000 excess $175,000 | XL Catlin Bermuda | ||||||||
08/01/18 | $25,000 excess $225,000 | XL Catlin UK / Apollo | ||||||||
Automobile Liability |
Occurrence | 05/01/18 | $2,000 | Zurich American | ||||||
Workers Compensation / |
Occurrence | 05/01/18 | A Statutory | Zurich American | ||||||
Employers Liability |
B $ 2,000 per Accident | |||||||||
Excess Work Comp / EL |
Occurrence | 05/01/18 | A Statutory excess $ 1,000 SIR | Zurich American | ||||||
(IL, IN, OH, AR, AL, OK) |
B $ 1,000 per Accident excess | |||||||||
$ 1,000 SIR |
(1) | Schedule does not include executive liability and professional liability insurance programs. |
Schedule 4.23(b)(i)
Owned Real Estate
Credit Party/Name of Owner |
Name/Address/City/State/Zip Code |
County/Parish |
Material Real
Estate Asset |
|||
Navistar, Inc. |
2701 & 2601 Navistar Dr. Lisle, IL 60532 |
DuPage | Yes | |||
Navistar, Inc. |
500 42nd St Rock Island, IL 61201 |
Rock Island | No | |||
Navistar, Inc. |
5975 Urbana Rd Springfield, OH 45502 |
Clark | Yes | |||
Navistar, Inc. |
2069 Lagonda Ave Springfield, OH 45503 |
Clark | No | |||
Navistar, Inc. |
100 Bishop Way Brookfield, WI 53005 |
Waukesha | Yes | |||
Navistar, Inc. |
6125 Urbana Rd. Springfield, OH 45502 |
Clark | No | |||
Navistar, Inc. |
10400 W. North Ave Melrose Park, IL 60160 |
Cook | No | |||
Navistar, Inc. |
32104 State Road 2 New Carlisle, IN 46552 |
St. Joseph | No | |||
Navistar Big Bore Diesels, LLC |
485 Short Pike Rd Huntsville, AL 35824 |
Madison | No |
Schedule 4.23(b)(ii)
Leases
None.
Schedule 4.23(b)(iii)(B)
Obligations to Sell Material Real Estate Assets
None.
Schedule 4.25
Shy Settlement Agreement
Employers*
Navistar International Corporation
Navistar, Inc.
Navistar Financial Corporation
Navistar Global Operations Corporation (f/k/a Navistar International Export Corporation)
International Truck and Engine Overseas Corporation (f/k/a Navistar International Overseas Corporation)
Navistar Component Holdings, LLC (f/k/a Pure Power Technologies, LLC)
* | Excludes Employers under the Shy Settlement Agreement that have been sold or dissolved |
Principal Properties
OWNER/LESSEE |
ADDRESS |
CITY |
ST |
COUNTY |
||||||
1. | IC Bus of Oklahoma, LLC | 2322 N. Mingo Rd.* | Tulsa | OK | Tulsa | |||||
2. | Navistar Big Bore Diesels, LLC | 485 Short Pike Road | Huntsville | AL | Madison | |||||
3. |
Navistar, Inc.
|
10400 W North Ave. | Melrose Park | IL | Cook | |||||
4. |
6125 Urbana Rd |
Springfield |
OH |
Clark |
||||||
5. | Navistar Defense, LLC | 901 E. Half Mile St.* | West Point | MS | Clay |
* | Indicates leased property |
Shy Restricted Subsidiaries
IC Bus of Oklahoma, LLC
Navistar Big Bore Diesels, LLC
Navistar, Inc.
Navistar Defense, LLC
Schedule 9.1
Notices
Notice Addresses
NAVISTAR, INC.
2701 Navistar Drive
Lisle, IL 60532
Attention: Treasurer
E-mail: Bill.McMenamin@Navistar.com
Attention: Assistant Treasurer
E-mail: anthony.aiello@navistar.com
Attention: Lisa Conlon, Senior Counsel
E-mail: lisa.conlon@navistar.com
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
2701 Navistar Drive
Lisle, IL 60532
Attention: Treasurer
E-mail: Bill.McMenamin@Navistar.com
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail: Curt.Kramer@Navistar.com
In each case, with a copy to:
Paul Hastings LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Maureen Sweeney
Facsimile: 312-499-6109
E-mail: maureensweeney@paulhastings.com
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
Administrative Agents Principal Office and as Lender:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Road
Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor
Newark, DE 19713-2107
Attention: Dan Lougheed
Facsimile: 302-634-4250
Email: dan.p.lougheed@jpmorgan.com
with a copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
383 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10179
Attention: Gene R. Riego de Dios
Facsimile: 212-270-5100
Email: gene.r.riegodedios@jpmorgan.com
EXHIBIT A TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this Assignment ) is dated as of the Assignment Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified below and the Assignee identified below. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Assignment Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (a) the interest in and to all of the Assignors rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto that represents the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of the Assignors outstanding rights and obligations under the facility identified below and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the Transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as the Assigned Interest ). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and the Credit Agreement, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1. | Assignor: | |
2. | Assignee: | |
3. |
Is the Assignee a Lender/an Affiliate of a Lender/a Related Fund? Yes: No: Specify if Yes. |
|
4. | Borrower: Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ). | |
5. | Administrative Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement. | |
6. | Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017, among the Borrower, Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. |
Exhibit A to Credit Agreement
2
7. | Assigned Interest: |
Facility Assigned |
Aggregate Amount of
Tranche B Term Loans for all Lenders |
Amount of Tranche B
Term Loans Assigned 1 |
Percentage Assigned
of Tranche B Term Loans 2 |
|||||||||
Tranche B Term Loans |
$ | $ | % | |||||||||
[ ] 3 |
$ | $ | % |
Assignment Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH DATE SHALL BE THE ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
8. | Notice and Wire Instructions: |
1 | In the case of partial assignments, the amount of Tranche B Term Loans assigned shall not be less than $1,000,000 (other than in the case of assignments of Tranche B Term Loans to any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender or any Related Fund, which are not subject to a minimum assignment amount requirement). |
2 | Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Tranche B Term Loans of all Lenders thereunder. |
3 | In the event any new Class of Loans is established under Section 2.20, 2.21 or 2.22, refer to the Class of Loans assigned. |
Exhibit A to Credit Agreement
The terms set forth in this Assignment are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR] | ||
By: | ||
Title: | ||
ASSIGNEE | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE] | ||
By: | ||
Title: |
[Consented to and] 1 Accepted: |
||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as | ||
Administrative Agent | ||
By: | ||
Title: |
1 | To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. See Section 9.6(c)(ii). |
Annex 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
1. | Representations and Warranties . |
1.1. | Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document delivered pursuant thereto, other than this Assignment (herein collectively the Credit Documents ), (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Credit Document, or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Parent, the Subsidiaries or any other Affiliate of Parent or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Parent, the Subsidiaries or any other Affiliate of Parent or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Credit Document. |
1.2. |
Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it is an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement, (iii) it has experience and expertise in the making of or investing in commitments or loans such as the Assigned Interest, as the case may be, (iv) it will acquire the Assigned Interest for its own account in the ordinary course and without a view to distribution of the Assigned Interest within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other United States federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of Section 9.6 of the Credit Agreement, the disposition of the Assigned Interest or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control), (v) it shall not provide any information obtained by it in its capacity as Lender to Parent, the Borrower or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (vi) from and after the Assignment Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (vii) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision, (viii) attached to this Assignment is any tax documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (ix) if it shall not be a Lender, attached to this Assignment is an |
Annex 1 to Exhibit A
2
Administrative Questionnaire required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at that time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. |
2. | Payments . From and after the Assignment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts that have accrued to but excluding the Assignment Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts that have accrued from and after the Assignment Effective Date. |
3. | General Provisions . This Assignment shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted in accordance with the Credit Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. The fee required to be paid by Section 9.6(d) of the Credit Agreement has been paid in full in cash. This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment by facsimile or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment. This Assignment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York. |
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Annex 1 to Exhibit A
EXHIBIT B TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
CLOSING DATE CERTIFICATE
[DATE]
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:
1. I am a [ ] of Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ).
2. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Parent, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the Credit Documents referred to therein and in my opinion I have made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable me to express an informed opinion as to the matters referred to herein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.
3. Based upon my review and examination described in paragraph 2 above, I certify, in my capacity as a [ ] of Parent and not in my individual capacity, that:
(a) the representations and warranties of each Credit Party set forth in the Credit Documents are true and correct (i) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date hereof, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date;
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from any Credit Extension made by a Lender on the date hereof;
(c) immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, none of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary has outstanding any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness with a principal amount not in excess of $50,000,000 individually), Preferred Stock or preference Capital Stock, other than (i) Indebtedness incurred under the Credit Documents, (ii) Indebtedness under the ABL Loan Documents, (iii) the Convertible Subordinated Notes, (iv) the Senior Notes and the 2021 Senior Notes, (v) Indebtedness under the Cook County Loan Agreement, (vi) Indebtedness under the IFA Loan Agreement, (vii) Indebtedness of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (viii) the Convertible Junior Preference Stock, Series D, of Parent, (ix) the Nonconvertible Junior Preference Stock, Series B, of Parent and (x) the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.1(d) of the Credit Agreement;
(d) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement has been satisfied, except as to matters identified in the Post-Closing Letter Agreement; and
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(e) there exists no pending or threatened litigation or proceeding that involve the Credit Documents or the financing contemplated by the Credit Agreement.
The foregoing certifications are made and delivered as of the date first written above.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, | ||
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Title: [ ] |
Exhibit B to the Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT C TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
1. I am a [ ] 1 of Parent.
2. [The audited consolidated financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement as of the end of and for the Fiscal Year ended [ ], setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with (a) a report and opinion of KPMG LLP 2 required by, and in compliance with, Section 5.1(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement and (b) information historically presented in Exhibit 99.1 of Parents Annual Report on Form 10-K have been filed by Parent with the SEC and are available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. ] [or] [Attached as Schedule I hereto are the audited consolidated financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement as of the end of and for the Fiscal Year ended[ ], setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with (a) a report and opinion of KPMG LLP required by, and in compliance with, Section 5.1(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement and (b) information historically presented in Exhibit 99.1 of Parents Annual Report on Form 10-K.]
[or]
[The consolidated financial statements required by Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement as of the end of and for the Fiscal Quarter ended [ ], setting forth in each case in comparative form, as applicable, the corresponding figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, have been filed by Parent with the SEC and are available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. ] [or] [Attached as Schedule I hereto are the consolidated financial statements required by Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement as of the end of and for the Fiscal Quarter ended [ ].] Such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent and the Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Parent and the Subsidiaries for the periods indicated, in each case in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements), subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments.
1 | Needs to be capacity specified in the definition of the term Financial Officer. |
2 | Or other independent registered public accounting firm of national recognized standing. |
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3. Enclosed with this Compliance Certificate is a completed Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire required by Section 5.1(e) of the Credit Agreement.
4. [Enclosed with this Compliance Certificate is a report delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(i) of the Credit Agreement that summarizes the property damage, machinery breakdown, business interruption and liability insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary.] 3
5. I have reviewed the definition of Certificate-of-Title Statute and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the business conducted by each of the Credit Parties. Based on the foregoing examination, none of the Credit Parties is engaged in the business of leasing any goods that are subject to any Certificate-of-Title Statute and that are of the same kind as any Collateral.
6. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Parent and the Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements. The foregoing examination did not disclose, and I have no actual knowledge of, the existence of any event or condition that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Compliance Certificate, except as set forth in a separate attachment, if any, to this Compliance Certificate, describing in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action that Parent has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect to each such event or condition.
The foregoing certifications are made and delivered on [ ], 20[ ] pursuant to Section 5.1(c) of the Credit Agreement.
3 | To be enclosed with each Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with the delivery of the consolidated financial statements of Parent and the Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement (but not Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement). |
Exhibit C to Credit Agreement
This Compliance Certificate is being signed by the undersigned in [his][her] capacity as a [ ] of Parent and not in [his][her] individual capacity.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit C to Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT D TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
CONVERSION/CONTINUATION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby [irrevocably] 1 notifies the Administrative Agent of the following information with respect to the conversion or continuation requested hereby:
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Type of existing Borrowing to which this request applies: 2
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Principal amount of existing Borrowing to be converted/continued: 3
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Type and principal amount of each new Borrowing resulting from the requested conversion/continuation: 4
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Interest Period of each new Borrowing resulting from the requested conversion/continuation (if applicable): 5
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Effective date of election:
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1 | Applicable only if a conversion to or continuation of a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing and only on or after the Interest Rate Determination Date. |
2 | If a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, specify last day of current Interest Period. |
3 | If different options are being elected with respect to different portions of the existing Borrowing, indicate the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing. |
4 | Base Rate Borrowing or Eurodollar Rate Borrowing. If different options are being elected with respect to different portions of the existing Borrowing, specify type for each resulting new Borrowing. |
5 | Applicable only if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Rate Borrowing, and subject to the definition of Interest Period. If different options are being elected with respect to different portions of the existing Borrowing, specify for each resulting Borrowing. |
Exhibit D to Credit Agreement
Date: [ ], 20[ ] | NAVISTAR, INC. | |||||
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Exhibit D to Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT E TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FUNDING NOTICE
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower desires that Lenders make the following Tranche B Term Loans to the Borrower in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement on [ ], 20[ ] (the Credit Date ):
Tranche B Term Loans | ||||
☐ | Base Rate Loans: | $ [ , , ] | ||
☐ | Eurodollar Rate Loans, with an initial Interest Period of month(s): | $ [ , , ] |
The Borrower hereby certifies that:
(a) the representations and warranties of each Credit Party set forth in the Credit Documents are true and correct (i) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the Credit Date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty was so true and correct on and as of such earlier date; and
(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Credit Extension, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.
Date: [ ], 20[ ] | NAVISTAR, INC. | |||||
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Exhibit E to Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT F TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 6, 2017,
among
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
NAVISTAR, INC.,
CERTAIN OTHER SUBSIDIARIES PARTY HERETO
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I | ||||||
Definitions | ||||||
SECTION 1.01. |
Defined Terms |
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SECTION 1.02. |
Other Defined Terms |
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ARTICLE II | ||||||
Guarantee | ||||||
SECTION 2.01. |
Guarantee |
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SECTION 2.02. |
Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee |
8 | ||||
SECTION 2.03. |
No Limitations |
8 | ||||
SECTION 2.04. |
Reinstatement |
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SECTION 2.05. |
Agreement to Pay; Subrogation |
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SECTION 2.06. |
Information |
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ARTICLE III | ||||||
Pledge of Securities | ||||||
SECTION 3.01. |
Pledge |
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SECTION 3.02. |
Delivery of the Pledged Collateral |
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SECTION 3.03. |
Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 3.04. |
Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests |
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SECTION 3.05. |
Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations |
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SECTION 3.06. |
Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest |
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ARTICLE IV | ||||||
Security Interests in Personal Property | ||||||
SECTION 4.01. |
Security Interest |
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SECTION 4.02. |
Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 4.03. |
Covenants |
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SECTION 4.04. |
Other Actions |
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SECTION 4.05. |
Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral |
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Remedies | ||||||
SECTION 5.01. |
Remedies Upon Default |
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SECTION 5.02. |
Application of Proceeds |
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SECTION 5.03. |
Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property |
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SECTION 5.04. |
Securities Act |
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ARTICLE VI | ||||||
Indemnity, Subrogation and Subordination | ||||||
SECTION 6.01. |
Indemnity and Subrogation |
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SECTION 6.02. |
Contribution and Subrogation |
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SECTION 6.03. |
Subordination |
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ARTICLE VII | ||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||
SECTION 7.01. |
Notices |
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SECTION 7.02. |
Waivers; Amendment |
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SECTION 7.03. |
Collateral Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification |
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SECTION 7.04. |
Survival |
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SECTION 7.05. |
Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 7.06. |
Severability |
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SECTION 7.07. |
Right of Set-Off |
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SECTION 7.08. |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
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SECTION 7.09. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 7.10. |
Headings |
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SECTION 7.11. |
Security Interest Absolute |
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SECTION 7.12. |
Termination or Release |
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SECTION 7.13. |
Additional Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 7.14. |
Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact |
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SECTION 7.15. |
Certain Acknowledgments and Agreements |
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SECTION 7.16. |
ABL Collateral |
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SECTION 7.17. |
Collateral Modification |
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SECTION 7.18. |
Certain Restrictions |
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Schedules |
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Schedule I |
Subsidiary Credit Parties |
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Schedule II |
Pledged Capital Stock; Pledged Debt Securities |
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Schedule III |
Intellectual Property |
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Schedule IV |
Commercial Tort Claims |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit I |
Form of Supplement |
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Exhibit II |
Form of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement |
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Exhibit III |
Form of Copyright Security Agreement |
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT dated as of November 6, 2017 (this Agreement ), among NAVISTAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), certain other SUBSIDIARIES from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ( JPMCB ), as Collateral Agent.
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among the Borrower, Parent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. The Tranche B Term Lenders (capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement and Section 1.02 below) have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Tranche B Term Lenders to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Credit Parties (other than the Borrower) are Affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms . (a) Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein, provided that each term defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified therein. The term instrument shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.
(b) The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .
SECTION 1.02. Other Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
ABL Collateral has the meaning assigned to the term Collateral as defined in, and as supplemented by the designation of additional Designated Parts Locations for such Collateral and additional Pledged Accounts in accordance with the terms of, the ABL Security Agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date, but (a) excluding therefrom any assets that, under the terms of the ABL Security Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or as amended from time to time, are expressly stated to be excluded from, or no longer included in, the definition of such term, but only upon such assets ceasing to constitute Collateral as so defined, and (b) disregarding in the definition thereof any reference to any Proceeds (other than insurance proceeds and
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products thereof and, solely to the extent such Proceeds are in the form of assets of the Borrower set forth in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(vi) of Article II of the ABL Security Agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date, other Proceeds thereof).
ABL Pledged Accounts has the meaning assigned to the term Pledged Accounts as defined in, and as supplemented by the designation of additional Pledged Accounts in accordance with the terms of, the ABL Security Agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date.
ABL Representative has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Cooperation Agreement, and shall include any Person appointed by such ABL Representative as its agent or sub-agent.
ABL Secured Parties has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Cooperation Agreement.
ABL Security Agreement means the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of August 17, 2012, (as reaffirmed by the Reaffirmation Agreement to Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of August 4, 2017) between the Borrower and the ABL Representative.
Account Debtor means any Person that is or may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Article 9 Collateral has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.
Borrower has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Collateral means Article 9 Collateral and Pledged Collateral (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if, to the extent and for so long as any asset constitutes an Excluded Asset, does not include such Excluded Asset).
Collateral Questionnaire means the Collateral Questionnaire dated the Closing Date delivered by Parent and the Borrower to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 3.1(d) of the Credit Agreement.
Contributing Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
Copyright License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that such other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.
Copyrights means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States of America or any other country, whether as
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author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office or any similar office in any other country, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth next to its name on Schedule III.
Credit Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Credit Parties means Parent and the Subsidiary Credit Parties.
Excluded Asset means (a) the Excluded Capital Stock (including any Shy Restricted Capital Stock); (b) any Shy Restricted Indebtedness; (c) any Shy Restricted Property Asset and any other real property (other than Material Real Estate Assets); (d) any ABL Collateral, but only if, to the extent and for so long as the ABL Representative (for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties) shall have a legal, valid and perfected security interest in such ABL Collateral in accordance with applicable law; (e) any lease, license, contract or agreement that relates to a Health-Care Insurance Receivable or a General Intangible and to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of the Security Interest therein would constitute or result in the unenforceability of any right, title or interest of any Grantor in, or a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such lease, license, contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided that, to the extent severable, any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified above, including any Proceeds of such lease, license, contract or agreement, shall not constitute an Excluded Asset; (f) any Excluded Promissory Note; (g) any asset if, to the extent and for so long as the Security Interest may not be granted therein as a matter of applicable law; (h) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent perfection of the Security Interest therein may be accomplished by filing of financing statements in appropriate form in the applicable jurisdiction under the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction; (i) any fixed or capital asset subject to a Lien securing a Capitalized Lease Obligation of any Grantor or any Purchase-Money Collateral (other than Inventory) subject to a Lien securing any Purchase-Money Obligation of any Grantor (in each case, only if such Capitalized Lease Obligation or such PurchaseMoney Obligation, and such Lien, are each permitted under the Credit Agreement), in each case, if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of the Security Interest on such fixed or capital assets or such Purchase-Money Collateral would constitute or result in a breach of, or a default under, the definitive documentation creating such Liens; (j) any intent to use trademark application for which a statement of use has not been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, but only to the extent that the grant of the Security Interest would invalidate such trademark application; (k) the Excluded Deposit Accounts; (l) any deferred Taxes, prepaid expenses and goodwill, as such terms are defined under GAAP; and (m) any asset if, to the extent and for so long as the Collateral Agent, in consultation with Parent, determines such asset to be an Excluded Asset hereunder on the basis that the cost of creating or perfecting pledges or security interests in such asset is excessive in
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view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom; provided that Excluded Assets shall not include any Proceeds, products, substitutions or replacements of an Excluded Asset (unless such Proceeds, products, substitutions or replacements would otherwise constitute an Excluded Asset).
Excluded Capital Stock has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
Excluded Deposit Accounts means (a) any deposit account the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, solely for the payment of salaries and wages, workers compensation, taxes and similar expenses, (b) any deposit account or securities account the funds or financial assets in which consist solely of funds held by any Credit Party in a bona fide trust for any director, officer or employee of Parent or any Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan maintained by Parent or any Subsidiary, (c) the ABL Pledged Accounts, (d) any deposit account that is used for solely for the purpose of holding cash that serves solely as collateral or security under any letter of credit or other obligation permitted under the Credit Agreement to the extent the applicable Lien is permitted under Section 6.1(f)(ii) of the Credit Agreement or under clause (d), (e), (k), (l), (r) or (s) of the definition of Permitted Liens in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement and (e) deposit accounts the daily balance in which does not at any time exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts for a period of more than three (3) consecutive Business Days.
Excluded Promissory Notes has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
Federal Securities Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.
Grantors means Parent, the Borrower and each Guarantor Subsidiary.
Guarantors means Parent and each Guarantor Subsidiary.
Guarantor Subsidiary means each Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) party hereto (including any such Subsidiary becoming a party hereto after the Closing Date pursuant to a Supplement).
Intellectual Property means all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, software and databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related documentation, registrations and franchises, and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing or used in connection with, any of the foregoing.
Intellectual Property Security Agreements has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(b).
JPMCB has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
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License means any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other license or sublicense agreement to which any Grantor is a party, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth next to its name on Schedule III.
MIA Receivables means any Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Investment Property, Instruments, Payment Intangibles, Letter-of-Credit Rights and any other rights or claims to receive money generated from the sale of Article 9 Collateral and related assets sold pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of any Master Intercompany Agreement.
Navistar Canada means Navistar Canada, Inc., an Ontario corporation.
New York UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.
Obligations means (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i) the principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of Parent and the Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of Parent and each Guarantor Subsidiary, in each case under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).
Parent has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Part means an accessory, appurtenance or part of a vehicle (including trucks, buses and RVs), chassis, trailer or engine, or other Good, in each case, that is to be installed, used or attached, is capable of being installed, used or attached, or intended to be installed, used or attached at a later time, on or in a vehicle (including trucks, buses and RVs), chassis, trailer or engine (including, without limitation, engines, engine parts, electrical components, cabs, kits for engine repair, brakes, turbochargers, suspension parts, transmissions, axles, drivelines, and replacement parts); provided that Parts does not include vehicles (including trucks, buses and RVs), chassis or trailers themselves.
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Parts Inventory has the meaning assigned to the term Parts Inventory as defined in the ABL Security Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.
Patent License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent now or hereafter owned by any other Person, or that any other Person now or hereafter otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.
Patents means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all letters patent of the United States of America or the equivalent thereof in any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof and all applications for letters patent of the United States of America or the equivalent thereof in any other country, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth next to its name on Schedule III, and (b) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.
Pledged Capital Stock has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
Pledged Collateral has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
Pledged Debt Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
Pledged Securities means any promissory notes, stock certificates, unit certificates, limited or unlimited liability membership certificates or other certificated securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.
Secured Parties means (a) the Lenders, (b) the Agents (including former Agents, as applicable), (c) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Credit Party under any Credit Document, (d) each other Person to whom any Obligation is owed and (e) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.
Security Interest has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).
Shy Restricted Assets means the Shy Restricted Capital Stock, the Shy Restricted Indebtedness and the Shy Restricted Property Assets.
Shy Restricted Capital Stock means shares of capital stock in any Shy Restricted Subsidiary owned by Parent or a Shy Restricted Subsidiary.
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Shy Restricted Indebtedness means indebtedness for borrowed money issued by any Shy Restricted Subsidiary and owned by Parent or any Shy Restricted Subsidiary.
Shy Restricted Property Assets means any real property or fixtures constituting a Shy Principal Property (as such definition is in effect on the Closing Date on the basis of the Shy Settlement Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date).
Shy Restricted Subsidiary means a Restricted Subsidiary as defined in the Shy Settlement Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date.
Subsidiary Credit Parties means (a) the Subsidiaries identified on Schedule I (including the Borrower) and (b) each other Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
Supplement means an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, or any other form mutually agreed upon by the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.
Trademark License means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any other Person, or that any other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.
Trademarks means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and all extensions or renewals thereof, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth next to its name on Schedule III.
Used Truck Inventory has the meaning assigned to the term Used Truck Inventory as defined in the ABL Security Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.
ARTICLE II
Guarantee
SECTION 2.01. Guarantee . Each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, jointly with the other Guarantors and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance of the Obligations (other than, in the case of any Subsidiary Credit Party, any Obligations of
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Parent). Each Guarantor further agrees that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, or amended or modified, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any extension, renewal, amendment or modification of any Obligation. Each Guarantor waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrower or any other Credit Party of any of the Obligations, and also waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, notice of acceptance of its guarantee hereunder and notice of protest for nonpayment.
SECTION 2.02. Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee . Each Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any right to require that any resort be had by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to any security held for the payment of the Obligations or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party in favor of the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any other Person. Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee hereunder is continuing in nature and applies to all Obligations (other than, in the case of any guarantee by any Subsidiary Credit Party, any Obligations of Parent), whether currently existing or hereafter incurred.
SECTION 2.03. No Limitations . (a) Except for termination or release of a Guarantors obligations hereunder as provided in Section 7.12, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation (other than as set forth in Section 7.18), impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of the Obligations, or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (i) the failure of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy under the provisions of any Credit Document or otherwise; (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Credit Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this Agreement; (iii) the release of any security held by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party for any of the Obligations; (iv) any default, failure or delay, wilful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Obligations; or (v) any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the payment in full in cash of all the Obligations (it being understood and agreed that if any payment in cash shall have been made by the Credit Parties in respect of any Obligations, then, subject to Section 2.04, the amount of the Obligations outstanding and guaranteed hereunder shall be reduced to the extent of the amount of such payment)). Each Guarantor expressly authorizes the Secured Parties to take and hold security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, to exchange, waive or release any or all
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such security (with or without consideration), to enforce or apply such security and direct the order and manner of any sale thereof in their sole discretion or to release or substitute any one or more other guarantors or obligors upon or in respect of the Obligations, all without affecting the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower or any other Credit Party or the unenforceability of the Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower or any other Credit Party, other than the payment in full in cash of all the Obligations (it being understood and agreed that if any payment in cash shall have been made by the Credit Parties in respect of any Obligations, then, subject to Section 2.04, the amount of the Obligations outstanding and guaranteed hereunder shall be reduced to the extent of the amount of such payment). The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Obligations, make any other accommodation with the Borrower or any other Credit Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrower or any other Credit Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Borrower or any other Credit Party, as the case may be, or any security.
SECTION 2.04. Reinstatement . Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any other Credit Party or otherwise.
SECTION 2.05. Agreement to Pay; Subrogation . In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Borrower or any other Credit Party to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Collateral Agent for distribution to the applicable Secured Parties in cash the amount of such unpaid Obligation (other than, in the case of any Subsidiary Credit Party, if such unpaid Obligation is an Obligation of Parent). Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Collateral Agent as provided above, all rights of such Guarantor against the Borrower or any other Credit Party arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subject to Article VI.
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SECTION 2.06. Information . Each Guarantor (a) assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrowers and each other Credit Partys financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and (b) agrees that none of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties will have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.
ARTICLE III
Pledge of Securities
SECTION 3.01. Pledge . As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations (other than, in the case of pledges and security interests granted by any Subsidiary Credit Party, any Obligation of Parent), each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantors right, title and interest in, to and under (a)(i) the shares of Capital Stock now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including those set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) all certificates and any other instruments representing all such Capital Stock (collectively, the Pledged Capital Stock ), provided that the Pledged Capital Stock shall not include (A) subject to clause (F) below, more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock of any CFC or any CFC Holding Company or any certificate or any other instrument representing the portion of such issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock that is so excluded, (B) any Shy Restricted Capital Stock or any certificate or any other instrument representing any Shy Restricted Capital Stock, (C) any Capital Stock in any Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary or any certificate or any other instrument representing any such Capital Stock if, for so long as and to the extent its Organizational Documents or any related joint venture, shareholders or similar agreement prohibits or restricts such pledge without the consent of any Person other than Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent, (D) any Capital Stock in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a Captive Insurance Company or any certificate or any other instrument representing any such Capital Stock, (E) any Capital Stock in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any certificate or any other instrument representing any such Capital Stock if, for so long as and to the extent the pledge of such Capital Stock is prohibited or restricted under the definitive agreements or instruments governing Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness owing to Parent or an Affiliate of Parent) of such Person existing on the Closing Date, (F) any Capital Stock in Navistar Canada or any certificate or any other instrument representing any such Capital Stock and (G) any Capital Stock in any Person set forth in Schedule 1.1(a) of the Credit Agreement or any certificate or any other instrument representing any such Capital Stock (the Capital Stock and all certificates or other instruments representing such Capital Stock so excluded under clause (A) through (G) above being collectively referred to herein as the Excluded Capital Stock ); (b)(i) the debt securities (other than any Shy Restricted Indebtedness) now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) the promissory notes and any
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other instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the Pledged Debt Securities ), provided that Pledged Debt Securities shall not include any promissory note owned by any Grantor (and all the obligors under which are Persons other than Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) if, to the extent and for so long as such promissory note contains a transfer provision restricting the creation of a security interest therein or requiring the consent of the obligor or obligors thereunder to the creation of such security interest (other than to the extent that any such provision or requirement would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity) (the promissory notes so excluded are collectively referred to herein as the Excluded Promissory Notes ); (c) all other property evidencing such Pledged Capital Stock or such Pledged Debt Securities that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01 and Section 3.02; (d) subject to Section 3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (e) subject to Section 3.06, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above; and (f) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above being collectively referred to as the Pledged Collateral ). For the avoidance doubt, if, to the extent and for so long as any asset constitutes an Excluded Asset, Pledged Collateral, Pledged Capital Stock and Pledged Debt Securities shall not include any such Excluded Asset (and all representations hereunder with respect to Pledged Collateral, Pledged Capital Stock and Pledged Debt Securities (or, in each case, any portion thereof) and all covenants hereunder (other than those set forth in Section 7.16) to deliver, provide notice with respect to or take any other action with respect to Pledged Collateral, Pledged Capital Stock and Pledged Debt Securities (or, in each case, any portion thereof) shall not apply to any asset if, to the extent and for so long as such asset constitutes an Excluded Asset).
SECTION 3.02. Delivery of the Pledged Collateral . (a) Each Grantor agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent any and all Pledged Securities (other than promissory notes and other evidences of Indebtedness of any Person in a principal amount of less than $2,500,000) (i) promptly after the date hereof, in the case of any such Pledged Securities owned by such Grantor on the date hereof, and (ii) promptly after the acquisition thereof (and, in any event, as required under the Credit Agreement), in the case of any such Pledged Securities acquired by such Grantor after the date hereof.
(b) Each Grantor will cause all Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than any Shy Restricted Indebtedness) owed to such Grantor by Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary to be evidenced by the Intercompany Note that is delivered to the Collateral Agent.
(c) Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, any Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by undated stock powers or other undated instruments of transfer duly executed by the applicable Grantor in blank or such other instruments and documents as
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the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities after the date hereof shall be accompanied by a supplement to Schedule II describing such Pledged Securities, provided that failure to deliver such supplement shall not affect the validity of the pledge of any Pledged Securities.
SECTION 3.03. Representations and Warranties . The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as of the Closing Date that:
(a) Schedule II sets forth, as of the Closing Date, a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all the Pledged Capital Stock owned by such Grantor and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Capital Stock of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Capital Stock owned by such Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities (other than promissory notes and other evidences of Indebtedness of any Person constituting Collateral in a principal amount of less than $2,500,000) owned by such Grantor;
(b) the Pledged Capital Stock and Pledged Debt Securities have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Capital Stock, are fully paid and nonassessable (if applicable) and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt Securities, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; provided that the foregoing representations, insofar as they relate to the Pledged Debt Securities issued by a Person other than Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, are made to the knowledge of the Grantors;
(c) each of the Grantors has the organizational power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done;
(d) no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other Person is or will be required for the validity of the pledge of the Pledged Collateral effected hereby (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect), except to the extent that failure to obtain such consent or approval could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(e) by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors and the Collateral Agent of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement and when the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements prepared by the Collateral Agent based upon the information provided by the Grantors are duly filed (and applicable fees paid), the Collateral Agent will obtain a legal, valid and perfected first priority (subject to Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement) lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations (other than, in the case of any such Pledged Securities of any Subsidiary Credit Party, any Obligation of Parent) under the laws of the United States.
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SECTION 3.04. Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests . Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that to the extent any interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled now or in the future by any Grantor and pledged hereunder is a security within the meaning of Article 8 of the New York UCC and is governed by Article 8 of the New York UCC, such interest shall be promptly certificated and shall at all times hereafter continue to be such a security and represented by such certificate. Each Grantor further acknowledges and agrees that with respect to any interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled now or in the future by such Grantor and pledged hereunder that is not a security within the meaning of Article 8 of the New York UCC, such Grantor shall at no time elect to treat any such interest as a security within the meaning of Article 8 of the New York UCC, nor shall such interest be represented by a certificate, unless such Grantor provides prompt written notification to the Collateral Agent of such election and such interest is thereafter represented by a certificate that is promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
SECTION 3.05. Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations . The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent has given the Grantors five Business Days prior written notice of its intent to exercise its right to so hold the Pledged Securities, in its own name as pledgee or in the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent). Each Grantor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any material written notices received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Grantor. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, after the Collateral Agent has given five Business Days prior written notice to the Grantors, the Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any reasonable purpose consistent with this Agreement.
SECTION 3.06. Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest . (a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have provided five Business Days prior written notice to the Grantors that their rights under this Section 3.06 are being suspended prior to suspending such rights:
(i) each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that would violate this Agreement or any other Credit Document;
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(ii) the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section; and
(iii) each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Collateral, provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Capital Stock or Pledged Debt Securities, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Capital Stock of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral (except if, to the extent and for so long as such noncash dividend, interest, principal or other distribution constitutes an Excluded Asset) and, if received by any Grantor and required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsements, stock or note powers and other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent).
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Grantors of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section, all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section shall be held for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsements, stock powers or other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property, shall be held as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section and that remain in such account.
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(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Grantors of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section, all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers, provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Requisite Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, all rights vested in the Collateral Agent pursuant to this paragraph shall cease, and the Grantors shall have the voting and consensual rights and powers they would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section shall be in effect.
(d) Any notice given by the Collateral Agent to the Grantors suspending their rights under paragraph (a) of this Section (i) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing, (ii) may be given to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights and powers of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) in part without suspending all such rights or powers (as specified by the Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Collateral Agents right to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights and powers so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
ARTICLE IV
Security Interests in Personal Property
SECTION 4.01. Security Interest . (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations (other than, in the case of Security Interests granted by any Subsidiary Credit Party, any Obligation of Parent), each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the Security Interest ) in all right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in, or to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the Article 9 Collateral ):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
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(iii) all Money and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xi) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xii) all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described on Schedule IV, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time (it being understood that such Schedule IV shall be deemed supplemented by any reference to any Commercial Tort Claim (and the description thereof) contained in a Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(e) of the Credit Agreement, in the same form as such reference and description are set forth on such Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire).
(xiii) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, to the extent and for so long as any asset or property is an Excluded Asset, the Security Interest granted under this Section shall not attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall not include, such asset (it being understood that (A) the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or any portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion thereof) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset) and (B) all representations hereunder with respect to Article 9 Collateral (or any portion thereof) and all covenants hereunder (other than those set forth in Section 7.16) to deliver, provide notice with respect to or take any other action with respect to Article 9 Collateral (or any portion thereof) shall not apply to any asset or property if, to the extent and for so long as such asset or property constitutes an Excluded Asset).
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, automatically upon the sale of any Receivables and related assets, if any, pursuant to a Master Intercompany Agreement, the Security Interests in such Receivables and related assets, if any, granted hereunder shall be immediately released and such sold Receivables and related assets, if
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any, shall not be part of the Article 9 Collateral or the Collateral, provided that such release shall not be in derogation or limitation of any rights in any other Article 9 Collateral, including Article 9 Collateral described in clause (a)(i) above (and such release shall be deemed to be in exchange for Article 9 Collateral described in clause (a)(i) above).
(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral by any description which the Collateral Agent determines reasonably approximates the description contained in this Agreement and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request.
The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(c) The Security Interest and the security interest granted pursuant to Article III are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
SECTION 4.02. Representations and Warranties . The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:
(a) Each Grantor has good and valid rights in or title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant the Security Interest, (i) except for (A) minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes and (B) Liens permitted by Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has full organizational power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained and except to the extent that failure to obtain such consent or approval could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) The Collateral Questionnaire has been duly prepared, completed and executed and the information set forth therein, including the exact legal name of each Grantor, is correct and complete as of the Closing Date. The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations prepared by the Collateral Agent based upon the information provided to the Collateral Agent in the Collateral Questionnaire for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedules 2A and 2B to the Collateral Questionnaire (or specified by notice from Parent and the Borrower to the Collateral Agent after the Closing Date in the case of filings, recordings or registrations required by Section 5.9, 5.10 or 5.11 of the Credit Agreement), are all the filings, recordings and registrations (other than filings required to be made in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights) that are necessary to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions. A Patent and Trademark Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit II hereto, and a Copyright Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit III hereto (such agreements being collectively referred to herein as the Intellectual Property Security Agreements ), in each case containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered Patents, United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending) and United States registered Copyrights or exclusive Copyright Licenses, as applicable, and executed by each Grantor owning any such Article 9 Collateral, have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and exclusive Copyright Licenses in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than such actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and exclusive Copyright Licenses (or registration or recordation or application for registration or recordation thereof) acquired or developed after the Closing Date and filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements).
(c) The Security Interest constitutes a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than Liens permitted under Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement that have priority as a matter of law.
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(d) Schedule III sets forth, as of October 27, 2017, a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all Patents that have been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (ii) all Copyrights that have been registered with the United States Copyright Office, (iii) all Trademarks that have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending, and (iv) all exclusive Copyright Licenses under which such Grantor is a licensee, in each case truly and completely specifying the name of the registered owner, title, type or mark, registration or application number, expiration date (if already registered) or filing date, a brief description thereof and, if applicable, the licensee and licensor.
(e) Schedule IV sets forth, as of the Closing Date, a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or a counterclaim has been filed by such Grantor, seeking damages in an amount reasonably estimated to exceed $2,500,000, including a summary description of such claim.
SECTION 4.03. Covenants . (a) Each Grantor shall, at its own expense, take any and all actions commercially reasonably necessary to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all Persons, except (i) with respect to Article 9 Collateral that such Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment is no longer necessary or beneficial to the conduct of such Grantors business or (ii) to the extent not required under the Credit Agreement, and to defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not permitted pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Subject to the terms of the Credit Documents, each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments, financing statements, agreements and documents and take all such other actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and Taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing and recording of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith. Each Grantor will provide to the Collateral Agent, from time to time promptly following reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Subject to the limitation on inspection rights and reimbursement obligations in the Credit Agreement (including Section 5.6(b) thereof), the Collateral Agent and such Persons as the Collateral Agent may reasonably designate shall have the right, at the Grantors own cost and expense, to inspect the Article 9 Collateral, all records related thereto (and to make extracts and copies from such records) and the
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premises upon which any of the Article 9 Collateral is located, to discuss the Grantors affairs with the officers of the Grantors and their independent accountants ( provided that the applicable Grantor shall be given the opportunity to be present during any discussions between the Collateral Agent (or any of its agents) and such Grantors independent accountants) and to verify under reasonable procedures, in accordance with Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, the validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Article 9 Collateral, including, in the case of Accounts or Article 9 Collateral in the possession of any third party, by contacting, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and five Business Days prior written notice to the Grantors, Account Debtors or the third party possessing such Article 9 Collateral for the purpose of making such a verification. The Collateral Agent shall have the absolute right to share any information it gains from such inspection or verification with any Secured Party (it being acknowledged that such Secured Party may be subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such information, including pursuant to Section 9.17 of the Credit Agreement).
(d) At its option, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due Taxes, assessments, charges, fees and Liens at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral that are not permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents and within a reasonable amount of time after the Collateral Agent has requested that it do so, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent promptly following written demand for any payment made or any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization to the extent such expenses are reimbursable under the Credit Agreement, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to Taxes, assessments, charges, fees and Liens and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Credit Documents.
(e) Each Grantor shall remain liable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance in accordance with and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement.
(f) None of the Grantors shall make or permit to be made any transfer of the Article 9 Collateral in violation of the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(g) None of the Grantors will, without the Collateral Agents prior written consent, grant any extension of the time of payment of any Accounts included in the Article 9 Collateral, compromise, compound or settle the same for less than the full
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amount thereof, release, wholly or partly, any Person liable for the payment thereof or allow any credit or discount whatsoever thereon during the continuance of an Event of Default, other than extensions, compromises, settlements, releases, credits or discounts granted or made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with its current practices or otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(h) The Grantors, at their own expense, shall maintain or cause to be maintained insurance covering physical loss or damage to their assets in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 5.8 of the Credit Agreement. Each Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Grantors true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. In the event that any Grantor at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required hereby or to pay any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Collateral Agent may, with five Business Days prior written notice to the Grantors, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Grantors hereunder or any Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable attorneys fees, court costs, out-of-pocket expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, promptly following written demand (including documentation reasonably supporting such request), by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Obligations secured hereby.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Grantor shall be required to file or record this Agreement, any Intellectual Property Security Agreement or any memorandum thereof or any instrument, financing statement, agreement or any other document necessary to perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby with any Governmental Authority outside of the United States.
SECTION 4.04. Other Actions . In order to further insure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce, the Security Interest, each Grantor agrees, in each case at such Grantors own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Article 9 Collateral:
(a) Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper . If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments or Tangible Chattel Paper included in Article 9 Collateral (other than any Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper, in each case with a face amount of less than $2,500,000 individually), such Grantor shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
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(b) Electronic Chattel Paper and Transferable Records . If any Grantor at any time holds or acquires an interest in any Electronic Chattel Paper or any transferable record, as such term is defined in Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, and such interest is included in Article 9 Collateral and valued at $2,500,000 or more, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, at the request of the Collateral Agent, shall take such action as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to vest in the Collateral Agent control under Section 9-105 of the New York UCC of such Electronic Chattel Paper or control under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect in such jurisdiction, of such transferable record. The Collateral Agent agrees with such Grantor that the Collateral Agent will arrange, pursuant to procedures reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor and so long as such procedures will not result in the Collateral Agents loss of control, for the Grantor to make alterations to the Electronic Chattel Paper or transferable record permitted under Section 9-105 of the New York UCC or, as the case may be, Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for a party in control to allow without loss of control, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after taking into account any action by such Grantor with respect to such Electronic Chattel Paper or transferable record.
(c) Deposit Accounts . Subject to the Post-Closing Letter Agreement, for each Deposit Account that any Grantor at any time opens or maintains, such Grantor shall promptly thereafter cause the depositary bank to agree to comply with instructions from the Collateral Agent to such depositary bank directing the disposition of funds from time to time credited to such Deposit Account, without further consent of such Grantor, pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent agrees with each Grantor that the Collateral Agent shall not give any such instructions or withhold any withdrawal rights from any Grantor unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, after giving effect to any withdrawal would occur. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to (i) any Deposit Account for which any Grantor, the depositary bank and the Collateral Agent have entered into a cash collateral agreement specially negotiated among such Grantor, the depositary bank and the Collateral Agent for the specific purpose set forth therein, (ii) unless otherwise reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, Deposit Accounts for which the Collateral Agent is the depository bank and (iii) the Excluded Deposit Accounts.
(d) Investment Property . Except to the extent otherwise provided in Article III, if any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any certificated securities included in Pledged Collateral or Article 9 Collateral, such Grantor shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such undated instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time specify. If any securities
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included in Pledged Collateral or Article 9 Collateral now or hereafter acquired by any Grantor are uncertificated and are issued to such Grantor or its nominee directly by the issuer thereof, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, at the Collateral Agents request and option, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor, either promptly (i) cause the issuer to agree to comply with instructions from the Collateral Agent as to such securities, without further consent of any Grantor or such nominee, or (ii) arrange for the Collateral Agent to become the registered owner of the securities. If any securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, or other investment property (in each case, included in Pledged Collateral or Article 9 Collateral) now or hereafter acquired by any Grantor are held by such Grantor or its nominee through a securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, at the Collateral Agents reasonable request and option, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, either promptly (i) cause such securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, as the case may be, to agree to comply with entitlement orders or other instructions from the Collateral Agent to such securities intermediary as to such security entitlements or to apply any value distributed on account of any commodity contract as directed by the Collateral Agent to such commodity intermediary, as the case may be, in each case without further consent of any Grantor, such nominee, or any other Person, or (ii) in the case of Financial Assets or other Investment Property held through a securities intermediary, arrange for the Collateral Agent to become the entitlement holder with respect to such Investment Property, with the Grantor being permitted, only with the consent of the Collateral Agent, to exercise rights to withdraw or otherwise deal with such Investment Property. The Collateral Agent agrees with each of the Grantors that the Collateral Agent shall not give any such entitlement orders or instructions or directions to any such issuer, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, and shall not withhold its consent to the exercise of any withdrawal or dealing rights by any Grantor, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, after giving effect to any such investment and withdrawal rights, would occur. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to Financial Assets or other Investment Property credited to securities accounts for which the Collateral Agent is the securities intermediary, unless otherwise reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.
(e) Letter-of-Credit Rights . In the event any Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(e) of the Credit Agreement or any Supplement shall set forth any Letter-of-Credit Right with a face amount of $2,500,000 or more and that is included in Article 9 Collateral and is not a Supporting Obligation with respect to any of the Collateral, the applicable Credit Party, at the request and option of the Collateral Agent, shall, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor, either (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the issuer and any confirmer of such letter of credit to consent to an assignment to the Collateral Agent of the proceeds of any drawing under such letter of credit or (ii)
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use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the Collateral Agent to become the transferee beneficiary of such letter of credit, with the Collateral Agent agreeing, in each case, that the proceeds of any drawing under such letter of credit are to be paid to the applicable Grantor unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 4.05. Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral . (a) Except as otherwise determined in its reasonable business judgment, each Grantor agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts not to do any act or omit to do any act whereby any Patent included in Article 9 Collateral and material to the conduct of the business of Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries may become invalidated or dedicated to the public (except as a result of expiration of such Patent at the end of its statutory term), and agrees that it shall continue to mark any products covered by any such Patent with the relevant patent number as necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its maximum rights under applicable patent laws.
(b) Except as otherwise determined in its reasonable business judgment, each Grantor will use commercially reasonable efforts, for each Trademark included in Article 9 Collateral and material to the conduct of the business of Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries, (i) to maintain such Trademark in full force free from any valid claim of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) to maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) if registered, to display such Trademark with notice of Federal or foreign registration to the extent necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its maximum rights under applicable law and (iv) to not knowingly use or knowingly permit the use of such Trademark in violation of any third party rights to the extent such use could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as otherwise determined in its reasonable business judgment, each Grantor will, for each work covered by a Copyright included in Article 9 Collateral and material to the conduct of the business of Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries, use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to publish, reproduce, display, adopt and distribute the work with appropriate copyright notice as necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve its maximum rights under applicable copyright laws.
(d) Within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, each Grantor shall notify the Collateral Agent of (i) any Patent, Trademark or Copyright included in Article 9 Collateral and material to the conduct of the business of Parent, the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries that may have become abandoned, lost or dedicated to the public and (ii) any materially adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any court or similar office of any country) regarding such Grantors ownership of any such Patent, Trademark or Copyright its right to register the same or its right to keep and maintain the same.
(e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall, upon request of the Collateral Agent, use its reasonable
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efforts to obtain all requisite consents or approvals by the licensor of each Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License under which such Grantor is a licensee to effect the assignment of all such Grantors right, title and interest thereunder to the Collateral Agent or its designee.
ARTICLE V
Remedies
SECTION 5.01. Remedies Upon Default . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor agrees to deliver each item of tangible Collateral to the Collateral Agent on demand, and it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to take any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, on demand, to cause the Security Interest to become an assignment, transfer and conveyance of any of or all such Article 9 Collateral by the applicable Grantors to the Collateral Agent, or to license or sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, any such Article 9 Collateral throughout the world on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Collateral Agent shall determine (other than in violation of any then existing licensing arrangements to the extent that waivers cannot be obtained), and (b) with or without legal process and with or without prior notice or demand for performance, to take possession of the Article 9 Collateral and without liability for trespass to such Grantor to enter any premises where the Article 9 Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the Article 9 Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law, provided that the Collateral Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to or promptly after such exercise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any brokers board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal that such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.
The Collateral Agent shall give the applicable Grantors 10 days prior written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the
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Collateral Agents intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a brokers board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. In the event of a foreclosure or similar enforcement action by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition (including pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or any other applicable section of the Bankruptcy Code), the Collateral Agent (or any Lender, except with respect to a credit bid pursuant to Section 363(k), Section 1129(b)(2)(a)(ii) or any other applicable section of the Bankruptcy Code) may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities) shall be entitled, upon instructions from the Requisite Lenders, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold or licensed at any such sale or other disposition, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale or other disposition. For purposes hereof, a written binding agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.
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SECTION 5.02. Application of Proceeds . The Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash, as follows:
FIRST, to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger and any other Agent in connection with such collection or sale or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any of the Obligations, including all court costs and the fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document on behalf of any Grantor and any other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Credit Document, in each case to the extent reimbursable under the Credit Agreement;
SECOND, to the payment in full of all the Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the amounts of the Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution); and
THIRD, to the Grantors, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
The Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Collateral Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.
SECTION 5.03. Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property . For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, the right to prosecute and maintain all such Intellectual Property and the right to sue for infringement of such Intellectual Property. The use of such license by the Collateral Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Collateral Agent, only upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Grantors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default.
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SECTION 5.04. Securities Act. In view of the position of the Grantors in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the Federal Securities Laws ) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Grantor understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Grantor recognizes that in light of such restrictions and limitations the Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Collateral, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws or, to the extent applicable, Blue Sky or other state securities laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of this Section will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.
ARTICLE VI
Indemnity, Subrogation and Subordination
SECTION 6.01. Indemnity and Subrogation . In addition to all such rights of indemnity and subrogation as the Guarantors may have under applicable law (but subject to Section 6.03), the Borrower agrees that (a) in the event a payment in respect of any Obligation shall be made by any Guarantor under this Agreement, the Borrower shall indemnify such Guarantor for the full amount of such payment and such Guarantor shall
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be subrogated to the rights of the Person to whom such payment shall have been made to the extent of such payment and (b) in the event any assets of any Grantor (other than the Borrower) shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement or any other Collateral Document to satisfy in whole or in part any Obligation, the Borrower shall indemnify such Grantor in an amount equal to the greater of the book value and the fair market value of the assets so sold.
SECTION 6.02. Contribution and Subrogation . Each Guarantor and Grantor (a Contributing Party ) agrees (subject to Section 6.03) that, in the event a payment shall be made by any other Guarantor hereunder in respect of any Obligation or assets of any other Grantor (other than the Borrower) shall be sold pursuant to any Collateral Document to satisfy any Obligation and such other Guarantor or Grantor (the Claiming Party ) shall not have been fully indemnified by the Borrower as provided in Section 6.01, the Contributing Party shall indemnify the Claiming Party in an amount equal to the amount of such payment or the greater of the book value and the fair market value of such assets, as the case may be, in each case multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the net worth of the Contributing Party on the date hereof and the denominator shall be the aggregate net worth of all the Guarantors and Grantors on the date hereof (or, in the case of any Guarantor or Grantor becoming a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.13, the date of the supplement hereto executed and delivered by such Guarantor or Grantor); provided that in the event the Claiming Party shall be Parent, none of the Subsidiary Credit Parties shall have any obligation to indemnify Parent pursuant to this paragraph. Any Contributing Party making any payment to a Claiming Party pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall (subject to Section 6.03) be subrogated to the rights of such Claiming Party under Section 6.01 to the extent of such payment.
SECTION 6.03. Subordination . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all rights of the Guarantors and Grantors under Sections 6.01 and 6.02 and all other rights of the Guarantors and Grantors of indemnity, contribution or subrogation under applicable law or otherwise shall be fully subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all the Obligations. No failure on the part of the Borrower or any other Guarantor or Grantor to make the payments required by Sections 6.01 and 6.02 (or any other payments required under applicable law or otherwise) shall in any respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor or Grantor with respect to its obligations hereunder, and each Guarantor and Grantor shall remain liable for the full amount of the obligations of such Guarantor or Grantor hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 7.01. Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given in the manner provided in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Subsidiary Credit Party (other than the Borrower) shall be given to it in care of Parent in the manner provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.
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SECTION 7.02. Waivers; Amendment . (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Credit Party or Credit Parties with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Collateral Agent may without the consent of any Secured Party consent to a departure by any Credit Party from any covenant of such Credit Party set forth herein or in any other Collateral Document to the extent such departure is consistent with the authority of the Collateral Agent set forth in the definition of the term Collateral and Guarantee Requirement in the Credit Agreement.
(c) This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Credit Party and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Credit Party without the approval of any other Credit Party and without affecting the obligations of any other Credit Party hereunder.
SECTION 7.03. Collateral Agent s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification . (a) The Guarantors and Grantors jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its fees and expenses incurred hereunder as provided in Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement and with the same force and effect as if such Guarantors and Grantors were parties to the Credit Agreement.
(b) The Guarantors and Grantors that are not a party to the Credit Agreement, jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee as provided in Sections 9.3(a) and 9.3(b) of the Credit Agreement and with the same force and effect as if such Guarantors and Grantors were parties to the Credit Agreement.
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(c) Any amounts payable as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be additional Obligations secured hereby and by the other Collateral Documents. All amounts due under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor (which shall include documentation reasonably supporting such request in reasonable detail).
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Credit Party shall assert, and each Credit Party hereby waives, any claim against any Agent, Arranger or Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or any duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each Credit Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
(e) Each Credit Party agrees that no Agent, Arranger or Lender or Related Party of any of the foregoing will have any liability to any Credit Party or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of any Credit Party or any other Person in connection with or as a result of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, in each case, except, subject to Section 7.03(d), in the case of any Credit Party to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses have been found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent, Arranger or Lender (or its directors, officers or employees) in performing its obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
SECTION 7.04. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in the Credit Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by each Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any other Person and notwithstanding that any Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any other Person may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Credit Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under the Credit Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Term Loan Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Section 7.03 shall survive and remain in full
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force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents, the repayment of the Loans or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 7.05. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Credit Party when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Credit Party shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Credit Party and the Collateral Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Credit Party, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Credit Party shall be null and void), except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.06. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 7.07. Right of Set-Off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default each Lender is hereby authorized by each Credit Party at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Credit Party, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including trust accounts or accounts identified as payroll accounts) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to such Lender hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected hereto or thereto, irrespective of whether or not (a) such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (b) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and payable and although such obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender agrees to notify the Collateral Agent promptly 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.
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SECTION 7.08. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of Parent, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary Credit Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding brought by it or any of its Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall affect any right that any Agent, any Arranger or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document against Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Credit Party or any of its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each of the Credit Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, 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 other Credit Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the Credit Parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 7.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement or any other Credit Document to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 7.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE
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TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 7.10. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 7.11. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of the security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Credit Party hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment to or waiver of, or any consent to any departure from, the Credit Agreement, any other Credit Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral securing, or any release or amendment to or waiver of, or any consent to any departure from, any guarantee of, all or any of the Obligations or (d) any other circumstance (except for the payment of Obligations by such Credit Party) that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Obligations or this Agreement.
SECTION 7.12. Termination or Release. (a) This Agreement, the Guarantees made herein, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall terminate and be automatically released when all the Obligations (excluding contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made) have been paid in full in cash and the Lenders have no further commitment to lend under the Credit Agreement.
(b) The Guarantees made herein, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall also terminate and be automatically released at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section 8.8 of the Credit Agreement.
(c) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Credit Party, at such Credit Partys expense, all documents that such Credit Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release and shall promptly deliver any Pledged Collateral in the Collateral Agents possession that is subject to such release. Any execution and delivery of documents by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.
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SECTION 7.13. Additional Subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries not a party hereto on the Closing Date are required to enter in this Agreement after the Closing Date. Upon the execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent and any such Subsidiary of a Supplement, such Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Credit Party, a Guarantor and a Grantor hereunder, with the same force and effect as if originally named as such herein. The execution and delivery of any Supplement shall not require the consent of any other Credit Party, except to the extent that such consent is obtained prior to such execution. The rights and obligations of each Credit Party hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Subsidiary Credit Party as a party to this Agreement.
SECTION 7.14. Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and, only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable, and coupled with an interest, until the termination of the Guarantees made hereunder, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby or the release of such Grantor from its obligations hereunder, in each case in accordance with Section 7.12. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agents name or in the name of such Grantor: (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) after giving five Business Days prior written notice to such Grantor, to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor; (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (f) after giving five Business Days prior written notice to such Grantor, to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (g) after giving five Business Days prior written notice to such Grantor, to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; and (h) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment
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received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their Related Parties shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own (or their Related Parties) gross negligence or wilful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment.
SECTION 7.15. Certain Acknowledgments and Agreements. Each Subsidiary Credit Party not a party to the Credit Agreement hereby acknowledges the agreements of the Credit Parties set forth in the Credit Agreement (including in Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement) and agrees to be bound by such agreements with the same force and effect, and to the same extent, as if such Subsidiary Credit Party were a party to the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 7.16. ABL Collateral. ABL Pledged Accounts. The Borrower represents and covenants that (i) other than as may result from inadvertent mistakes, no ABL Pledged Account will, at any time, contain on deposit therein or credited thereto any funds or financial assets (including Investment Property, cash and Cash Equivalents) other than (A) insurance proceeds constituting ABL Collateral, (B) any cash or Cash Equivalents constituting Proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Parts Inventory or any Used Truck Inventory and (C) Proceeds of the assets of the Borrower referred to in clauses (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) of Article II of the ABL Security Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof, and (ii) neither the Borrower nor any other Person authorized by the Borrower (other than the ABL Representative or the applicable depositary bank) shall make any withdrawal or transfer from (or give any entitlement order resulting in any such withdrawal or transfer) any ABL Pledged Account except if funds or financial assets so withdrawn or transferred are applied to satisfy obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement or are deposited in or credited to a Deposit Account or Securities Account that is subject to a perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Credit Documents (it being understood that, after such deposit or credit, the Borrower or any other Person authorized by the Borrower may make withdrawals or transfers of such funds or financial assets in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents). The Borrower shall not designate any Deposit Account or Securities Account as a Pledged Account under the ABL Security Agreement unless the Borrower shall have provided prior or contemporaneous written notice of such designation to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Deposit Account or Securities Account, as the case may be, complies and will continue to comply with the requirements of this paragraph.
(a) Designated Parts Locations. The Borrower represents and covenants that (i) no parts distribution center owned or leased by the Borrower that is a Designated Parts Location under the ABL Security Agreement (including any such additional location designated in accordance with the ABL Security Agreement) contains any Inventory of any other Person or any Inventory of the Borrower and (ii) no storage facility, third party processor or third party logistics provider location that is a
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Designated Parts Location under the ABL Security Agreement (including any such additional location designated in accordance with the ABL Security Agreement) contains any Inventory of the Borrower, in each case other than Parts of the Borrower intended to be sold by the Borrower in its aftermarket parts services business and other Inventory that is immaterial in view of the Inventory of the Borrower otherwise held at such Designated Parts Location. The Borrower shall not designate any additional location as a Designated Parts Location under the ABL Security Agreement unless the Borrower shall have provided prior or contemporaneous written notice of such designation to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that such location, as the case may be, complies and will continue to comply with the requirements of this paragraph.
SECTION 7.17. [ Reserved. ]
SECTION 7.18. Certain Restrictions. It is understood and agreed that (a) the terms Pledged Collateral, Article 9 Collateral and Collateral do not and shall not include any Shy Restricted Assets, in each case whether owned on the date hereof or thereafter acquired, (b) the Lien and security interest created hereunder or under any other Credit Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, do not and shall not attach to any Shy Restricted Assets, in each case whether owned on the date hereof or thereafter acquired, and (c) no Subsidiary of Parent guarantees, or shall be deemed to have guaranteed, the payment of any Indebtedness (as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture) of Parent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document. Without limiting the foregoing, it is further understood and agreed that during the term of this Agreement, the specific assets that comprise Shy Restricted Assets may change, but that the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence will apply notwithstanding any such change.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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SCHEDULE I
Subsidiary Credit Parties
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SCHEDULE II
Pledged Capital Stock
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Number of Shares Owned |
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SCHEDULE III
U.S. Copyright Registrations 1
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U.S. Copyright Applications 2
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U.S. Exclusive Copyright Licenses
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2 | List in numerical order by Application No. |
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U.S. Patent Registrations 1
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U.S. Patent Applications 2
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U.S. Trademark Registrations 1
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Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
SUPPLEMENT NO. dated as of [ ] (this Supplement ), to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Collateral Agreement ), among NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), NAVISTAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), the other Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ( JPMCB ), as Collateral Agent.
A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Parent, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Supplement, mutatis mutandis .
C. The Guarantors and Grantors have entered into the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Tranche B Term Lenders to make extensions of credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement. Section 7.13 of the Collateral Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries may become Subsidiary Credit Parties under the Collateral Agreement by the execution and delivery of an instrument substantially in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary (the New Subsidiary ) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Subsidiary Credit Party under the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Tranche B Term Lenders to make additional extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement and as consideration for such extensions of credit previously made and continuing to be outstanding.
Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 7.13 of the Collateral Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Subsidiary Credit Party, a Guarantor and a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as such, and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it in such capacities and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it in such capacities thereunder are true and correct (i) in the case of representations and warranties qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date hereof, except in the case of any representation and warranty that expressly relates to an earlier date, in which
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case such representation and warranty is so true and correct (subject to clauses (i) and (ii) above) on and as of such earlier date. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations (other than, in the case of security interests granted by any Subsidiary Credit Party, any Obligation of Parent), does hereby grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the New Subsidiarys right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral of the New Subsidiary. Each reference to a Credit Party, Subsidiary Credit Party, Guarantor or Grantor in the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Collateral Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 7.18 thereof) is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of the New Subsidiary shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.
SECTION 4. The New Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants that (a) Schedule I sets forth, as of the date hereof, the true and correct legal name of the New Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of organization and the location of its chief executive office, (b) Schedule II sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and complete list of (i) all the Pledged Capital Stock owned by the New Subsidiary and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Capital Stock of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Capital Stock owned by the New Subsidiary and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by the New Subsidiary and (c) Schedule III sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and complete list of (i) all Copyrights that have been registered with the United States Copyright Office and that are owned by the New Subsidiary, (ii) all exclusive Copyright Licenses under which the New Subsidiary is a licensee, (iii) all Patents that have been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and that are owned by the New Subsidiary and (iv) all Trademarks that have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending and that, in each case, are owned by the New Subsidiary, in each case truly and completely specifying the name of the registered owner, title, type or mark, registration or application number, expiration date (if already
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registered) or filing date, a brief description thereof and, if applicable, the licensee and licensor, (d) Schedule IV sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or counterclaim has been filed by the New Subsidiary seeking damages in an reasonably estimated to exceed $2,500,000, including a summary description of such claim, and (e) Schedule V sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Letter-of-Credit Right with a face amount of $2,500,000 or more and that is not a Supporting Obligation with respect to any of the Collateral and that is owned by the New Subsidiary.
SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. This Supplement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
SECTION 7. Any provision of this Supplement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 7.01 of the Collateral Agreement.
SECTION 9. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement.
[Signature Pages Follow]
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement as of the day and year first above written.
[NAME OF NEW SUBSIDIARY], | ||||
by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||||
as Collateral Agent, | ||||
by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE I
Name |
Jurisdiction
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Form of
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Organizational
Identification
(if any) |
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(if any) |
Chief Executive
(including county) |
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SCHEDULE II
Pledged Capital Stock
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Pledged Debt Securities
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Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE III
U.S. Copyright Registrations 1
Registered Owner |
Title |
Registration Number |
Expiration Date |
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U.S. Copyright Applications 2
Registered Owner |
Title |
Application Number |
Date Filed |
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U.S. Exclusive Copyright Licenses
Licensee |
Licensor |
Title |
Registration Number |
Expiration Date |
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1 | List in numerical order by Registration No. |
2 | List in numerical order by Application No. |
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
U.S. Patent Registrations 1
Registered Owner |
Title of Patent |
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Type |
Registration
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Issue Date |
Expiration Date |
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U.S. Patent Applications 2
Registered Owner |
Title of Patent |
Country |
Type |
Application
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Date Filed |
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1 | List in numerical order by Registration No. |
2 | List in numerical order by Application No. |
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
U.S. Trademark Registrations 10
Registered Owner |
Mark |
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Application
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Registration
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Registration
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Expiration
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U.S. Trademark Applications
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Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE IV
Commercial Tort Claims
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Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE V
Letter-of-Credit Rights
L/C
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Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
Exhibit II to
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
[FORM OF] PATENT AND TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [ ] (this Agreement ), among NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), NAVISTAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), the other Subsidiary Credit Parties from time to time party hereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ( JPMCB ), as Collateral Agent.
Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Parent, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and (b) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Collateral Agreement ), among Parent, the Borrower, certain other Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto and JPMCB, as Collateral Agent. The Tranche B Term Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Tranche B Term Lenders to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Parent and the Subsidiary Credit Parties party hereto (other than the Borrower) are Affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Tranche B Term Lenders to extend such credit. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Terms. Each capitalized term used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .
SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations (other than, in the case of security interests granted by any Subsidiary Credit Party, any Obligation of Parent), each Grantor pursuant to the Collateral Agreement did, and hereby does, grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Collateral ):
(a) (i) all letters patent of the United States of America, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States of America, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the
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United States Patent and Trademark Office, including those listed on Schedule I, and (ii) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein; and
(b) all U.S. trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States of America, and all extensions or renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule II.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, to the extent and for so long as any of the foregoing is an Excluded Asset, the security interest granted under this Section shall not attach to, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Collateral shall not include, such asset (it being understood that the security interest shall immediately attach to, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or any portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion thereof) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset).
SECTION 3. Collateral Agreement. The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 7.18 thereof). In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern and control in all respects.
SECTION 4. 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 5. Termination. The security interests granted in this Agreement shall be terminated and released in accordance with Section 7.12 of the Collateral Agreement.
[Signature Pages Follow]
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, | ||
by | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
NAVISTAR, INC., | ||
by | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
[NAME OF GRANTOR], | ||
by | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent, |
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by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE I
U.S. Patent Registrations 1
Registered Owner |
Title of Patent |
Country |
Type |
Registration
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Issue Date |
Expiration Date |
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U.S. Patent Applications 2
Registered Owner |
Title of Patent |
Country |
Type |
Application
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Date Filed |
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1 | List in numerical order by Registration No. |
2 | List in numerical order by Application No. |
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE II
U.S. Trademark Registrations 1
Registered Owner |
Mark |
Country |
Application
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Registration
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Registration
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Expiration
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U.S. Trademark Applications
Registered Owner |
Mark |
Country |
Application No. |
Filing Date |
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1 | List in numerical order by Registration No. |
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
Exhibit III to
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
[FORM OF] COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [ ] (this Agreement ), among NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), NAVISTAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), the other Subsidiary Credit Parties from time to time party hereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ( JPMCB ), as Collateral Agent.
Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Parent, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and (b) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Collateral Agreement ), among Parent, the Borrower, certain other Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto and JPMCB, as Collateral Agent. The Tranche B Term Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Tranche B Term Lenders to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Parent and the Subsidiary Credit Parties party hereto (other than the Borrower) are Affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Tranche B Term Lenders to extend such credit. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Terms. Each capitalized term used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .
SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations (other than, in the case of security interests granted by any Subsidiary Credit Party, any obligation of Parent), each Grantor pursuant to the Collateral Agreement did, and hereby does, grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the U.S. Copyright Collateral ):
(a) (i) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States of America, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (ii) all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, including those listed on Schedule I; and
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(b) all exclusive Copyright Licenses under which any Grantor is a licensee, including those listed on Schedule I.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, to the extent and for so long as any of the foregoing is an Excluded Asset, the security interest granted under this Section shall not attach to, and U.S. Copyright Collateral shall not include, such asset (it being understood that the security interest shall immediately attach to, and U.S. Copyright Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or any portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion thereof) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset).
SECTION 3. Collateral Agreement. The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the U.S. Copyright Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 7.18 thereof). In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern and control in all respects.
SECTION 4. 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 5. Termination. The security interests granted in this Agreement shall be terminated and released in accordance with Section 7.12 of the Collateral Agreement.
[Signature Pages Follow]
Exhibit F to Credit Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, | ||||
by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
NAVISTAR, INC., | ||||
by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent, | ||||
by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
SCHEDULE I
U.S. Copyright Registrations 14
Registered Owner |
Title |
Registration Number |
Expiration Date |
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U.S. Copyright Applications 15
Registered Owner |
Title |
Application Number |
Date Filed |
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U.S. Exclusive Copyright Licenses
Licensee |
Licensor |
Title |
Registration Number |
Expiration Date |
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14 | List in numerical order by Registration No. |
15 | List in numerical order by Application No. |
EXHIBIT G TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
INTERCOMPANY NOTE
November 6, 2017
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned, to the extent a borrower from time to time from any other Person listed on the signature pages hereto (each, in such capacity, a Payor ), hereby promises to pay on demand to such other Person listed below that is a Credit Party (each, in such capacity, a Payee ), in lawful money of the United States of America, or in such other currency as agreed to by such Payor and such Payee, in immediately available funds, at such location as such Payee shall from time to time designate, the unpaid principal amount of all Indebtedness (other than any Shy Restricted Indebtedness) owed by such Payor to such Payee. Each Payor promises also to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of all such Indebtedness in like money at said location from the date that such Indebtedness was incurred until it is paid in full at such rate per annum as shall be agreed upon from time to time by such Payor and such Payee.
Capitalized terms used in this Intercompany Note (this Note ) but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), the Lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
This Note is subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and shall be pledged by each Payee that is a Credit Party to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Credit Documents as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, to the extent required pursuant to the terms thereof (it being acknowledged that this Note does not evidence any Shy Restricted Indebtedness and no Shy Restricted Indebtedness is being pledged as a result of this Note notwithstanding the above-referenced pledge of this Note itself). Each Payee hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and following five Business Days prior written notice from the Collateral Agent, (a) the Collateral Agent may exercise any and all rights of any Credit Party with respect to this Note and (b) upon demand of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Documents, all amounts evidenced by this Note that are owed by any Payor to any Credit Party shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (it being understood that the Collateral Agent may make any such demand for all or any subset of the amounts owing to such Credit Party as evidenced hereby and upon any or all Payors obligated to such Credit Party, all without the consent or permission of any Payor or Payee). Each Payor also hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Note constitutes notice of collateral assignment, pursuant to the relevant Credit Documents, of the Indebtedness and all other amounts evidenced by this Note and further acknowledges the receipt of such notice of collateral assignment.
Upon the commencement of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding in connection therewith, in respect of any Payor owing any amounts evidenced by this Note to any Credit Party, or in respect of all or a substantial part of any such Payors property, or upon the commencement of any proceeding for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of any such Payor, in each case except to the extent any of the foregoing is permitted by the Credit Agreement, all amounts evidenced by this Note owing by such Payor to any and all Credit Parties shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind.
Each Payee is hereby authorized to record all loans and advances (other than any Shy Restricted Indebtedness) made by it to any Payor (all of which shall be evidenced by this Note), and all repayments or prepayments thereof, in its books and records, such books and records constituting prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information contained therein; provided that the failure of any such Payee to so record any such information in accordance with this paragraph shall not affect any such Payors obligations hereunder.
Each Payor hereby waives diligence (to the extent permitted by applicable law), presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Note. All payments under this Note shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
This Note shall be binding upon each Payor and its successors and assigns, and the terms and provisions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of each Payee and its successors and assigns, including subsequent holders hereof.
From time to time after the date hereof, additional Subsidiaries of Parent may become parties hereto (as Payor and/or Payee, as the case may be) by executing a counterpart signature page to this Note (each additional Subsidiary, an Additional Party ). Upon delivery of such counterpart signature page to the Payees, notice of which is hereby waived by the other Payors, each Additional Party shall be a Payor and/or a Payee, as the case may be, and shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Additional Party were an original signatory hereof. Each Payor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Payor or Payee hereunder. This Note shall be fully effective as to any Payor or Payee that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Payor or Payee hereunder.
No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provisions of this Note shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by each Payor and Payee whose rights or obligations shall be affected thereby.
THIS NOTE AND ALL INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY IS SUBJECT TO THE SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2017 (AS AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME,
Exhibit G to Credit Agreement
THE INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT ), AMONG PARENT, THE BORROWER, THE RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER THE PRINCIPAL OF NOR THE INTEREST ON, NOR ANY OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF, ANY INDEBTEDNESS CREATED OR EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTE SHALL BE PAID OR PAYABLE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE WITH THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF FULLY SET FORTH HEREIN.
If (a) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary) of Parent is designated to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (b) all the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of Parent party hereto held by Parent and the Subsidiaries shall be sold or otherwise disposed of (including by merger or consolidation) in any transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, and as a result of such sale or other disposition such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary of Parent, then, in each case, all Indebtedness in respect of which such Subsidiary is a Payor or a Payee shall automatically cease to be evidenced by this Note.
This Note evidences all Indebtedness (other than any Shy Restricted Indebtedness) of Parent, the Borrower and each other Subsidiary that is owing to any Credit Party, whether or not any such Indebtedness is also evidenced by any other promissory note, and supersedes all such other promissory notes (including those set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto) executed prior to the date hereof (but shall not constitute a novation, extinguishment or substitution of any of the obligations thereunder). In the event of a conflict between the terms of any such promissory note and the provisions of this Note, the provisions of this Note shall control, and such promissory note shall be deemed modified to the extent hereof.
Exhibit G to Credit Agreement
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
[SIGNATORIES], | ||
by |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Intercompany Note]
EXHIBIT A
Superseded Promissory Notes
Intercompany Note dated as of August 17, 2012, among Navistar, Inc., Navistar International Corporation and the subsidiaries of Navistar International Corporation party thereto
[Signature Page to Intercompany Note]
EXHIBIT H TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT dated as of November 6, 2017 (this Agreement ), among NAVISTAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), the other Intercompany Lenders and Intercompany Debtors (each as defined below) from time to time party hereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ( JPMCB ), as Collateral Agent.
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among the Borrower, Parent, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
The Credit Agreement provides that Indebtedness owning by a Credit Party to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) Intercompany Indebtedness means any Indebtedness owed by any Credit Party to Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, together with all interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the principal of such Indebtedness and all other monetary obligations of any Credit Party arising from or in respect of such Indebtedness, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) each of the Credit Parties, in its capacity as an obligor in respect of any Intercompany Indebtedness, is referred to herein as an Intercompany Debtor , (c) each of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in its capacity as an obligee in respect of any Intercompany Indebtedness, is referred to herein as an Intercompany Lender and (d) the Lenders, the Agents (including former Agents, as applicable) and the other Secured Parties are sometimes collectively referred to as Senior Lenders .
The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower, and to permit the Credit Parties to incur Intercompany Indebtedness, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries are required to execute and deliver this Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. In accordance with the Credit Agreement, each of the parties hereto desires to enter into this Agreement in order to subordinate, on the terms set forth herein, its rights, as an Intercompany Lender, to payment under any Intercompany Indebtedness to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made). Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower) are Affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions and Construction. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable, are used herein (including the preliminary statements hereto) as defined therein. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .
2. Subordination. (a) Each Intercompany Lender hereby agrees that all its right, title and interest in, to and under any Intercompany Indebtedness owed by any Intercompany Debtor shall be subordinate, and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, to all Obligations of such Intercompany Debtor until the payment in full in cash of all Obligations (other than any contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made) of such Intercompany Debtor (such Obligations, including interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any proceedings referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding, being hereinafter collectively referred to as Senior Indebtedness ); provided that, subject to Sections 2(b) and 2(c) below, such Intercompany Debtor may make payments to the applicable Intercompany Lender.
(b) In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relating to any Intercompany Debtor or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of any Intercompany Debtor, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then (i) the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness before any Intercompany Lender shall be entitled to receive (whether directly or indirectly), or make any demand for, any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities (as defined below)) (it being understood and agreed that if any payment in cash shall have been made by the Credit Parties in respect of any Obligations, then, subject to rescission or restoration of any part thereof upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any other Credit Party or otherwise, the amount of the Obligations outstanding shall be reduced to the extent of the amount of such payment), and whether directly, by purchase, redemption, exercise of any right of setoff or otherwise, from such Intercompany Debtor on account of any Intercompany Indebtedness owed by such Intercompany Debtor to such Intercompany Lender ( provided that the foregoing shall not impair the right of any Intercompany Lender to file a proof of claim in any such proceeding in accordance with the terms hereof) and (ii) until the holders of Senior Indebtedness are paid in full in cash in respect of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made) constituting Senior Indebtedness, any payment or distribution to which such Intercompany Lender would otherwise be entitled, whether in cash, property or securities (other than a payment of debt securities of such Intercompany Debtor that are subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent (taken as a whole) as the Intercompany Indebtedness described in this Agreement is subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Senior Indebtedness then outstanding (such securities being hereinafter referred to as Restructured Debt Securities )) shall instead be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness.
(c) If any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent has provided prior written notice to Parent requesting that no such payment or distribution, or no such foregiveness or reduction, be made, then (i) no payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), and whether directly, by purchase, redemption, exercise of any right of setoff or
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otherwise, shall be made by or on behalf of any Intercompany Debtor, or any other Person on its behalf, with respect to any Intercompany Indebtedness and (ii) no Intercompany Indebtedness owing by any Intercompany Debtor to any Intercompany Lender shall be forgiven or otherwise reduced in any way, other than as a result of payment of such amount in full in cash.
(d) If any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), and whether directly, by purchase, redemption, exercise of any right of setoff or otherwise, with respect to any Intercompany Indebtedness shall (despite these subordination provisions) be received by any Intercompany Lender in violation of paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section prior to all Senior Indebtedness having been paid in full in cash (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made), such payment or distribution shall be held by such Intercompany Lender (segregated from other property of such Intercompany Lender) for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, and shall be paid over or delivered to the Collateral Agent promptly upon receipt to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full in cash (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made).
(e) Each Intercompany Lender agrees to file all claims against each relevant Intercompany Debtor in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law in respect of any Intercompany Indebtedness, and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of such Intercompany Lenders rights thereunder. If for any reason an Intercompany Lender fails to file such claim in respect of any Intercompany Indebtedness at least five Business Days prior to the last date on which such claim should be filed, such Intercompany Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to act as attorney-in-fact in such Intercompany Lenders name to file such claim or, in the Collateral Agents reasonable discretion, to cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of such Intercompany Lender.
(f) Each Intercompany Lender and each Intercompany Debtor hereby agrees that the subordination provisions set forth in this Agreement are for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other holders of Senior Indebtedness. The Collateral Agent may, on behalf of itself and such other holders of Senior Indebtedness, proceed to enforce these subordination provisions set forth herein.
3. Waivers and Consents. (a) Each Intercompany Lender waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the right to compel that any property or asset of any Intercompany Debtor or any property or asset of any guarantor of the Obligations or any other Person be applied in any particular order to discharge the Obligations. Each Intercompany Lender expressly waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the right to require the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender to proceed against any Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Obligation or any other Person, or to pursue any other remedy in its or their power that such Intercompany Lender cannot pursue and that would lighten such Intercompany Lenders burden, notwithstanding that the failure of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender to do so may thereby prejudice such Intercompany Lender. Each Intercompany Lender agrees that it shall not be discharged, exonerated or have its obligations hereunder reduced by the Collateral Agents or any other Senior Lenders delay in proceeding against or enforcing any remedy against any Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Obligation or any other Person; by the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender releasing any Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Obligation or any other Person
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from all or any part of the Obligations; or by the discharge of any Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Obligation or any other Person by an operation of law or otherwise, with or without the intervention or omission of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender.
(b) Each Intercompany Lender waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender, even though that election of remedies, including any nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to any property or asset securing any Obligation, has impaired the value of such Intercompany Lenders rights of subrogation, reimbursement, or contribution against any Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of the Obligations or any other Person. Each Intercompany Lender expressly waives, to the extent permitted by law, any rights or defenses (other than the defense of payment or performance) it may have by reason of protection afforded to any Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of the Obligations or any other Person with respect to the Obligations pursuant to any anti-deficiency laws or other laws of similar import that limit or discharge the principal debtors indebtedness upon judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of property or assets securing any Obligation.
(c) Each Intercompany Lender agrees that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against it, and without notice to or further assent by it, any demand for payment of any Obligation made by the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender may be rescinded in whole or in part by such Person, and any Obligation may be continued, and the Obligations or the liability of any Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor thereof or any other Person obligated thereunder, or any right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender, in each case without notice to or further assent by such Intercompany Lender, which will remain bound hereunder, and without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein.
(d) Each Intercompany Lender waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations, and any and all notice of or proof of reliance by the Senior Lenders upon this Agreement. The Obligations, and any of them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred, and the consent to create the obligations of any Intercompany Debtor in respect of the Intercompany Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have been given, in reliance upon this Agreement. Each Intercompany Lender waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any protest, demand for payment and notice of default.
4. Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of the Collateral Agent and the other Senior Lenders hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of each Intercompany Lender and each Intercompany Debtor hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document;
(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations or any amendment or waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of, or consent to departure from, the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document;
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(c) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any Lien in any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of or consent to departure from, any guarantee of any Obligation; or
(d) any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Intercompany Debtor in respect of the Obligations or of such Intercompany Lender or such Intercompany Debtor in respect of the subordination provisions set forth herein (other than the payment in full in cash of the Obligations in accordance with the requirements of Section 7.12 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) (it being understood and agreed that if any payment in cash shall have been made by the Credit Parties in respect of any Obligations, then, subject to rescission or restoration of any part thereof upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any other Credit Party or otherwise, the amount of the Obligations outstanding shall be reduced to the extent of the amount of such payment).
5. Waiver of Claims. (a) To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Intercompany Lender waives any claim it might have against the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Credit Documents in the absence of the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Person (or its directors, officers, employees or agents to the extent acting at the direction of such Person) (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). None of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or any guarantee of any Obligation, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Intercompany Debtor, any Intercompany Lender or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral, or any part thereof, or any such guarantee, except, as it applies to any of the foregoing Persons, to the extent such liability has been found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person (or its Related Party to the extent acting at the direction of such Person).
(b) Each Intercompany Lender, for itself and on behalf of its successors and assigns, hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all now existing or hereafter arising rights it may have to require the Senior Lenders to marshal assets for the benefit of such Intercompany Lender, or to otherwise direct the timing, order or manner of any sale, collection or other enforcement of the Collateral or enforcement of any rights or remedies under the Credit Documents. The Senior Lenders are under no duty or obligation, and each Intercompany Lender hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to compel any Senior Lender, to pursue any guarantor or other Person who may be liable for the Obligations, or to enforce any Lien in any Collateral.
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(c) Each Intercompany Lender hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and releases all rights which a guarantor or surety with respect to the Senior Indebtedness could exercise.
6. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given in the manner provided in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices to any Intercompany Lender or Intercompany Debtor, in each case other than Parent or the Borrower, shall be given to it in care of Parent in the manner provided in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.
7. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the other Senior Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by Parent, the Borrower, any other Intercompany Lender or any other Intercompany Debtor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No notice or demand on Parent, the Borrower, any other Intercompany Lender or any other Intercompany Debtor in any case shall entitle Parent, the Borrower, any other Intercompany Lender or any other Intercompany Debtor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent, Parent, the Borrower and the Intercompany Lenders or Intercompany Debtors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement.
8. Successors and Assigns. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns permitted hereby.
(b) The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall have the rights of assignment afforded them under the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.
9. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by Parent, the Borrower, the other Intercompany Lenders and the other Intercompany Debtors in this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Collateral Agent and the other Senior Lenders and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender and notwithstanding that the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any default hereunder or incorrect representation or warranty at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with Section 17. The provisions of Section 5 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. This Agreement shall apply in respect of the Obligations notwithstanding any intermediate payment in whole or in part of the Obligations and shall apply to the ultimate balance of the Obligations.
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10. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format (i.e., pdf or tif) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Intercompany Lender or Intercompany Debtor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Intercompany Lender or Intercompany Debtor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent and delivered to Parent. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Intercompany Lender and each Intercompany Debtor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Intercompany Lender or Intercompany Debtor without the approval of any other Intercompany Lender or Intercompany Debtor and without affecting the obligations of any other Intercompany Lender or Intercompany Debtor hereunder.
11. Severability. In case any provision in or obligation hereunder shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
12. Further Assurances. Parent, the Borrower, each other Intercompany Lender and each other Intercompany Debtor agrees that it will execute any and all further documents, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions that may be required under any applicable law, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of the subordination provisions set forth herein and of the rights and powers herein granted, all at the expense of Parent, the Borrower or such Intercompany Lenders or such Intercompany Debtors.
13. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent. (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND ANY DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of Parent, the Borrower, each other Intercompany Lender and each other Intercompany Debtor hereby
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irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding brought by it or any of its Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Collateral Agent or any other Senior Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against Parent, the Borrower, any other Intercompany Lender, any other Intercompany Debtor or any of its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, 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 in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to the service of process by mailing of copies of such process in the manner provided for notices in Section 6. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement or any Secured Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
15. Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
16. Provisions Define Relative Rights. The subordination provisions set forth herein are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of Parent, the Borrower, the other Intercompany Lenders and the other Intercompany Debtors, on the one hand, and the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under these subordination provisions.
17. Termination. This Agreement and the subordination provisions set forth herein shall automatically terminate when all the Obligations (other than contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made) have been paid in full in cash and the Lenders have no further
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commitment to lend under the Credit Agreement (it being understood and agreed that if any payment in cash shall have been made by the Credit Parties in respect of any Obligations, then, subject to rescission or restoration of any part thereof upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any other Credit Party or otherwise, the amount of the Obligations outstanding shall be reduced to the extent of the amount of such payment). If (a) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor Subsidiary) of Parent shall be designated to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (b) all the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of Parent shall be sold or otherwise disposed of (including by merger or consolidation) in any transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, and as a result of such sale or other disposition such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary of Parent, then, in each case, such Subsidiary shall, upon such designation or consummation of such sale or other disposition, as applicable, automatically be discharged and released from its obligations hereunder.
18. Additional Subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries not a party hereto on the Closing Date are required to enter into this Agreement. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by any Subsidiary of a counterpart signature page hereto, such Subsidiary shall become a party hereto with the same force and effect as if originally named as such herein. The execution and delivery of such a counterpart signature page shall not require the consent of any party hereto. The rights and obligations under this Agreement of each other party hereto shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Subsidiary as a party to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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[S IGNATURE P AGE T O I NTERCOMPANY S UBORDINATION A GREEMENT ]
IC BUS, LLC IC BUS OF OKLAHOMA, LLC NAVISTAR DIESEL OF ALABAMA, LLC NAVISTAR BIG BORE DIESELS, LLC WORKHORSE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY NAVISTAR AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS, INC. INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC NAVISTAR COMPONENT HOLDINGS, LLC NAVISTAR DEFENSE, LLC UPTIME PARTS, LLC CONTINENTAL MFG. COMPANY, INC. |
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[S IGNATURE P AGE T O I NTERCOMPANY S UBORDINATION A GREEMENT ]
EXHIBIT I TO THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
November 6, 2017
I, , hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified and acting President, Financial Services and Treasurer of Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), and am authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate on behalf of Parent. This Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(h) of that certain Credit Agreement, of even date herewith (the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as borrower, Parent, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent for the Lenders. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Solely in my capacity as President, Financial Services and Treasurer of Parent, and not individually, I certify as of the date hereof that:
Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions occurring on the Closing Date and immediately following the making of the Loans made on the Closing Date and after giving effect to the application of proceeds thereof (a) Parent and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent and (b) NFC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
Exhibit I to Credit Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Solvency Certificate to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
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EXHIBIT J TO THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT
[FORM OF] SUPPLEMENTAL COLLATERAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Parent ), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement referred to therein, as applicable.
This Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire dated as of [ ], 20[ ] is delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(e) of the Credit Agreement (this certificate and each other certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(e) of the Credit Agreement being referred to as a Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire ).
The undersigned, solely in [his][her] capacity as an Authorized Officer of Parent, hereby certifies to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that, as of the date hereof, there has been no change in the information set forth in the Collateral Questionnaire delivered on the Closing Date (as supplemented from time to time by each Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire delivered after the Closing Date and prior to the date hereof, the Prior Collateral Questionnaire ) with respect to any Credit Party (which term, for purposes of this Supplemental Collateral Questionnaire shall be deemed to include each Subsidiary that becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement after the Closing Date pursuant to a Supplement), other than as follows:
SECTION 1. Legal Names. Except as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, Schedule 1 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth the exact legal name of each Credit Party, as such name appears in its Organizational Documents.
SECTION 2. Jurisdictions and Locations . Except as set forth on Schedule 2 hereto, Schedule 2A of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth (a) the jurisdiction of organization and the form of organization of each Credit Party, (b) the organizational identification number, if any, assigned to such Credit Party by such jurisdiction and the federal taxpayer identification number, if any, of such Credit Party and (c) the address (including the county) of the chief executive office of such Credit Party.
SECTION 3. [RESERVED]
SECTION 4. [RESERVED]
SECTION 5. [RESERVED]
SECTION 6. Equity Interests . Except as set forth on Schedule 6 hereto, Schedule 6 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth a complete and correct list, for each Credit Party, of all the stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other Equity Interests owned by such Credit Party that are required to be pledged in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, specifying the issuer and certificate number of, and the number and percentage of ownership represented by, such Equity Interests.
Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
SECTION 7. Debt Instruments . Except as set forth on Schedule 7 hereto, Schedule 7 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth a complete and correct list, for each Credit Party, of all debt securities, promissory notes and other evidence of Indebtedness held by such Credit Party that are required to be pledged in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, including all intercompany notes between or among Parent and its Subsidiaries to be pledged, specifying the creditor and debtor thereunder and the type and outstanding principal amount thereof.
SECTION 8. Material Real Estate Assets . Except as set forth on Schedule 8 hereto, Schedule 8 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth a complete and correct list, with respect to each Material Real Estate Asset, of (a) the exact name of the Person that owns such property, as such name appears in its certificate of organization, (b) if different from the name identified pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 8, the exact name of the current record owner of such property, as such name appears in the records of the county recorders office for such property identified pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 8, (c) the county recorders office in which a Mortgage with respect to such property must be filed or recorded in order for the Collateral Agent to provide constructive notice to third parties of its mortgage lien and (d) an estimate of the fair value of such property. Copies of any deed, title insurance policies or surveys in the possession of Parent or any Subsidiary relating to each Material Real Estate Asset have been delivered to the Collateral Agent.
SECTION 9. Intellectual Property . Except as set forth on Schedule 9 hereto, set forth on Schedule 9 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire, in proper form for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, is a complete and correct list of each Credit Partys (a) U.S. Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Applications and exclusive U.S. Copyright Licenses (where such Credit Party is the licensee thereunder), (b) U.S. Patents and U.S. Patent Applications and (c) U.S. Trademarks and U.S. Trademark Applications, in each case specifying the name of the registered owner, title, type or mark, registration or application number, expiration date (if already registered) or filing date, a brief description thereof and, if applicable, the licensee and licensor.
SECTION 10. Commercial Tort Claims . Except as set forth on Schedule 10 hereto, Schedule 10 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth a complete and correct list of commercial tort claims in excess of $2,500,000 held by any Credit Party, including a brief description thereof.
SECTION 11. Deposit Accounts . Except as set forth on Schedule 11 hereto, Schedule 11 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth a complete and correct list of all deposit accounts maintained by each Credit Party, specifying the name and address of the depositary institution, the type of account, the account number and whether such deposit account is required to be subject to a Control Agreement under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
SECTION 12. Securities Accounts . Except as set forth on Schedule 12 hereto, Schedule 12 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth a complete and correct list of all securities accounts maintained by each Credit Party, specifying the name and address of the financial institution holding the securities account (including a securities intermediary or commodities intermediary), the type of account, the account number and whether such securities account is required to be subject to a Control Agreement under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
SECTION 13. Letter of Credit Rights . Except as set forth on Schedule 13 hereto, Schedule 13 of the Prior Collateral Questionnaire sets forth a complete and correct list of all letters of credit with a face value in excess of $2,500,000 issued in favor of any Credit Party as the beneficiary thereunder, other than any such letters of credit that constitute Supporting Obligations within the meaning of the UCC.
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Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this certificate on this [ ] day of [ ], 20[ ].
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Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
Schedule 2
Jurisdictions and Locations
Credit Party |
Jurisdiction of Organization |
Form of Organization |
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Federal
Taxpayer
Number (if any) |
Chief Executive Office Address (including county) |
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Schedule 6
Equity Interests
Credit Party |
Issuer |
Type of Organization |
Number of Shares Owned |
Total Shares
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% of Interest Pledged |
Certificate No. (if
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Par Value |
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Schedule 7
Debt Instruments
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Obligor/Debtor |
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Amount |
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Schedule 8
Material Real Estate Assets
Credit Party/Name of Owner |
Name/Address/City/State/Zip Code |
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UCC Filing Office/Local Filing
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Fair
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Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
Schedule 9
Intellectual Property
I. Copyrights
Registered Owner |
Title |
Registration Number |
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II. Copyright Applications
Registered Owner |
Title |
Application Number |
Date Filed |
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III. Exclusive Copyright Licenses
Licensee |
Licensor |
Title |
Registration Number |
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IV. Patents
Registered Owner |
Title of Patent |
Country |
Type |
Registration
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Issue Date |
Expiration
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V. Patent Applications
Registered Owner |
Title of Patent |
Country |
Type |
Application
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Date Filed |
VI. Trademarks
Registered Owner |
Mark |
Country |
Application
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Registration
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Registration
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Expiration
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VII. Trademark Applications
Registered Owner |
Mark |
Country |
Application No. |
Filing Date |
Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
Schedule 10
Commercial Tort Claims
Credit Party/Plaintiff |
Defendant |
Description |
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Schedule 11
Deposit Accounts
Credit Party |
Depositary Institution (including address) |
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Account Name and Number |
Subject to
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Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
Schedule 12
Securities Accounts
Credit Party |
Financial Institution (including
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Type of Account |
Account Number |
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Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
Schedule 13
Letters of Credit
L/C
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Issuing Bank |
Beneficiary |
Purpose |
Issue
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Expiration
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Face
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Exhibit J to Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT K-1 TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigneds conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
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Exhibit K-1 to Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT K-2 TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigneds conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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DATE: , 20[ ] |
Exhibit K-2 to Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT K-3 TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigneds or its partners/members conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partners/members beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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Date: , 20[ ] |
Exhibit K-3 to Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT K-4 TO
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigneds or its partners/members conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partners/members beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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Exhibit K-4 to Credit Agreement
Exhibit 10.3
F IRST A MENDMENT TO L OAN A GREEMENT
This F IRST A MENDMENT TO L OAN A GREEMENT (this Amendment ) dated November 6, 2017, between T HE C OUNTY OF C OOK , I LLINOIS (the Issuer ), a home rule unit under Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and N AVISTAR I NTERNATIONAL C ORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the Company ), amends the Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010 (the Loan Agreement ), between the Issuer and the Company.
P RELIMINARY S TATEMENT :
Under the powers granted by Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, as supplemented by the Local Government Debt Reform Act, as amended and the other Omnibus Bond Acts, as amended, the Issuer obtained funds to loan to the Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement through the issuance and sale of its The County of Cook, Illinois Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Navistar International Corporation Project) Series 2010 (the Bonds ), in the aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000, under the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated August 1, 2016 (as supplemented and amended, the Indenture ), between the Issuer and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee ).
The Company wishes to amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement with the consent of the owners of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds outstanding and has requested the Issuer to enter into this Amendment, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
N OW , T HEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. | D EFINITIONS . |
Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Indenture.
2. A MENDMENTS TO L OAN A GREEMENT .
The Loan Agreement shall be amended as follows:
2.01. Section 2.06 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended to include the following paragraph at the end of such Section:
Notwithstanding anything in the Loan Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the other Pledgors to, subordinate in right of priority any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than the Bonds) or other obligations of the Company or any Pledgor (any such subordinated Lien, a Subordinated Lien ) in any collateral that also secures the Bonds to the Lien securing the Credit Facilities in such collateral, unless such Subordinated Lien is also subordinate in right of priority to the Lien securing the Bonds in such collateral.
2.02. Section 4.07(c) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(c) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under Credit Facilities in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding pursuant to this clause (c) not to exceed the sum of (i) $1,700.0 million, (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and the IFA Bonds and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien, if immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and receipt and application of the net proceeds thereof, the ratio of pro forma total secured Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Companys Adjusted EBITDA (calculated on a consolidated basis and in a manner consistent with the Companys Adjusted EBITDA as set forth in the Companys most recent 10-K or 10-Q report) (the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio ), for the four full fiscal quarters for which quarterly or annual financial statements are available next preceding the incurrence of such Indebtedness would not be greater than 4.0 to 1.0; provided that any such Indebtedness may not be incurred pursuant to this clause (iii) prior to 12 months after the date of execution of the Amendment;
2.03. Section 4.07(n) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(n) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness to finance the payment, settlement, acceleration or extinguishment of all or any portion of the Companys or any Restricted Subsidiarys post-retirement benefits and related obligations (including, but not limited to, any obligation of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under that certain Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement and all exhibits thereto, dated March 30, 1993 and amended and restated as of June 30, 1993, in the class action of Shy et al. v. Navistar , Civil Action No. C-3-92-333 (S.D. Ohio));
2.04. Section 4.07(r) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(r) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of
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assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (a) $125.0 million or (b) 2.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time of any incurrence thereof;
2.05. Section 4.07(x) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(x) Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Notes, the Bonds, the Cook County Bonds or the related Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be, not to exceed $300.0 million at any time outstanding;
2.06. Section 4.07(aa) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(aa) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a) through (z) of this Section 4.07, which, together with any other outstanding Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (aa), has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $225.0 million at any time outstanding;
2.07. Section 4.07 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by adding the following three paragraphs as the last three paragraphs of such Section:
In the event that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary enters into or increases commitments under a revolving credit facility or enters into any commitment to incur or issue Indebtedness, the incurrence or issuance thereof for all purposes under this Loan Agreement, including without limitation for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio or the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, as applicable, or availability of clauses (a) through (aa) of this Section for borrowings and reborrowings thereunder (and including issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers acceptances thereunder) will, at the Companys option, exercised when the revolving credit facility or increased commitment is entered into, either (i) be determined on the date of such revolving credit facility or such entry into or increase in commitments (assuming that the full amount thereof has been borrowed as of such date) or other Indebtedness and be considered outstanding for purposes of calculating such ratios and other provisions of this Loan Agreement, and, if the covenant with respect to Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio or Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, as applicable, or other provision of this Loan Agreement is satisfied with respect thereto at such time, any borrowing or reborrowing thereunder (and the issuance and
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creation of letters of credit and bankers acceptances thereunder) will be permitted under this covenant irrespective of the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio or Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, as applicable, or other provision of this Loan Agreement at the time of any borrowing or reborrowing (or issuance or creation of letters of credit or bankers acceptances thereunder) or (ii) be determined on the date such amount is borrowed or reborrowed pursuant to any such facility or increased commitment.
Notwithstanding anything in this covenant to the contrary, in the case of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially incurred in reliance on a clause of the first paragraph of this covenant measured by reference to a maximum Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio at the time of incurrence, if such refinancing would cause the maximum Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio restriction to be exceeded if calculated based on the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio on the date of such refinancing, as applicable, such Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio restriction shall not be deemed to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced, plus premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance, costs and fees in connection with such refinancing.
Notwithstanding anything in the Loan Agreement to the contrary, if the Senior Notes include a covenant (a More Favorable Covenant ) that, in the sole judgment of the Trustee or the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, is more restrictive to the Company or otherwise more favorable to the holders of the Senior Notes than the covenants contained in any of Sections 4.07(n), (r), (x) and (aa) (each, an Existing Covenant ), taking into account for these purposes the effect of any defined term used or referenced in any More Favorable Covenant or Existing Covenant, then, upon receipt by the Company of a notice to that effect from the Trustee, or a notice from such holders with a copy to the Trustee, this Loan Agreement shall, without any further action by any party, be deemed to be amended to either conform a corresponding Existing Covenant to such More Favorable Covenant or, if there is no corresponding Existing Covenant, to include such More Favorable Covenant in this Loan Agreement; provided that, with respect to the Existing Covenant contained in Section 4.07(n), the foregoing shall also apply if and to the extent that a More Favorable Covenant is contained in any Credit Facilities in effect from time to time. At the request of the Trustee or the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, the Company shall execute and deliver a written document evidencing such deemed amendment to this Loan Agreement.
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2.08. Section 4.08(a)(iv)(3)(A) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(A) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company (or, in the case cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be negative, less 100% of such deficit) for the period (treated as a single accounting period) from August 1, 2017 through the last day of the Companys most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available; plus
2.09. Section 4.08(b)(xvi) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(xvi) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof, any other Restricted Payment which, together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (xvi), does not exceed $225.0 million in aggregate since the date of execution of the Amendment plus, to the extent any Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (xvi) constitutes an Investment, the amount of all such Investments that are no longer outstanding.
2.10. Section 12.07 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Loan Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State without application of the conflicts of law provisions of any other state. With respect to any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Loan Agreement, and for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to exclusive jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Cook County and any State of Illinois appellate court thereof, and irrevocably waives any claim that such courts constitute an inconvenient forum.
3. | A MENDMENT E FFECTIVE D ATE . |
The amendments to the Loan Agreement set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment shall be effective as of the date (the Amendment Effective Date ) of the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Issuer and the Company and consent of the Trustee, but only if there shall have first been delivered to the Trustee (i) the required consents, in writing, of the Owners of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding and (ii) a Favorable Opinion of Bond Counsel, Opinion of Counsel and opinion of Counsel to the Company in accordance with Section 11.06 of the Original Indenture. This Amendment shall be dated the Amendment Effective Date.
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4. | M ISCELLANEOUS . |
Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in any note, document, agreement, letter, certificate, the Loan Agreement itself, or any communication issued or made subsequent to or with respect to the Loan Agreement, it being hereby agreed that any reference to the Loan Agreement shall be sufficient to refer to the Loan Agreement as hereby amended. In case any one or more of the provisions contained herein should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired hereby.
This Amendment shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State without application of the conflicts of law provisions of any other state.
This Amendment may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Signature Page Follows]
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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
T HE C OUNTY OF C OOK , I LLINOIS | ||||||
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/s/ Ammar Rizki |
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/s/ David Orr |
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/s/ William V. McMenamin |
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Title: President, Financial Services and Treasurer |
[ Signature Page to First Amendment to Loan Agreement ]
C ONSENT OF THE T RUSTEE
Pursuant to Section 11.06 of the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated August 1, 2016, between The County of Cook, Illinois and Citibank N.A., as trustee (the Trustee ), the Trustee hereby consents to the execution and delivery of this Amendment.
C ITIBANK N.A., as Trustee | ||||||||
By: |
/s/ Camille Tomao |
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Director |
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Date: November 6, 2017. |
Exhibit 10.4
F IRST A MENDMENT TO L OAN A GREEMENT
This F IRST A MENDMENT TO L OAN A GREEMENT (this Amendment ) dated November 6, 2017, between the I LLINOIS F INANCE A UTHORITY (the Authority ), a body politic and corporate duly created and validly existing under and by virtue of the Illinois Finance Authority Act, 20 ILCS 3501/801-1 et seq ., as supplemented and amended (the Act ), and N AVISTAR I NTERNATIONAL C ORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the Company ), amends the Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010 (the Loan Agreement ), between the Authority and the Company.
P RELIMINARY S TATEMENT :
Pursuant to the Act, the Authority obtained funds to loan to the Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement through the issuance and sale of its Illinois Finance Authority Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (Navistar International Corporation Project) Series 2010 (the Bonds ), in the aggregate principal amount of $135,000,000, under the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated August 1, 2016 (as supplemented and amended, the Indenture ), between the Authority and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee ).
The Company wishes to amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement with the consent of the owners of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds outstanding and has requested the Authority to enter into this Amendment, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
N OW , T HEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. | D EFINITIONS . |
Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Indenture.
2. | A MENDMENTS TO L OAN A GREEMENT . |
The Loan Agreement shall be amended as follows:
2.01. Section 2.06 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended to include the following paragraph at the end of such Section:
Notwithstanding anything in the Loan Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the other Pledgors to, subordinate in right of priority any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than the Bonds) or other obligations of the Company or any Pledgor (any such subordinated Lien, a Subordinated Lien ) in any collateral that also secures the Bonds to the Lien securing the Credit Facilities in such collateral, unless such Subordinated Lien is also subordinate in right of priority to the Lien securing the Bonds in such collateral.
2.02. Section 4.07(c) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(c) pursuant to this clause (c) not to exceed the sum of (i) $1,700.0 million, (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and the Cook County Bonds and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien, if immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and receipt and application of the net proceeds thereof, the ratio of pro forma total secured Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Companys Adjusted EBITDA (calculated on a consolidated basis and in a manner consistent with the Companys Adjusted EBITDA as set forth in the Companys most recent 10-K or 10-Q report) (the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio ), for the four full fiscal quarters for which quarterly or annual financial statements are available next preceding the incurrence of such Indebtedness would not be greater than 4.0 to 1.0 provided that any such Indebtedness may not be incurred pursuant to this clause (iii) prior to 12 months after the date of execution of the Amendment;
2.03. Section 4.07(n) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(n) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness to finance the payment, settlement, acceleration or extinguishment of all or any portion of the Companys or any Restricted Subsidiarys post-retirement benefits and related obligations (including, but not limited to, any obligation of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under that certain Amended and Restated Settlement Agreement and all exhibits thereto, dated March 30, 1993 and amended and restated as of June 30, 1993, in the class action of Shy et al. v. Navistar , Civil Action No. C-3-92-333 (S.D. Ohio));
2.04 Section 4.07(r) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(r) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the greater of (a) $125.0 million or (b) 2.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time of any incurrence thereof;
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2.05. Section 4.07(x) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(x) Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Notes, the Bonds, the Cook County Bonds or the related Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be, not to exceed $300.0 million at any time outstanding;
2.06. Section 4.07(aa) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(aa) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a) through (z) of this Section 4.07, which, together with any other outstanding Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (aa), has an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $225.0 million at any time outstanding;
2.07. Section 4.07 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by adding the following three paragraphs as the last three paragraphs of such Section:
In the event that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary enters into or increases commitments under a revolving credit facility or enters into any commitment to incur or issue Indebtedness, the incurrence or issuance thereof for all purposes under this Loan Agreement, including without limitation for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio or the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, as applicable, or availability of clauses (a) through (aa) of this Section for borrowings and reborrowings thereunder (and including issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers acceptances thereunder) will, at the Companys option, exercised when the revolving credit facility or increased commitment is entered into, either (i) be determined on the date of such revolving credit facility or such entry into or increase in commitments (assuming that the full amount thereof has been borrowed as of such date) or other Indebtedness and be considered outstanding for purposes of calculating such ratios and other provisions of this Loan Agreement, and, if the covenant with respect to Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio or Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, as applicable, or other provision of this Loan Agreement is satisfied with respect thereto at such time, any borrowing or reborrowing thereunder (and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers acceptances thereunder) will be permitted under this covenant irrespective of the
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Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio or Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, as applicable, or other provision of this Loan Agreement at the time of any borrowing or reborrowing (or issuance or creation of letters of credit or bankers acceptances thereunder) or (ii) be determined on the date such amount is borrowed or reborrowed pursuant to any such facility or increased commitment.
Notwithstanding anything in this covenant to the contrary, in the case of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially incurred in reliance on a clause of the first paragraph of this covenant measured by reference to a maximum Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio at the time of incurrence, if such refinancing would cause the maximum Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio restriction to be exceeded if calculated based on the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio on the date of such refinancing, as applicable, such Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio restriction shall not be deemed to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced, plus premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance, costs and fees in connection with such refinancing.
Notwithstanding anything in the Loan Agreement to the contrary, if the Senior Notes include a covenant (a More Favorable Covenant ) that, in the sole judgment of the Trustee or the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, is more restrictive to the Company or otherwise more favorable to the holders of the Senior Notes than the covenants contained in any of Sections 4.07(n), (r), (x) and (aa) (each, an Existing Covenant ), taking into account for these purposes the effect of any defined term used or referenced in any More Favorable Covenant or Existing Covenant, then, upon receipt by the Company of a notice to that effect from the Trustee, or a notice from such holders with a copy to the Trustee, this Loan Agreement shall, without any further action by any party, be deemed to be amended to either conform a corresponding Existing Covenant to such More Favorable Covenant or, if there is no corresponding Existing Covenant, to include such More Favorable Covenant in this Loan Agreement; provided that, with respect to the Existing Covenant contained in Section 4.07(n), the foregoing shall also apply if and to the extent that a More Favorable Covenant is contained in any Credit Facilities in effect from time to time. At the request of the Trustee or the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, the Company shall execute and deliver a written document evidencing such deemed amendment to this Loan Agreement.
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2.08. Section 4.08(a)(iv)(3)(A) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(A) 50% of cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company (or, in the case cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be negative, less 100% of such deficit) for the period (treated as a single accounting period) from August 1, 2017 through the last day of the Companys most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available; plus
2.09. Section 4.08(b)(xvi) of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(xvi) if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof, any other Restricted Payment which, together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (xvi), does not exceed $225.0 million in aggregate since the date of execution of the Amendment plus, to the extent any Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (xvi) constitutes an Investment, the amount of all such Investments that are no longer outstanding.
2.10. Section 12.07 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Loan Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State without application of the conflicts of law provisions of any other state. With respect to any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Loan Agreement, and for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to exclusive jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Cook County and any State of Illinois appellate court thereof, and irrevocably waives any claim that such courts constitute an inconvenient forum.
3. | A MENDMENT E FFECTIVE D ATE . |
The amendments to the Loan Agreement set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment shall be effective as of the date (the Amendment Effective Date ) of the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Authority and the Company and consent of the Trustee, but only if there shall have first been delivered to the Trustee (i) the required consents, in writing, of the Owners of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding and (ii) a Favorable Opinion of Bond Counsel, Opinion of Counsel and opinion of Counsel to the Company in accordance with Section 11.06 of the Original Indenture. This Amendment shall be dated the Amendment Effective Date.
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4. | M ISCELLANEOUS . |
Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in any note, document, agreement, letter, certificate, the Loan Agreement itself, or any communication issued or made subsequent to or with respect to the Loan Agreement, it being hereby agreed that any reference to the Loan Agreement shall be sufficient to refer to the Loan Agreement as hereby amended. In case any one or more of the provisions contained herein should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired hereby.
This Amendment shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State without application of the conflicts of law provisions of any other state.
This Amendment may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
I LLINOIS F INANCE A UTHORITY | ||
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/s/ Brad R. Fletcher |
Assistant Secretary |
N AVISTAR I NTERNATIONAL C ORPORATION | ||||
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/s/ William V. McMenamin |
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C ONSENT OF THE T RUSTEE
Pursuant to Section 11.06 of the Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2010, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated August 1, 2016, between the Illinois Finance Authority and Citibank N.A., as trustee (the Trustee ), the Trustee hereby consents to the execution and delivery of this Amendment.
C ITIBANK N.A., as Trustee | ||||
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/s/ Camille Tomao |
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Date: November 6, 2017.
Exhibit 99.1
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Navistar International Corporation 2701 Navistar Dr. Lisle, IL 60532 USA P: 331-332-5000 W: navistar.com |
Media contact: | Lyndi McMillan, lyndi.mcmillan@navistar.com, 331-332-3181 | |
Investor contact: | Marty Ketelaar, marty.ketelaar@navistar.com, 331-332-2706 | |
Web site: | www.Navistar.com/news |
NAVISTAR ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $1,100,000,000 SENIOR NOTES OFFERING AND RESULTS TO DATE OF TENDER OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION
LISLE, Ill. November 6, 2017 Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) (Navistar) today announced that it has closed its private offering of $1,100 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2025 (the 2025 Notes). The 2025 Notes are guaranteed by Navistars wholly owned subsidiary, Navistar, Inc. Navistar intends to use the proceeds of the offering, together with the borrowings under its new senior secured term loan, to (i) retire all $1,450 million aggregate principal amount of its existing 8.25% Senior Notes due 2021 (the 2021 Notes) and to pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (ii) repay all of its outstanding obligations under its existing senior secured term loan facility, including accrued and unpaid interest, if any, (iii) fund cash to balance sheet to retire at maturity or repurchase a portion of its 4.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2018 and (iv) pay the associated prepayment premiums, transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
The 2025 Notes and related guarantee will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and the 2025 Notes will not be offered or sold in the U.S. or to U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. The offering of the 2025 Notes will be made only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Navistar also announced today that it has accepted for purchase $1,051 million aggregate principal amount of its 2021 Notes, or 72.50% of the total outstanding 2021 Notes, which were validly tendered prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 2, 2017 (the Early Tender Expiration), pursuant to Navistars previously announced Offer to Purchase the 2021 Notes (the Tender Offer). Holders of the 2021 Notes accepted for purchase will receive the Total Consideration of $1,003.80 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2021 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the early settlement date for the Tender Offer, which is today.
In conjunction with the Tender Offer, Navistar also solicited the consents (the Consent Solicitation) from registered holders of the 2021 Notes to amend certain terms of the indenture governing the 2021 Notes (the Indenture). Holders of 2021 Notes who validly tendered their 2021
Notes are deemed to have consented to the proposed amendment to the Indenture. As a result of receiving the requisite consents in the Consent Solicitation to adopt the amendments to the Indenture, Navistar and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, entered into a supplemental indenture to the Indenture. The supplemental indenture, among other things, eliminates substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default from the Indenture and reduces the minimum redemption notice period required under the Indenture from 30 days to 5 days. The supplemental indenture became effective immediately upon execution and is now operative since the company has repurchased, in the Tender Offer, at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding 2021 Notes. Upon becoming operative, the amendments to the Indenture will apply to all holders of the 2021 Notes.
As previously announced, Navistar intends to redeem the remaining outstanding 2021 Notes on November 10, 2017 at a redemption price equal to 100.000% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but not including, November 10, 2017.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell with respect to any securities. The Tender Offer is only being made pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement and the related Letter of Transmittal, each dated October 20, 2017. The Tender Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of the company, the dealer manager, the solicitation agent, the information agent, the tender agent or their respective affiliates is making any recommendation as to whether or not holders should tender all or any portion of their 2021 Notes or deliver their consent to the proposed amendments in the Tender Offer.
Navistar has retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to act as sole dealer manager and solicitation agent for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation and D.F. King & Co., Inc. to act as information agent and tender agent for the Tender Offer. Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (866) 751 - 6317 (toll free) or (212) 269-5550 (collect) or email nav@dfking.com. Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll free) or (212) 834-3260 (collect).
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International ® brand commercial and military trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus ® brand school and commercial buses. An affiliate also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com .
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information provided and statements contained in this release that are not purely historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this release and the company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this release other than as required by the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include those regarding the consummation of the tender offer and consent solicitation, as well as the planned redemption of the companys outstanding 8.25% Notes due 2021. These statements often include words such as believe, expect, anticipate, intend, plan, estimate, or similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of performance or results and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. For a further description of these factors, see the risk factors set forth in the companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. Although the company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are many factors that could affect actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. All future written and oral forward-looking statements by the company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above. Except for its ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the company does not have any obligations or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Exhibit 99.2
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Navistar International Corporation 2701 Navistar Dr. Lisle, IL 60532 USA P: 331-332-5000 W: navistar.com |
Media contact: | Lyndi McMillan, lyndi.mcmillan@navistar.com, 331-332-3181 | |
Investor contact: | Marty Ketelaar, marty.ketelaar@navistar.com, 331-332-2706 | |
Web site: | www.Navistar.com/news |
NAVISTAR ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF REFINANCING OF ITS SENIOR SECURED TERM LOAN
LISLE, Ill. November 6, 2017 Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced that it has completed the refinancing of Navistar, Inc.s existing approximately $1.0 billion senior secured term loan which was due to mature in August 2020 with a new $1.6 billion senior secured term loan which is due to mature in November 2024. The refinancing provides additional liquidity and financial flexibility for the company and provides for an extended maturity of the senior secured term loan facility.
The interest rate with respect to the new senior secured term loan is adjusted LIBOR plus a 3.50% margin (with a LIBOR floor of 0.00%) or ABR plus a 2.50% margin (with an ABR floor of 1.00%).
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. served as joint lead arrangers. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. will serve as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International ® brand commercial and military trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus ® brand school and commercial buses. An affiliate also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information provided and statements contained in this release that are not purely historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this release and the company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this release other than as required by the federal securities laws. These statements often include words such as believe, expect, anticipate, intend, plan, estimate, or similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of performance or results and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. For a further description of these factors, see the risk factors set
forth in the companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. Although the company believes that these forward looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are many factors that could affect actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. All future written and oral forward-looking statements by the company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above. Except for its ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the company does not have any obligations or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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