As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2018.

Registration No. 333-224434

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

EVO Payments, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   7389   82-1304484

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 950

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(516) 479-9000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

James G. Kelly

Chief Executive Officer

EVO Payments, Inc.

Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 950

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(516) 479-9000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

with copies to:

 

Keith M. Townsend

Alan J. Prince

Zachary L. Cochran

King & Spalding LLP

1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(404) 572-4600

 

Steven J. de Groot

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

EVO Payments, Inc.

Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 950

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(516) 479-9000

 

Marc D. Jaffe

Ian D. Schuman

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(212) 906-1200

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer     (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

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 to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price (1)(2)

 

Amount of

registration fee

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  $100,000,000   $12,450(3)

 

 

(1)   Includes shares issuable upon the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. See “Underwriting.”
(2)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(3)   Previously paid.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

EVO Payments, Inc. has prepared this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224434) solely for the purpose of filing certain exhibits as indicated in Item 16 of Part II of this Amendment No. 1. No change is made to the preliminary prospectus constituting Part I of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the preliminary prospectus has been omitted.


Part II

Information not required in prospectus

Item 13. Other expenses of issuance and distribution.

The following table sets forth the various expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions, expected to be incurred by EVO Payments, Inc. (the “Registrant”) in connection with the issuance and sale of Class A common stock being registered. All amounts are estimated except for Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registration fees, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fees and The Nasdaq Global Select Market listing fees.

 

SEC registration fee

   $             

FINRA filing fee

                 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market listing fee

                 

Printing and engraving expenses

                 

Legal fees and expenses

                 

Accounting fees and expenses

                 

Blue sky qualification fees and expenses

                 

Transfer agent fees and expenses

                 

Miscellaneous fees and expenses

                 
  

 

 

 

Total

   $             

 

  

 

 

 

 

*   To be completed by amendment

Item 14. Indemnification of directors and officers.

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) allows a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide for this limitation of liability.

Section 145 of the DGCL, which we refer to as Section 145, provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was illegal.

Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.

 

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Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and must also pay expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon delivery of an undertaking, by or on behalf of an indemnified person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise.

We intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and officers. These agreements will require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.

The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

We expect to maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that we may make to such directors and officers.

Item 15. Recent sales of unregistered securities.

On April 21, 2017, in connection with its formation, the Registrant sold 100 of its shares of Class A common stock to an officer of the Registrant for an aggregate consideration of $100. The shares of Class A common stock described above were issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on the basis that the transactions did not involve a public offering. No underwriters were involved in the sale.

In connection with the acquisition of Sterling Payment Technologies (“Sterling”), on January 4, 2017, EVO Investco, LLC (“EVO Investco”) agreed with Sterling’s president and chief executive officer that, if one of EVO Investco’s affiliates (which would include the Registrant) completes an initial public offering of its stock prior to September 30, 2017, (1) that affiliate will issue him options to acquire shares with an aggregate value of $475,000 and (2) he may elect to receive such affiliate’s publicly traded stock with an aggregate value of $525,000 in lieu of a cash severance payment under his employment agreement with EVO Investco. The options and shares of Class A common stock described above were issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act on the basis that the transactions did not involve a public offering. No underwriters were involved in the sale.

In connection with EVO Investco’s acquisition of Zenith Merchant Services (“Zenith”) on May 1, 2017, EVO Investco agreed to make certain earn-out payments to the sellers upon Zenith’s satisfaction of certain thresholds tied to Zenith’s continuing performance. Following the completion of this offering, the sellers may elect to receive any subsequent earn-out payments in either cash or in shares of Class A common stock. The shares of Class A common stock described above were issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act on the basis that the transactions did not involve a public offering. No underwriters were involved in the sale.

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions described in the section titled “Organizational structure—Reorganization transactions” in the prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $            per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, the Registrant will issue an aggregate of                  shares of its Class A common stock,                 shares of its Class B common stock,                  shares of its Class C common stock and                  shares of its Class D common stock to the Continuing LLC Owners and to current and former

 

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members of the Registrant’s management and certain of the Registrant’s employees. The shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, Class C common stock and Class D common stock described above will be issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act on the basis that the transaction will not involve a public offering. No underwriters will be involved in the transaction.

Item 16. Exhibits and financial statement schedules.

(a) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
     Description
  1.1     

Form of Underwriting Agreement.

  3.1       

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of EVO Payments, Inc.

  3.2       

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of EVO Payments, Inc.

  4.1       

Specimen Stock Certificate for Class A Common Stock of EVO Payments, Inc.

  5.1     

Opinion of King & Spalding LLP.

  10.1       

Form of Tax Receivable Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering.

  10.2       

Form of LLC Agreement of EVO Investco, LLC, to be effective upon the closing of this offering.

  10.3        Form of Registration Rights Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering.
  10.4        Form of Exchange Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering.
  10.5       

Form of Director Nomination Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering.

  10.6        Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of May  30, 2012, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the subsidiaries of the borrower identified therein, as guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, the lenders from time to time party thereto.
  10.7        First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement, dated as of June  7, 2013, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors identified therein, the lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
  10.8        Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December  24, 2013, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors identified therein, the lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
  10.9        Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May  8, 2014, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors identified therein, the lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
  10.10      Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May  7, 2015, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors identified therein, the lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
  10.11      Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver Agreement, dated as of July  29, 2015, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors identified therein, the lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

 

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Exhibit
No.
    Description
  10.12     Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August  25, 2015, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors identified therein, the lenders identified therein, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Fifth Third Bank, BMO Capital Markets Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Regions Capital Markets, as joint lead arrangers.
  10.13     Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March  22, 2016, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors identified therein, the lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
  10.14     First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December  22, 2016, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the subsidiaries of the borrower identified therein, as guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A. and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents.
  10.15     Incremental Amendment Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2017, among EVO Payments International, LLC as borrower, the subsidiaries of the borrower identified therein, as guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, and Issuing Bank, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Citibank N.A. and Regions Bank as Co-Syndication Agents.
  10.16     Second Incremental Amendment Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2018, among EVO Payments International, LLC as borrower, the subsidiaries of the borrower identified therein, as guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, and Issuing Bank, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A. and Regions Bank as Co-Syndication Agents.
  10.17     First Repricing Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2017, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the subsidiaries of the borrower identified therein, as guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A. and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents.
  10.18     Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December  22, 2016, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the subsidiaries of the borrower identified therein, as guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A. and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents.
  10.19     First Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2017, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, the subsidiaries of the borrower identified therein, as guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A. and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents.
  10.20 **#    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April  1, 2018, by and between EVO Investco, LLC and James G. Kelly.
  10.21 **#    Employment Agreement, as amended, dated January 1, 2015, by and between EVO Payments International UK Ltd and Darren Wilson.
  10.22 **#    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April  1, 2018, by and between EVO Investco, LLC and Brendan F. Tansill.
  10.23 #*   

Form of Indemnification Agreement for Executive Officers and Directors.

  10.24  

EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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Exhibit
No.
     Description
  10.25   

Form of Restricted Stock Award for EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

  10.26    Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award for EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (Cash Settled).
  10.27    Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award for EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (Share Settled).
  10.28    Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit for EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
  10.29   

Form of Stock Option Award for EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

  10.30    Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award for EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
  21.1 **    

List of Subsidiaries of EVO Payments, Inc.

  23.1  *    

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP as to EVO Payments, Inc.

  23.2  *    

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP as to EVO Investco, LLC.

  23.3  *      

Consent of King & Spalding LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).

  24.1 **    

Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).

  99.1 **    

Consent of Rafik R. Sidhom to be listed as a director nominee.

  99.2 **    

Consent of Vahe Dombalagian to be listed as a director nominee.

  99.3 **    

Consent of James G. Kelly to be listed as a director nominee.

  99.4 **    

Consent of Matthew Raino to be listed as a director nominee.

  99.5 **    

Consent of Brendan T. Barrett to be listed as a director nominee.

 

*   To be filed by amendment.
**   Previously filed.

 

#   Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules. Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Item 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  1.   For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  i.   Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  ii.   Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

 

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  iii.   The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

 

  iv.   Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

 

  2.   For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  3.   For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  4.   The undersigned Registrant will provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Atlanta, Georgia on May 7, 2018.

 

EVO Payments, Inc.

/s/ James G. Kelly

By:       James G. Kelly
Name:       Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature    Title   Date

/s/ James G. Kelly

James G. Kelly

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  May 7, 2018

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

Kevin M. Hodges

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  May 7, 2018

*

Darren Wilson

  

President, International and Director

  May 7, 2018

*By:

  /s/Steven J. de Groot        
 

Steven J. de Groot

Attoney-in-Fact

   

 

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), hereby certifies as follows:

1.      The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 20, 2017 (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”). The name of the Corporation is EVO Payments, Inc.

2.      The Corporation is filing this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”), which amends and restates the Certificate of Incorporation in its entirety. The full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

3.      The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on [•], 2018 and duly approved by the sole stockholder of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242, 245 and 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware on [•], 2018.

4.      The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed as of                                          , 2018.

 

EVO Payments, Inc.
By:     

 

  Name:
  Title:


Exhibit A

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation is EVO Payments, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”).

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s initial registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the city of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of the Corporation’s initial registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III

The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or any successor statute (the “ DGCL ”), and the Corporation shall have all powers necessary to engage in such acts or activities, including, but not limited to, the powers enumerated in the DGCL or any amendment thereto.

ARTICLE IV

Section 4.01. Authorized Stock . The capital stock that the Corporation has authority to issue consists of the following:

 

  (a) [•] shares of Class A common stock, no par value (“ Class  A Common Stock ”);

 

  (b) [•] shares of Class B common stock, no par value (“ Class  B Common Stock ”);

 

  (c) [•] shares of Class C common stock, no par value (“ Class  C Common Stock ”);

 

  (d) [•] shares of Class D common stock, no par value (“ Class  D Common Stock ” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”); and

 

  (e) [•] shares of preferred stock, no par value (“ Preferred Stock ”).

The number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock and Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL. The number of

 

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authorized shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock may be decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

Section 4.02.     Common Stock .

(a)       Voting Rights .

(i)      Each holder of Class A Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class A Common Stock, whether voting separately as a class or otherwise.

(ii)      Except as set forth in Section 4.02(a)(iii), each holder of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to a number of votes for each share of Class B Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock when voting with other classes of the Corporation’s capital stock equal to the following (rounded down to the nearest tenth):

 

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where:

 

c    =    15.9
      84.1
N A    =    the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter,
N C    =    the aggregate number of votes entitled to be cast on such matter by holders of Class C Common Stock, as calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(iv),
N D    =    the aggregate number of shares of Class D Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter,
N pref    =    the aggregate number of votes entitled to be cast on such matter by holders of all classes or series of Preferred Stock, and
Sh B    =    the aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter.

(iii)      Each holder of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class B Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock voting as a separate class distinct from all other classes or series of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

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(iv)      Except as set forth in Section 4.02(a)(v), each holder of Class C Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to a number of votes for each share of Class C Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the holder of Class C Common Stock when voting with other classes of the Corporation’s capital stock equal to the lesser of (1) 3.5 and (2) the following (rounded down to the nearest tenth):

 

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where:

 

c   =      15.9
       84.1
N A   =      the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter,
N D   =      the aggregate number of shares of Class D Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter,
N pref   =      the aggregate number of votes entitled to be cast on such matter by holders of all classes or series of Preferred Stock,
R A   =      the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to vesting or forfeiture and beneficially owned by any director or executive officer of the Corporation and entitled to vote on such matter, and
Sh C   =      the aggregate number of shares of Class C Common Stock entitled to vote on such matter.

(v)      Each holder of Class C Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class C Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class C Common Stock voting as a separate class distinct from all other classes or series of the Corporation’s capital stock.

(vi)      Each holder of Class D Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class D Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class D Common Stock, whether voting separately as a class or otherwise.

(vii)      Except as otherwise provided by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be further amended or restated from time to time, this “ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”) or by applicable law, and subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, holders of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class (or, if any holders of shares of any other class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock are entitled to vote on such matter (including, without limitation, any class or series of Preferred Stock), as a

 

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single class with such holders of capital stock) on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. No class of Common Stock shall be entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors.

(b)       Dividends. Subject to the DGCL and the rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock, dividends may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock out of assets or funds lawfully available therefor as and when determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”). Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of record of Class A Common Stock shall share ratably, on a per share basis, in all dividends, whether payable in cash, stock or otherwise. Dividends, whether payable in cash, stock or otherwise, shall not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock.

(c)       Liquidation.  Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to receive all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held of record by them, subject to any preferential rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock. Holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary. A merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other entity, or a sale or conveyance of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 4.02(c) unless such merger, consolidation, sale or conveyance in fact results in the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

(d)       Preemptive Rights.  No stockholder of the Corporation shall have any preemptive right to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire shares of any class or series of capital stock issued by the Corporation, or any options, rights or warrants to purchase any shares of any class or series of capital stock issued by the Corporation, or any other securities of the Corporation convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or carrying an option to purchase shares of any class or series of capital stock issued by the Corporation. The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of shares of stock of any class or series of capital stock issued by the Corporation, or options, rights or warrants to purchase shares of any class or series of capital stock issued by the Corporation, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or carrying an option to purchase shares of any class or series of capital stock issued by the Corporation, in each case without offering such securities, either in whole or in part, to any stockholder of the Corporation.

(e)       Transfer Restrictions; Ownership of Common Stock .

(i)      Shares of Class B Common Stock shall be issued only to, and registered only in the name of, Blueapple, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Blueapple ”), and any transferee in a transfer permitted under the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of [●], 2018, of EVO Investco, LLC, as the same may be further amended and restated from time to time (the “ EVO Investco LLC Agreement ” and such transferee, a “ Permitted Transferee ”).

 

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(ii)      Shares of Class C Common Stock shall be issued only to, and registered only in the name of those persons listed as a holder of “Class C Original Units” on Schedule I to the EVO Investco LLC Agreement and their Permitted Transferees.

(iii)      Following its issuance by the Corporation, no holder of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock may transfer beneficial or record ownership of, or any right or other interest in, any share of such class of Common Stock by any means, other than to a Permitted Transferee in connection with the simultaneous transfer to such Permitted Transferee of an equal number of such holder’s Common Units (as defined below) in compliance with the EVO Investco LLC Agreement. Any purported transfer of any share of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, or any interest or right therein, other than as permitted by this Section 4.02(e)(iii) shall be null and void ab initio and shall not be recognized by the Corporation or the transfer agent for the Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and the purported transferee or purported owner in any such purported transfer shall acquire no rights to any share of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock purportedly held in violation of these restrictions. For purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, “ Common Unit ” means a membership interest in EVO Investco, LLC authorized and issued under the EVO Investco LLC Agreement and constituting a “Common Unit” as defined in the EVO Investco LLC Agreement.

(iv)      The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, undertake all necessary and appropriate action to ensure that the number of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock held of record at any time by any holder thereof shall be equal to the aggregate number of Common Units held of record by such holder.

(v)      As a condition to the registration of the transfer of beneficial or record ownership of, or any right or other interest in, any share of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, the proposed transferee and the transferor of such shares shall provide an affidavit containing such information, to the extent reasonably available and legally permissible, as the Corporation may reasonably request from time to time in order to determine compliance with Section 4.02(e)(iii). The Board of Directors may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish (and may thereafter amend or rescind) procedures not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 4.02 for determining whether any transfer or acquisition of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock would violate the restrictions contained in this Section 4.02 and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of the provisions of this Section 4.02. Any such procedures shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Corporation and with the transfer agent for the Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and shall be made available for inspection by any prospective transferee and, upon written request, shall be mailed to holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock.

 

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(vi)      Upon a determination by the Board of Directors that anyone has attempted or may attempt to transfer or to acquire shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock in violation of this Section 4.02(e) (including, without limitation, any procedures established pursuant to Section 4.02(e)(v)), the Board of Directors may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to such transfer or acquisition on the books and records of the Corporation, including without limitation, to cause the transfer agent for the Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, to not record the purported transferee as the record holder of such shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and to institute proceedings to enjoin or rescind any such transfer or acquisition.

(vii)      All certificates or book entries representing shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (or in such other form as the Board of Directors may determine):

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS [CERTIFICATE][BOOK ENTRY] ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER) SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR).”

(f)     Surrender, Cancellation and Extinguishment of Common Stock .

(i)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any holder of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock may surrender such shares of Common Stock to the Corporation at any time without the payment of any consideration by the Corporation for such shares.

(ii)      Each share of Class B Common Stock shall be automatically and immediately cancelled for no consideration and shall no longer be issued or outstanding, without any further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Class B Common Stock, upon the earliest to occur of the following:

(1)      any point in time in which Blueapple and its Permitted Transferees hold of record an aggregate of less than 3% of all Common Units issued and outstanding as of such time; and

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(iii)      Following the surrender to the Corporation or cancellation of any shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to retire and cancel such shares of Common Stock, and such shares of Common Stock shall not be re-issued by the Corporation following such retirement and cancellation.

(g)       Automatic Conversion of the Class  C Common Stock.

(i)      Each share of Class C Common Stock shall automatically convert into one share of Class D Common Stock, without any further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Class C Common Stock and without any obligation on the part of the Corporation to notify such holder of Class C Common Stock, upon the earliest to occur of the following:

(1)      the date on which the Original Class C Holder to whom such share of Class C Common Stock was initially issued by the Corporation is no longer employed by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; and

(2)      [•], 2021.

The Corporation shall not re-issue any shares of Class C Common Stock converted into Class D Common Stock pursuant to this Section 4.02(g)(i).

(ii)      The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class D Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Class C Common Stock, a number of shares of Class D Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of Class C Common Stock in accordance with Section 4.02(g)(i). If at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Class D Common Stock is not sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock, the Corporation shall take such action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Class D Common Stock to such number as shall be sufficient for such purpose.

(iii)      Other than as explicitly set forth in Section 4.02(g)(i), no share of Common Stock shall be convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any shares of any class or series of capital stock issued by the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized.

(h)       No Fractional Shares . The Corporation shall not be authorized to issue fractional shares of any class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock.

Section 4.03.     Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by applicable law, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more classes or series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the DGCL (such certificate being hereinafter referred to as a “ Preferred Stock Designation ”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such class or series and to fix the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and

 

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qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including, without limitation, dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, exchange rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking and purchase fund provisions), the redemption price or prices, restrictions on the issuance of shares of such class or series, the dissolution preferences and the rights in respect to any distribution of assets of any wholly unissued class or series of Preferred Stock, and the designation thereof, or any of them and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any class or series so created (except where otherwise provided in the Preferred Stock Designation), subsequent to the issue of that class or series but not below the number of shares of such class or series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the undesignated status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such class or series. There shall be no limitation or restriction on any variation between any of the different classes or series of Preferred Stock as to the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; and the several classes or series of Preferred Stock may vary in any and all respects as fixed and determined by the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or by a committee of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of the various classes or series of Preferred Stock.

ARTICLE V

Section 5.01.     Election of Director by Written Ballot . Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless provided otherwise in the Corporation’s bylaws (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “ Bylaws ”).

Section 5.02.     Number of Directors . The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall be not fewer than seven and not more than fifteen, each of whom shall be a natural person. The initial number of directors shall be seven and, except as otherwise set forth in that certain Director Nomination Agreement, dated on or about [•], 2018 (as amended or supplemented, the “ Nomination Agreement ”), by and among the Corporation and funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“ MDP ”), to the extent in effect, and subject to the special rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, any change in the number of directors shall be made from time to time exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.

Section 5.03.     Staggered Board

(a)      Subject to the special rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors shall be divided into three groups: Group I; Group II; and Group III. The allocation of directors among the three groups (including the allocation of each director already in office as of the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and each director elected or appointed as the result of any increase or decrease in the number of directors on the Board of Directors) shall be determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors, and to the extent in effect, in accordance with the Nomination Agreement. The initial Group I Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held in 2019; the initial Group II Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held in

 

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2020; and the initial Group III Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held in 2021. Each director in each group shall hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation beginning with the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held in 2019, the directors (or successors thereof) of the group whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to be held in the third year following the year of their election, with each director in each such group to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

(b)      Any director elected by a separate voting class consisting solely of the holders of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock shall be allocated among the three groups as determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.04.     Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships . Except as otherwise set forth in the Nomination Agreement, to the extent in effect, any vacancy or newly-created directorship shall be filled exclusively by vote of a majority of the directors then in office. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. A director selected to fill a vacancy shall continue to hold office for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office. A director selected to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held for the election of directors of the Corporation for the group for which such director shall have been selected, subject to the election and qualification of his or her successor and to his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

Section 5.05.     Removal . Directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of at least 66   2 3 % of votes entitled to be cast by holders of Common Stock, voting together as a single class.

ARTICLE VI

Section 6.01.     No Action by Written Consent . No action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of any class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock may be taken by one or more written consents in lieu of a meeting.

Section 6.02.     Annual Meeting of Stockholders . The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at such date, time and place, if any, as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion.

Section 6.03.     Special Meetings of Stockholders . Subject to any special rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the total number of directors then in office, or (ii) by the chairperson of the Board of Directors. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.

 

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ARTICLE VII

No director shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director by reason of any act or omission occurring subsequent to the date when this provision becomes effective, except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) for liabilities of a director imposed by Section 174 of the DGCL or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this provision shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to the repeal or modification of this provision.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which applicable law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification and advancement of expenses) through provisions of the Bylaws, agreements with such persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this provision shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE VIII

Section 8.01.     Opt Out of DGCL 203 . The Corporation shall not be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

Section 8.02.     Limitations on Business Combinations . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not engage in any Business Combination, at any point in time at which the Class A Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), with any Interested Stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, unless:

(a)      prior to such time, the Board of Directors approved either the Business Combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder;

(b)      upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder, the Interested Stockholder Owned at least 85% of the Voting Stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the Voting Stock outstanding (but not the outstanding Voting Stock Owned by the Interested Stockholder) those shares Owned by (i) Persons who are directors and also officers of the Corporation and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

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(c)      at or subsequent to that time, the Business Combination is approved (i) by the Board of Directors and (i) by the affirmative vote of at 66   2 3 % of the outstanding Voting Stock that is not Owned by the Interested Stockholder at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation.

Section 8.03.     Certain Definitions . Solely for purposes of this Article VIII, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below:

(a)      “ Affiliate ” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, another Person.

(b)      “ Associate ,” when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such Person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the Owner of 20% or more of any class of Voting Stock; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such Person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such Person.

(c)      “ Business Combination ” means:

(i)      any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (1) with the Interested Stockholder, or (2) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the Interested Stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation Section 8.02 is not applicable to the surviving entity;

(ii)      any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the Interested Stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding Stock of the Corporation;

(iii)      any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any Stock of the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the Interested Stockholder, except: (1) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into Stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the Interested Stockholder became such; (2) pursuant to a merger under Section 251(g) or Section 253 of the DGCL; (3) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or

 

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conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into Stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all stockholders of a class or series of Stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the Interested Stockholder became such; (4) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase Stock made on the same terms to all stockholders of said stock; or (5) any issuance or transfer of stock by the Corporation; provided that in no case under clauses (3) through (5) above shall there be an increase in the Interested Stockholder’s proportionate share of the Stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the Voting Stock of the Corporation (except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments);

(iv)      any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the Stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the Stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary which is Owned by the Interested Stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of Stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the Interested Stockholder; or

(v)      any receipt by the Interested Stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subsections (i) through (iv) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary.

(d)      “ Control ,” including the terms “ Controlling ,” “ Controlled by ” and “ under common Control with ,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock of such Person, by contract, or otherwise. A Person who is the Owner of 20% or more of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of a corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have Control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of Control shall not apply where such Person holds Voting Stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this Article VIII, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have Control of such entity.

(e)      “ Interested Stockholder ” means any Person (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries) that (i) is the Owner of 15% or more of the Voting Stock of the Corporation, or (ii) is an Affiliate or Associate of the Corporation and was the Owner of 15% or more of the Voting Stock of the Corporation at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such Person is an Interested Stockholder; and the Affiliates and Associates of such Person; but “Interested Stockholder” shall not include any Person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided that such Person shall be an Interested Stockholder if thereafter such Person acquires additional shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation, except as a result of further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by

 

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such Person. For the purpose of determining whether a Person is an Interested Stockholder, the Voting Stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include Stock deemed to be Owned by the Person through application of the definition of “owner” below but shall not include any other unissued Stock of the Corporation which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion or exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.03(e) to the contrary, none of Blueapple, MDP or any of their respective Permitted Transferees to whom Blueapple or MDP transfer 15% or more of the Voting Stock of the Corporation, or any of their respective Affiliates or Associates and any of their respective Permitted Transferees, shall be considered an Interested Stockholder for purposes of this Article VIII.

(f)      “ Owner ,” including the terms “ Own ” and “ Owned ,” when used with respect to any Stock, means a Person that individually or with or through any of its Affiliates or Associates:

(i)      beneficially owns such Stock, directly or indirectly; or

(ii)      has (1) the right to acquire such Stock (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided , however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Owner of Stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered Stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (2) the right to vote such Stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided , however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Owner of any Stock because of such Person’s right to vote such Stock if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such Stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to 10 or more Persons; or

(iii)      has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in Section 8.03(f)(ii)(2) above), or disposing of such Stock with any other Person that beneficially owns, or whose Affiliates or Associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such stock.

(g)      “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

(h)      “ Stock ” means, with respect to any corporation, capital stock and, with respect to any other entity, any equity interest.

(a)      “ Voting Stock ” means Stock of the Corporation of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Every reference to a percentage of Voting Stock shall refer to such percentage of the votes of such Voting Stock.

 

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ARTICLE IX

Section 9.01.       Certain Definitions . Solely for purposes of this Article IX, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below:

(a)      “ Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.05.

(b)      “ Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

(c)      “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

(d)      “ Corporation Securities ” means (i) shares of Common Stock, (ii) shares of Preferred Stock (other than nonvoting preferred stock described in Section 1563(c)(1)(A) of the Code), and (iii) any option (within the meaning of Section 1563(e)(1) of the Code and Treasury Regulations §1.1563-3(b)(1)) to acquire any Corporation Securities described in clause (i) or (ii) above.

(e)      “ Excess Securities ” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(a).

(f)      “ Expiration Date ” means the date upon which the Board of Directors determines by resolution that this Article IX is no longer necessary for the preservation or realization of Tax Benefits.

(g)       “ Operating Company ” means EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

(h)      “ Percentage Stock Ownership ” means, with respect to any Person, the percentage stock ownership interest of such Person in the Corporation for purposes of Section 1563 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, determined separately with respect to the voting power of the stock of the Corporation and the value of stock of the Corporation, in each case taking into account any applicable constructive ownership rules under Section 1563(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulations §1.1563-3.

(i)      “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

(j)      “ Prohibited Distributions ” means any and all dividends or other distributions paid by the Corporation with respect to any Excess Securities received by a Purported Transferee.

(k)      “ Prohibited Transfer ” means any Transfer or purported Transfer of Corporation Securities to the extent that such Transfer is prohibited or void under this Article IX.

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(m)    “ Purported Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(a).

(n)    “ Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).

(o)    “ Requesting Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).

(p)    “ Stock Ownership Threshold Percentage ” means 15.90%.

(q)     “ Tax Benefits ” means tax benefits potentially available to the Corporation for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes as a result of any increase in the inside basis of the assets of the Operating Company (arising out of an election by the Operating Company under Section 754 of the Code).

(r)    “ Transfer ” means, any direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, pledge or other disposition or other action taken by a Person that alters the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Person.

(s)    “ Transferee ” means, with respect to any Transfer, any Person to whom Corporation Securities are, or are proposed to be, Transferred.

(t)    “ Transferor ” means, with respect to any Transfer, any Person by or from whom Corporation Securities are, or are proposed to be, Transferred.

(u)    “ Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations, including temporary regulations or any successor regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended from time to time.

(v)    “ Sixteen Percent Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.

Section 9.02.     Transfer and Ownership Restrictions . In order to preserve the ability of the Corporation to realize certain Tax Benefits, any attempted Transfer of Corporation Securities prior to the Expiration Date and any attempted Transfer of Corporation Securities pursuant to an agreement entered into prior to the Expiration Date shall be prohibited and void ab initio to the extent that, as a result of such Transfer (or any series of Transfers of which such Transfer is a part), the aggregate Percentage Stock Ownership of Blueapple, by vote or value, would exceed the Stock Ownership Threshold Percentage (any such Transfer, a “ Sixteen Percent Transaction ”).

Section 9.03.     Exceptions; Waiver of Transfer and Ownership Restrictions .

(a)      Any Transfer of Corporation Securities that would otherwise be prohibited pursuant to Section 9.02 shall nonetheless be permitted if prior to such Transfer being consummated (or, in the case of an involuntary Transfer, as soon as practicable after the transaction is consummated), the Board of Directors authorizes the Transfer in accordance with Section 9.03(b) or Section 9.03(c) (which authorization may relate to a Transfer or series of identified Transfers).

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authorization of the Board of Directors in the manner described below. In connection therewith, and to provide for effective implementation of this Section 9.03(b), any Person who desires to effect a Sixteen Percent Transaction (a “ Requesting Person ”) shall, prior to the date of such transaction for which the Requesting Person seeks authorization (the “ Proposed Transaction ”), request in writing (a “ Request ”) that the Board of Directors review the Proposed Transaction and authorize or not authorize the Proposed Transaction in accordance with this Section 9.03(b). A Request shall be mailed or delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the Corporation’s principal place of business. Such Request shall be deemed to have been received by the Corporation when actually received by the Corporation. A Request shall include: (i) the name, address and telephone number of the Requesting Person; (ii) the number and Percentage Stock Ownership of Corporation Securities then beneficially owned by the Requesting Person; (iii) a reasonably detailed description of the Proposed Transaction or Proposed Transactions for which the Requesting Person seeks authorization; and (iv) a request that the Board of Directors authorize the Proposed Transaction pursuant to this Section 9.03(b). The Board of Directors shall, in good faith, endeavor to respond to each Request within 20 Business Days of receiving such Request. The Board of Directors may authorize a Proposed Transaction if it determines that the Proposed Transaction would not jeopardize the Corporation’s ability to realize Tax Benefits. Any determination by the Board of Directors not to authorize a Proposed Transaction shall cause such Proposed Transaction to be deemed a Prohibited Transfer. The Board of Directors may impose any conditions and restrictions that it deems reasonable and appropriate in connection with authorizing any Proposed Transaction. In addition, the Board of Directors may require an affidavit or representations from such Requesting Person or opinions of counsel to be rendered by counsel selected by the Requesting Person (and reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors), in each case, as to such matters as the Board of Directors may reasonably determine with respect to preserving the Corporation’s ability to realize Tax Benefits. Any Requesting Person who makes a Request to the Board of Directors shall reimburse the Corporation, within 30 days of demand therefor, for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Corporation with respect to any Proposed Transaction, including, without limitation, the Corporation’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in determining whether to authorize the Proposed Transaction, which costs may include, but are not limited to, any expenses of counsel and/or tax advisors engaged by the Board of Directors to advise the Board of Directors or deliver an opinion thereto. Any authorization of the Board of Directors hereunder may be given prospectively or retroactively.

(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may determine that the restrictions set forth in Section 9.02 shall not apply to any particular transaction or transactions, whether or not a request has been made to the Board of Directors, including a Request pursuant to Section 9.03(b), subject to any conditions that it deems reasonable and appropriate in connection therewith. Any determination of the Board of Directors hereunder may be made prospectively or retroactively.

(d)    The Board of Directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law, may exercise the authority granted by this Article IX through duly authorized officers or agents of the Corporation. Nothing in this Section 9.03 shall be construed to limit or restrict the Board of Directors in the exercise of its fiduciary duties under applicable law.

 

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Section 9.04.     Excess Securities .

(a)      No employee or agent of the Corporation shall record any Prohibited Transfer, and the purported Transferee of such a Prohibited Transfer (the “ Purported Transferee ”) shall not be recognized as a stockholder of the Corporation for any purpose whatsoever in respect of the Corporation Securities which are the subject of the Prohibited Transfer (the “ Excess Securities ”). Until the Excess Securities are acquired by another Person in a Transfer that is not a Prohibited Transfer, the Purported Transferee shall not be entitled to any rights of stockholders of the Corporation with respect to such Excess Securities, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Excess Securities and to receive dividends or distributions, whether liquidating or otherwise, in respect thereof, if any, and the Excess Securities shall be deemed to remain with the Transferor unless and until the Excess Securities are transferred to the Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 or until an authorization is obtained under Section 9.03. After the Excess Securities have been acquired in a Transfer that is not a Prohibited Transfer, the Corporation Securities shall cease to be Excess Securities. For this purpose, any Transfer of Excess Securities not in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.04 or Section 9.05 shall also be a Prohibited Transfer.

(b)      The Corporation may make such arrangements or issue such instructions to its stock transfer agent as may be determined by the Board of Directors to be necessary or advisable to implement this Article IX, including, without limitation, authorizing, in accordance with Section 9.09, such transfer agent to require an affidavit from a Purported Transferee regarding such Person’s actual and constructive ownership of stock and other evidence that a Transfer will not be prohibited by this Article IX as a condition to registering any Transfer.

Section 9.05.     Transfer to Agent . If the Board of Directors determines that a Transfer of Corporation Securities constitutes a Prohibited Transfer then, upon written demand by the Corporation sent within 30 days of the date on which the Board of Directors determines that the attempted Transfer constitutes a Prohibited Transfer, the Purported Transferee shall transfer or cause to be transferred any certificate or other evidence of ownership of the Excess Securities within the Purported Transferee’s possession or Control, together with any Prohibited Distributions, to an agent designated by the Board of Directors (the “ Agent ”). The Agent shall thereupon sell to a buyer or buyers, which may include the Corporation, the Excess Securities transferred to it in one or more arm’s-length transactions (on the public securities market on which such Excess Securities are traded, if possible, or otherwise privately); provided , however, that any such sale must not constitute a Prohibited Transfer and provided, further, that the Agent shall effect such sale or sales in an orderly fashion and shall not be required to effect any such sale within any specific time frame if, in the Agent’s discretion, such sale or sales would disrupt the market for the Corporation Securities, would otherwise adversely affect the value of the Corporation Securities or would be in violation of applicable securities laws. If the Purported Transferee has resold the Excess Securities before receiving the Corporation’s demand to surrender Excess Securities to the Agent, the Purported Transferee shall be deemed to have sold the Excess Securities for the Agent, and shall be required to transfer to the Agent any Prohibited Distributions and proceeds of such sale, except to the extent that the Corporation grants written permission to the Purported Transferee to retain a portion of such sales proceeds not exceeding the amount that the Purported Transferee would have received from the Agent pursuant to Section 9.06 if the Agent rather than the Purported Transferee had resold the Excess Securities.

 

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Section 9.06.     Application of Proceeds and Prohibited Distributions . The Agent shall apply any proceeds of a sale by it of Excess Securities and, if the Purported Transferee has previously resold the Excess Securities, any amounts received by the Agent from a Purported Transferee, together, in either case, with any Prohibited Distributions, as follows: (a) first, such amounts shall be paid to the Agent to the extent necessary to cover its costs and expenses incurred in connection with its duties hereunder; (b) second, any remaining amounts shall be paid to the Purported Transferee, up to the amount paid by the Purported Transferee for the Excess Securities (or the fair market value at the time of the Transfer, in the event the purported Transfer of the Excess Securities was, in whole or in part, a gift, inheritance or similar Transfer, such fair market value to be calculated on the basis of the closing market price for the Corporation Securities on the principal U.S. stock exchange on which the Corporation Securities are listed or admitted for trading on the day before the Prohibited Transfer; provided , however, that (1) if the Corporation Securities are not listed or admitted for trading on any U.S. stock exchange but are traded in the over-the-counter market, such fair market value shall be calculated based upon the difference between the highest bid and lowest asked prices, as such prices are reported by Nasdaq or any successor system on the day before the Prohibited Transfer or, if not so reported, on the last preceding day for which such quotations exist, or (2) if the Corporation Securities are neither listed nor admitted to trading on any U.S. stock exchange and are not traded in the over-the-counter market, then such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors); and (c) third, any remaining amounts shall be paid to the Transferor that was party to the subject Prohibited Transfer, or, if the Transferor that was party to the subject Prohibited Transfer cannot be readily identified, to one or more organizations qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code (or any comparable successor provision) selected by the Board of Directors. The Purported Transferee of Excess Securities shall have no claim, cause of action or any other recourse whatsoever against any Transferor of Excess Securities. The Purported Transferee’s sole right with respect to such shares shall be limited to the amount payable to the Purported Transferee pursuant to this Section 9.06. In no event shall the proceeds of any sale of Excess Securities pursuant to this Section 9.06 inure to the benefit of the Corporation or the Agent, except to the extent used to cover costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in performing its duties hereunder.

Section 9.07.     Modification of Remedies for Certain Indirect Transfers . In the event of any Transfer of securities that does not involve a direct Transfer of Corporation Securities (for example, a transfer of an equity interest in an entity that owns Corporation Securities) but which would cause the aggregate Percentage Stock Ownership of Blueapple, by vote or value, to exceed the Stock Ownership Threshold Percentage, the application of Section 9.05 and Section 9.06 shall be modified as described in this Section 9.07. In such case, the transferee of such securities shall be considered a Purported Transferee and shall be deemed to have disposed of and shall be required to dispose of such securities to the extent necessary such that, following such disposition, the aggregate Percentage Stock Ownership of Blueapple, by vote and value, is less than the Stock Ownership Threshold Percentage. Such disposition shall be deemed to occur simultaneously with the Transfer giving rise to the application of this provision, and such number of securities that are deemed to be disposed of shall be considered Excess Securities and shall be disposed of through the Agent as provided in Sections 9.05 and 9.06, except that the maximum aggregate amount payable under Section 9.06 in respect of such Excess Securities, in connection with such disposition, shall be the fair market value of such Excess Securities at the time of the purported Transfer. All expenses incurred by the Agent in disposing of such Excess

 

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Securities shall be paid out of the sales proceeds from such Excess Securities. The purpose of this Section 9.07 is to extend the restrictions in Sections 9.02 and 9.05 to indirect Transfers of Corporation Securities that would cause the aggregate Percentage Stock Ownership of Blueapple, by vote or value, to exceed the Stock Ownership Threshold Percentage, and this Section 9.07, along with the other provisions of this Article IX, shall be interpreted to produce the same results, with differences as the context requires, as a direct Transfer of Corporation Securities.

Section 9.08.     Legal Proceedings; Prompt Enforcement . If the Purported Transferee fails to surrender the Excess Securities or the proceeds of a sale thereof, in either case, with any Prohibited Distributions, to the Agent within 30 days from the date on which the Corporation makes a written demand pursuant to Section 9.05 (whether or not made within the time specified in Section 9.05), then the Corporation may take any actions it deems necessary to enforce the provisions hereof, including the institution of legal proceedings to compel the surrender. Nothing in this Section 9.08 shall (a) be deemed inconsistent with any Transfer of the Excess Securities provided in this Article IX being void ab initio , (b) preclude the Corporation in its discretion from immediately bringing legal proceedings without a prior demand or (c) cause any failure of the Corporation to act within the time periods set forth in Section 9.05 to constitute a waiver or loss of any right of the Corporation under this Article IX. The Board of Directors may authorize such additional actions as it deems advisable to give effect to the provisions of this Article IX.

Section 9.09.     Obligation to Provide Information . As a condition to the registration of the Transfer of any Corporation Securities, any Person who is a beneficial, legal or record holder of Corporation Securities, and any proposed Transferee and any Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with (as such terms are defined in Section 8.03) the proposed Transferee, shall provide an affidavit containing such information, to the extent reasonably available and legally permissible, as the Corporation may reasonably request from time to time in order to determine compliance with this Article IX.

Section 9.10.    Authority of Board of Directors.

(a)      The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine all matters necessary for assessing compliance with this Article IX, including, without limitation, (i) whether a Transfer is a Sixteen Percent Transaction or a Prohibited Transfer, (ii) the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Person, (iii) whether an instrument constitutes a Corporation Security, (iv) the amount (or fair market value) due to a Purported Transferee pursuant to Section 9.06, and (v) any other matters which the Board of Directors determines to be relevant; and the good faith determination of the Board of Directors on such matters shall be conclusive and binding for all the purposes of this Article IX. In addition, the Board of Directors may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish, modify, amend or rescind Bylaws and procedures of the Corporation not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article IX for purposes of determining whether any Transfer of Corporation Securities would jeopardize the Corporation’s ability to realize Tax Benefits and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of this Article IX.

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(c)      In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Article IX, including any definition used herein, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the application of such provisions with respect to any situation based on its reasonable belief, understanding or knowledge of the circumstances. In the event this Article IX requires an action by the Board of Directors but fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of this Article IX. All such actions, calculations, interpretations and determinations that are done or made by the Board of Directors in good faith shall be conclusive and binding on the Corporation, the Agent, and all other parties for all other purposes of this Article IX. The Board of Directors may delegate all or any portion of its duties and powers under this Article IX to a committee of the Board of Directors as it deems necessary or advisable and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, may exercise the authority granted by this Article IX through duly authorized officers or agents of the Corporation. Nothing in this Article IX shall be construed to limit or restrict the Board of Directors in the exercise of its fiduciary duties under applicable law.

Section 9.11.     Reliance . To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation and the members of the Board of Directors shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the opinions, reports or statements of the Corporation’s officer’s, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, transfer agent, investment bankers and agents in making the determinations and findings contemplated by this Article IX, and the members of the Board of Directors shall not be responsible for any good faith errors made in connection therewith. For purposes of determining the existence and identity of, and the amount of any Corporation Securities owned by, any Person, the Corporation is entitled to rely on the existence and absence of filings of Schedule 13D or 13G under the Exchange Act (or similar filings), as of any date, subject to its actual knowledge of the ownership of Corporation Securities.

Section 9.12.     Benefits of This Article IX . Nothing in this Article IX shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Corporation or the Agent any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Article IX. This Article IX shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Corporation and the Agent.

Section 9.13.     Severability . If any provision of this Article IX or the application of any such provision to any Person or under any circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Article IX.

Section 9.14.     Waiver . With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or otherwise available to the Corporation or the Agent under this Article IX, (a) no waiver will be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving party, and (b) no alteration, modification or impairment will be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.

 

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ARTICLE X

Section 10.01.     Corporate Opportunity.

(a)      To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, (a) the Corporation hereby renounces all interest and expectancy that it otherwise would be entitled to have in, and all rights to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that from time to time may be presented to (i) any director, (ii) any stockholder, officer or agent of the Corporation, or (iii) any Affiliate (as defined in Section 8.03 herein) of any person or entity identified in the preceding clause (i) or (ii); (b) no stockholder and no director, in each case, that is not an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, will have any duty to refrain from (i) engaging in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar lines of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries from time to time is engaged or proposes to engage or (ii) otherwise competing, directly or indirectly, with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; and (c) if any stockholder or any director, in each case, that is not an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity both for such stockholder or such director or any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in Section 8.03 herein), on the one hand, and for the Corporation or its subsidiaries, on the other hand, such stockholder or director shall have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to the Corporation or its subsidiaries and such stockholder or director may take any and all such transactions or opportunities for itself or offer such transactions or opportunities to any other person or entity. The preceding sentence of this Article X shall not apply to any potential transaction or business opportunity that is expressly offered to a director or employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, solely in his or her capacity as a director or employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

(b)      To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, no potential transaction or business opportunity may be deemed to be a corporate opportunity of the Corporation or its subsidiaries unless (a) the Corporation or its subsidiaries would be permitted to undertake such transaction or opportunity in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (b) the Corporation or its subsidiaries at such time have sufficient financial resources and are legally able to undertake such transaction or opportunity, (c) the Corporation or its subsidiaries have an interest or expectancy in such transaction or opportunity, and (d) such transaction or opportunity would be in the same or similar line of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries are then engaged or a line of business that is reasonably related to, or a reasonable extension of, such line of business.

Section 10.02. Liability . No stockholder and no director will be liable to the Corporation or its subsidiaries or stockholders for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) solely by reason of any activities or omissions of the types referred to in this Article X, except to the extent such actions or omissions are in breach of this Article X.

ARTICLE XI

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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery determining that it has personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein, and if it has determined that it does not, subject to such indispensable party consenting to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the shares of the Corporation’s capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XI.

ARTICLE XII

Section 12.01. Amendments . The Corporation reserves the right to alter, amend, repeal or adopt any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the DGCL, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, (a) regardless whether a lesser percentage may be permitted from time to time by applicable law, no provision of Section 5.02, Section 5.03, Section 5.04, Section 5.05, Section 6.01, Section 6.03, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X, Article XI and this Article XII may be altered, amended or repealed in any respect, nor may any provision inconsistent therewith (including any provision in the Bylaws) be adopted, unless, in addition to any other vote required by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise required by law, approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66   2 3 % of the Common Stock, voting together as a single class, (b) so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation may not amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or adopt one or more additional provisions whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, in a manner which would materially and adversely affect any right, preference or privilege of the Class B Common Stock in a manner different than other holders of Common Stock without the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class distinct from all other classes and series of the Corporation’s capital stock, (c) so long as any shares of Class C Common Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation may not amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or adopt one or more additional provisions whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, in a manner which would materially and adversely affect any right, preference or privilege of the Class C Common Stock in a manner different than other holders of Common Stock without the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of Class C Common Stock, voting as a separate class distinct from all other classes and series of the Corporation’s capital stock, and (d) so long as any shares of Class D Common Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation may not amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or adopt one or more additional provisions whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, in a manner which would materially and adversely affect any right, preference or privilege of the Class D Common Stock in a manner different than other holders of

 

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Common Stock without the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of Class D Common Stock, voting as a separate class distinct from all other classes and series of the Corporation’s capital stock.

Section 12.02. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

ARTICLE 1 - OFFICES

Section 1.1.  Registered Office . The registered office of EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), shall be located within the State of Delaware at the address of the Corporation’s registered agent. The location of the registered office will initially be in the County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) may change the registered agent and the address of the registered office from time to time, upon filing the appropriate statement with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

Section 1.2.  Other Offices . The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, either within or outside of the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE 2 - STOCKHOLDERS

Section 2.1.  Annual Meeting . An annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (an “ Annual Meeting ”) for the election of directors to succeed those whose term expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at the place, if any, within or outside of the State of Delaware, on the date and at the time that the Board of Directors shall fix each year. Unless stated otherwise in the notice of the Annual Meeting, such Annual Meeting shall be at the principal office of the Corporation.

Section 2.2. Advance Notice of Nominations and Proposals of Business .

(a)         Business at Annual Meetings of Stockholders .

(i) Only such business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 2.2(b) of these Amended and Restated Bylaws (as the same may be further amended from time to time, the “ Bylaws ”)) shall be conducted at an Annual Meeting as shall have been brought before the meeting (A) as specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), or (C) otherwise properly brought before the Annual Meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation who (i) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of notice by such stockholder as required by this Section 2.2 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, such Annual Meeting and (ii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(a). For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (C) of this Section 2.2(a)(i) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose such business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8


(or any successor rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) before an Annual Meeting.

(ii)      For business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 2.2(b) of these Bylaws) to be properly brought before an Annual Meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in Section 2.2(a)(iii) to the Secretary of the Corporation and such business must otherwise be appropriate for stockholder action under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”). To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation for such business must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation in proper written form not less than ninety (90) days and not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary date of the immediately preceding Annual Meeting; provided , however , that if the Annual Meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences thirty (30) days before such anniversary date and ends seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, or if no Annual Meeting was held in the preceding year, such stockholder’s notice must be delivered not earlier than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Annual Meeting and not later than the later of (A) the tenth day following the day of the Public Announcement (as defined in Section 2.2(g) below) of the date of the Annual Meeting or (B) the date which is ninety (90) days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting. In no event shall any adjournment, deferral or postponement of an Annual Meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) will be deemed received on any given day if actually received by the Corporation prior to the close of business on such day.

(iii)      To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth as to each matter of business the stockholder proposes to bring before the Annual Meeting (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the Annual Meeting (including the specific text of any resolutions or actions proposed for consideration and if such business includes a proposal to amend the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) or these Bylaws, the specific language of the proposed amendment) and the reasons for conducting such business at the Annual Meeting, (B) the name and address of the stockholder proposing such business, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, the current name and address (if different from the Corporation’s books) of such proposing stockholder, and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined in Section 2.2(g) below) covered by clauses (C), (D), (F) and (G) below, (C) the class and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly held of record or beneficially owned by such stockholder or by any Stockholder Associated Person, a description of any Derivative Positions (as defined in Section 2.2(g) below) directly or indirectly held or beneficially owned by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, and whether and the extent to which a Hedging Transaction (as defined in Section 2.2(g) below) has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,

 

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(D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder, any Stockholder Associated Person or such other person or entity in such business, (E) a representation that such stockholder is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving the notice, will be a stockholder of record on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting to bring such business before the meeting, (F) any other information related to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents (even if a solicitation is not involved) by such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (G) a representation as to whether such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of group that intends to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding shares required to approve the proposal or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of the proposal. In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 2.2(d), and failure to so update or supplement such information shall render such stockholder notice improper.

(iv)      Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 2.2(b) of these Bylaws) shall be conducted at an Annual Meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(a). At an Annual Meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall determine, if the facts warrant, that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions prescribed by these Bylaws, and if the chairman should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting, and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

(b)         Nominations at Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

(i)      Only persons who are nominated in accordance and compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(b) of these Bylaws shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation at an Annual Meeting.

(ii)      Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at an Annual Meeting only (A) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (B) in accordance with the rights of holders of any class or series of outstanding preferred stock issued by the Corporation and (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of notice as required by this Section 2.2(b) and on the record date for the determination of such stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section

 

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2.2(b)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, Section 2.2(b) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at an Annual Meeting. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder at an Annual Meeting, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in Section 2.2(b)(iii) to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for the nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation in proper written form not less than ninety (90) days and not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary date of the immediately preceding Annual Meeting; provided , however , that if the Annual Meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences thirty (30) days before such anniversary date and ends seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, or if no Annual Meeting was held in the preceding year, such stockholder’s notice must be delivered not earlier than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Annual Meeting and not later than the later of (C) the tenth day following the day of the Public Announcement of the date of the Annual Meeting or (D) the date which is ninety (90) days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting. In no event shall any adjournment, deferral or postponement of an Annual Meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) will be deemed received on any given day if actually received by the Corporation prior to the close of business on such day.

(iii)      To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, (1) the name, age, business address and current residential address of the person, (2) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (3) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly owned beneficially or of record by the person, (4) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition and (5) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents for a contested election of directors (even if an election contest or proxy solicitation is not involved), or is otherwise required, pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee, if applicable, and to serving if elected); and (B) as to the stockholder giving the notice (1) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, the current name and address (if different from the Corporation’s books) of such proposing stockholder, and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person covered by clauses (2), (3), (5) and (6) below, (2) the class and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly held of record or beneficially owned by such stockholder or by any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation’s securities, a description of any Derivative Positions directly or indirectly held or beneficially owned by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, and whether and the extent to which a Hedging Transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder

 

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Associated Person, (3) a description of all arrangements or understandings (including financial transactions and direct or indirect compensation) between such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and each proposed nominee and any other person or entity (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (4) a representation that such stockholder is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving the notice, will be a stockholder of record on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice, (5) any other information relating to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents for a contested election of directors (even if an election contest or proxy solicitation is not involved), or otherwise required, pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (6) a representation as to whether such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of group that intends to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to the holders of a sufficient number of the Corporation’s outstanding shares to elect each proposed nominee or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of the nomination. In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 2.2(d), and failure to so update or supplement such information shall render such stockholder notice improper. At an Annual Meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall determine, if the facts warrant, that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws, and if the chairman should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

(iv)      Notwithstanding anything in the fourth sentence of Section 2.2(b)(ii) of these Bylaws to the contrary, if the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there is no Public Announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding Annual Meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by Section 2.2(b)(ii) of these Bylaws shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than the tenth day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(c)         Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (a “ Special Meeting ”) as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Subject to Section 2.2(e) of these Bylaws, only persons who are nominated in accordance and compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(c) shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors at a Special Meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a Special Meeting at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (ii) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors are

 

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to be elected at such Special Meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (A) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.2(c) and at the time of the Special Meeting and on the record date for the determination of such stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (C) complies with the notice procedures provided for in this Section 2.2(c). For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (ii) of this Section 2.2(c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a Special Meeting. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder at a Special Meeting, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Special Meeting and not later than the later of (1) the tenth day following the day of the Public Announcement of the date of the Special Meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting or (2) the date which is ninety (90) days prior to the date of the Special Meeting. In no event shall any adjournment, deferral or postponement of a Special Meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) will be deemed received on any given day if actually received by the Corporation prior to the close of business on such day. To be in proper written form, such stockholder’s notice shall set forth all of the information required by, and otherwise be in compliance with, Section 2.2(b)(iii) of these Bylaws. In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 2.2(d), and failure to so update or supplement such information shall render such stockholder notice improper. At a Special Meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a proposal or nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws, and if the chairman should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting, and the defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.

(d)         Update and Supplement of Stockholder’s Notice . Any stockholder who submits a notice of proposal for business or nomination for election pursuant to this Section 2.2 is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting of stockholders and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to such meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Such update and supplement must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for the meeting of stockholders (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof). Updates and supplements delivered pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) will be deemed received on any given day if actually received by the Corporation prior to the close of business on such day.

 

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(e)         Requirements of Exchange Act . In addition to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in these Bylaws; provided , however , that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements of these Bylaws applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to these Bylaws regardless of the stockholder’s intent to utilize Rule 14a-8 (or any successor rule) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Nothing in this Section 2.2 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor rule) promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of preferred stock if and to the extent provided for under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

(f)         Director Nomination Agreement . Nothing in this Section 2.2 shall be deemed to limit the exercise, the method or timing of the exercise of, the rights of any person granted by the Corporation to nominate directors (including pursuant to the Director Nomination Agreement, dated on or about [    ], 2018 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Nomination Agreement ”), by and among the Corporation and investment funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC), which rights may be exercised without compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.2.

(g)         Definitions . For purposes of Section 2.2 of these Bylaws, the term:

(i)        “ beneficial ownership ” shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act;

(ii)        “ Derivative Positions ” means, with respect to a stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, any derivative positions including, without limitation, any short position, profits interest, option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise and any performance-related fees to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled based, directly or indirectly, on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of capital stock of the Corporation;

(iii)        “ Hedging Transaction ” means, with respect to a stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, any hedging or other transaction (such as borrowed or loaned shares) or series of transactions, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding, the effect or intent of which is to increase or decrease the voting power or economic or pecuniary interest of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation’s securities;

 

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(iv)        “ Public Announcement ” means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or comparable news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

(v)        “ Stockholder Associated Person ” of any stockholder means (A) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (B) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder or (C) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Stockholder Associated Person.

Section 2.3.  Special Meetings; Notice . Special Meetings may be called only in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Notice of every Special Meeting shall state the purpose or purposes of such meeting. Except as otherwise required by law, the business conducted at a Special Meeting shall be limited exclusively to the business set forth in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, and the individual or group calling such meeting shall have exclusive authority to determine the business included in such notice.

Section 2.4.  Notice of Meetings . Notice of the place, if any, date and time of all meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed present and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of all Special Meetings, the purpose of the meeting, shall be given, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which such meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to notice of the meeting.

The Corporation may postpone, adjourn or cancel any previously called Annual Meeting or Special Meeting of the Corporation by making a Public Announcement (as defined in Section 2.2(g)) of such postponement or cancellation prior to the meeting. When a previously called Annual Meeting or Special Meeting is postponed to another date, time or place, notice of the date, time and place of the postponed meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed present and vote at such postponed meeting, shall be given in conformity with this Section 2.4 unless such meeting is postponed to a date that is not more than 60 days after the date that the initial notice of the meeting was provided in conformity with this Section 2.4. At any postponed meeting, any business may be transacted that may have been transacted at the original meeting prior to its postponement.

When a meeting is adjourned to another date, time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the date, time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken;  provided ,  however , that (i) if the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting, or (ii) if after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the

 

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adjourned meeting the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting in conformity herewith and such notice shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date for notice of such adjourned meeting. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted that may have been transacted at the original meeting.

Section 2.5.  Quorum . At any meeting of the stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority in voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, shall constitute a quorum at any Annual Meeting or Special Meeting, unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Corporation’s securities are listed. If a separate vote by one or more classes or series is required, the holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the holders of the shares of the class or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to the vote on that matter.

Section 2.6.  Organization . The Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, in his or her absence, the person whom the Board of Directors designates or, in the absence of that person or the failure of the Board of Directors to designate a person, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, in his or her absence, the person chosen at the meeting by the vote of a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, shall preside over the meeting. The Secretary shall act as the secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence, any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or any other person the chairman appoints shall act as secretary.

Section 2.7.  Conduct of Business . The chairman of any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall determine the order of business and the rules of procedure for the conduct of such meeting, including the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as he or she determines to be in order.

The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason, including, without limitation, lack of a quorum) to adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures, and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairman of the meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination or matter of business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such

 

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chairman should so determine, such chairman shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

Section 2.8.  Proxies; Inspectors .

(a)         Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or express consent to corporation action in writing without a meeting (if permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation) may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date.

(b)         Prior to a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the Corporation shall appoint one or more inspectors (who may be employees of the Corporation) to act at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may, and to the extent required by applicable law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election. Each inspector, before beginning the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of inspectors. The inspectors shall have the duties prescribed by applicable law.

Section 2.9.  Voting . Except as otherwise required by any law or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, by the Certificate of Incorporation, by these Bylaws or by the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed, when a quorum is present, all matters other than the election of directors shall be determined by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of the Corporation which are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon. All elections of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast.

Section 2.10.  Action by Written Consent . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, stockholders may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.

Section 2.11.  Stockholders’ List . A complete list of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of such stockholder, shall be open to the examination of any such

 

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stockholder, for any purpose germane to a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, for a period of at least 10 days before the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation;  provided ,  however , if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10 th  day before such meeting date. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the sole evidence of the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting and the number of shares held by each stockholder.

ARTICLE 3 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 3.1.  General Powers and Qualifications of Directors . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authorities these Bylaws expressly confer upon them, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by the DGCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation to be qualified for election or service as a director of the Corporation.

Section 3.2.  Number . Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the provisions of the Nomination Agreement, the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time solely by resolutions adopted by a majority of the directors then in office.

Section 3.3.  Removal; Resignation . Directors may only be removed as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing, including by electronic transmission, to the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time is not specified, upon receipt thereof. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 3.4.  Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such places (if any), within or outside the State of Delaware, on the date and at the time as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and communicated to all directors. A notice of a regular meeting shall not be required.

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designated for nomination under the Nomination Agreement, by any such director, and shall be held at the place, if any, on the date and at the time as he, she or they shall fix. Notice of the place, if any, date and time of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director not less than twenty-four hours before the meeting. Such notice may be waived, either before or after the meeting, and the attendance of a director at any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall of itself constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting and of any and all objections to the date, time and place of the meeting, or to the manner in which it has been called or convened, except where a director attends solely for the purpose of objecting to such notice and states, at the beginning of the meeting, such objection. Such member shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action. Any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.5.  Quorum; Vote Required for Action . At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date or time, without further notice or waiver thereof. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the act of a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.6.  Telephone Meetings . Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all directors participating in the meeting can hear each other director, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 3.7.  Conduct of Business; Action by Written Consent . At any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, business shall be transacted in the order and manner that the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors or any committee thereof may take action without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings, or electronic transmission or electronic transmissions, are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.

Section 3.8.  Compensation of Directors . The Board of Directors shall be authorized to fix the compensation of directors. The directors of the Corporation shall be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors, paid an annual retainer or paid other compensation, including equity compensation, as the Board of Directors determines. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of committees shall have their expenses, if any, of attendance of each meeting of such committee reimbursed and may be paid compensation for attending committee meetings or being a member of a committee.

 

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ARTICLE 4 - COMMITTEES

Section 4.1.  Committees of the Board of Directors . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees of the Board of Directors, each with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as the Board of Directors thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall appoint one or more directors to serve as the member or members of such committee or committees, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member. All provisions of this Section 4.1 are subject to, and nothing in this Section 4.1 shall in any way limit the exercise, or method or timing of the exercise of the rights of any person granted by the Corporation with respect to the existence, duties, composition or conduct of any committee of the Board of Directors.

Section 4.2.  Committee Rules . Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules, each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article 3 of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE 5 - OFFICERS

Section 5.1.  Generally . The officers of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may also appoint as officers a President, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The compensation of officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, or by such officers as may be authorized from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 5.2.  Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall have, subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Board of Directors, the general powers and duties of supervision, direction, and management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including, without limitation, all powers necessary to direct and control the organizational and reporting relationships within the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors or as are set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or these

 

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Bylaws. If the Board of Directors has not elected or appointed a President or the office of the President is otherwise vacant, and no officer otherwise functions with the powers and duties of the President, then, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall also have all the powers and duties of the President.

Section 5.3.  President . The President, if there is such an officer and the Board of Directors so directs, shall serve as chief operating officer and have the powers and duties customarily and usually associated with the office of chief operating officer unless the Board of Directors provides for another officer to serve as chief operating officer (or to have the powers and duties of chief operating officer). The President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. If the Board of Directors has not elected or appointed a Chief Executive Officer or the office of Chief Executive Officer is otherwise vacant, then, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the President shall also have all the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 5.4.  Vice President . Each Vice President shall have the powers and duties delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or his or her superior officer.

Section 5.5.  Secretary and Assistant Secretaries . The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. He or she shall have charge of the corporate books and shall perform other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

Any Assistant Secretary, if there is such an officer, shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors), shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.

Section 5.6.  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers . The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the Corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to such office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer or President may direct the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, if there is such an officer, to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and each Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to such office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall designate from time to time.

 

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Section 5.7.  Delegation of Authority . The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 5.8.  Removal, Vacancies . The Board of Directors may remove any officer of the Corporation at any time, with or without cause. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation may be filled by the Board of Directors.

Section 5.9.  Appointing Attorneys and Agents; Voting Securities of Other Entities . Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation or other entity, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation or other entity, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation or other entity, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consents, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he or she may deem necessary or proper. Any of the rights set forth in this Section 5.9 which may be delegated to an attorney or agent may also be exercised directly by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Vice President.

Section 5.10. Additional Matters . The Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation shall have the authority to designate employees of the Corporation to have the title of Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary. Any employee so designated shall have the powers and duties determined by the officer making such designation. The persons upon whom such titles are conferred shall not be deemed officers of the Corporation unless elected by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE 6 - STOCK

Section 6.1.  Certificates of Stock . Shares of the stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided in the DGCL. Any stock certificates issued by the Corporation shall be signed in the manner required by the DGCL. Any signatures on a certificate may be by facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 6.2.  Transfers of Stock . Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation (within or outside of the State of Delaware) or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation.

 

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Section 6.3.  Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to regulations as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of the loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or indemnity, if deemed appropriate.

Section 6.4.  Regulations . The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of stock of the Corporation shall be governed by other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.

Section 6.5.  Record Date .

(a)         In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for determining stockholders entitled to vote. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

(b)         If and to the extent that stockholder action by written consent is permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which date shall not be more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in this State, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the DGCL, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

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(c)         In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

ARTICLE 7 - INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

Section 7.1.  Indemnification . The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), any person (an “ Indemnitee ”) who was or is made, or is threatened to be made, a party or is otherwise involved (including, without limitation, involvement as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ Proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or, while a director or an officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other enterprise (including, but not limited to, service with respect to employee benefit plans) (any such entity, an “ Other Entity ”), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, against all liability and loss suffered (including, but not limited to, expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, excise taxes, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnitee only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnitee was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Proceeding (or part thereof) relates to the enforcement of the Corporation’s obligations under this Section 7.1. Any person serving as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee, administrator, employee or agent of an Other Entity whose equity or other interests are owned by the Corporation shall be conclusively presumed to be serving in such capacity at the request of the Corporation.

Section 7.2.  Advancement of Expenses . The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay, on an as-incurred basis, all expenses (including, but not limited to attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee in investigating, responding to, defending or testifying in any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition (as defined below). Such advancement shall be unconditional, unsecured and interest free and shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay any expenses advanced;  provided ,  however , that, to the

 

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extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final judicial decision of the Proceeding from which there is no right to appeal (“ final disposition ”) shall be made only upon receipt of an unsecured undertaking by the Indemnitee to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final disposition that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 7 or otherwise.

Section 7.3.  Claims . If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article 7 is not paid in full within thirty days, or, in the case of advancement of expenses, fifteen days, provided that Indemnitee has delivered the undertaking contemplated by Section 7.2, if required, after a written claim therefor by the Indemnitee has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnitee may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

Section 7.4.  Insurance . The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of an Other Entity, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article 7 or the DGCL.

Section 7.5.  Survival; Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any Indemnitee by this Article 7 shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and are not exclusive of other rights arising under the Certificate of Incorporation, any bylaw, agreement, vote of directors or stockholders or otherwise. Any such rights shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of such Indemnitee. The Corporation may enter into agreements with any Indemnitee for the purpose of providing for indemnification or advancement of expenses.

Section 7.6.  Other Sources; Amounts Received from an Other Entity . The Corporation shall (i) be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to an Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of other entities or persons with respect to which an Indemnitee may have rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance for the same liability, loss or expenses incurred by such Indemnitee (the “ Secondary Indemnitors ”), is secondary), and (ii) subject to the delivery of the undertaking contemplated by Section 7.2, if required, be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by a Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, losses and expenses as required by the terms of this Article 7, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against any Secondary Indemnitor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Indemnitee who was or is serving at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of an Other Entity shall be reduced by any amount such Indemnitee may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such Other Entity.

 

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Section 7.7.  Amendment or Repeal . All rights to indemnification under this Article 7 shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the Corporation or legal representative thereof who serves or served in such capacity at any time while this Article VII is in effect. Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Indemnitee arising hereunder shall not be diminished, eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of this Article 7 or an amendment to or repeal of relevant provisions of the DGCL or any other applicable laws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the Proceeding or other matter for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.

Section 7.8.  Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . This Article 7 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Indemnitees when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.

Section 7.10.  Reliance . Indemnitees who after the date of the adoption of this Article 7 become or remain an Indemnitee described in Section 7.1 will be conclusively presumed to have relied on the rights to indemnity, advancement of expenses and other rights contained in this Article 7 in entering into or continuing the service. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article 7 will apply to claims made against any Indemnitee described in Section 7.1 arising out of acts or omissions that occurred or occur either before or after the adoption of this Article 7 in respect of service as a director or officer of the corporation or other service described in Section 7.1.

Section 7.11.  Successful Defense . In the event that any proceeding to which an Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against the Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such proceeding for purposes of Section 145(c) of the DGCL. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.

ARTICLE 8 - NOTICES

Section 8.1.  Methods of Notice . Except as otherwise provided herein or permitted by applicable law, notices to directors and stockholders shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed to the directors or stockholders at their addresses appearing on the books of the Corporation or given as permitted by applicable law. If mailed, notice to a stockholder of the Corporation shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to a stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders of the Corporation may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL.

Section 8.2.  Waivers . A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder or director, or a waiver of any notice by electronic transmission by such person or entity, whether given before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to

 

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the notice required to be given to such person or entity. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in the waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the sole purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

ARTICLE 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1.  Corporate Seal . The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary of the Corporation. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer or the Chief Financial Officer.

Section 9.2.  Reliance upon Books, Reports, and Records . Each director and each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books and records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers, agents or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person or entity as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person’s or entity’s professional or expert competence and that has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

Section 9.3.  Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.

Section 9.4.  Time Periods . In applying any provision of these Bylaws that requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days before an event or that an act be done during a specified number of days before an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

Section 9.5. Inconsistent Provisions. In the event that any provision of the Bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the DGCL any other applicable law or the Nomination Agreement, the provisions of the Bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

ARTICLE 10 - AMENDMENTS

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto to adopt, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws. Any adoption, alteration, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors then in office or, in addition to any other vote otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, the approval by holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Bylaws, regardless whether a lesser percentage may be permitted from time to

 

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time by applicable law, no provision of Section 3.3 may be altered, amended or repealed in any respect, nor may any provision inconsistent therewith be adopted, unless, in addition to any other vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, approved by the affirmative vote of at least 66   2 3 % of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

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ZQ|CERT#|COY|CLS|RGSTRY|ACCT#|TRANSTYPE|RUN#|TRANS# CLASS A COMMON STOCK NO PAR VALUE CLASS A COMMON STOCK Certificate Number ZQOOOOOOOO THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of EVO PAYMENTS, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE    THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CITlES DESIGNATED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT, AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.COM SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS CUSIP 26927E 10 4 FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSES SABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF EVO Payments, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”), transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby, are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED DD-MMM-YYYY COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY. NA. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. FACSIMILE SIGNATURE TO COME President FACSIMILE SIGNATURE TO COME SEAL APRIL 20, 2017 By     Secretary AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 1234567


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EVO PAYMENTS. INC. THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS. DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE. PARTICIPATING OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND THE QUALIFICATIONS. LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS. AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS. PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES. WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY. AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY. AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE. OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES. TO GIVE THE COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on toe face of this certificate. shall he construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM -as tenants in common TEN ENT -as tenants by the entireties UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -..    ...Custodian..... under Uniform Gifts to Minors Ac, Oue.) UNIF TRF MIN ACT - ...Custodian (until age) .under Uniform Transfers to Minors Ac, Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. JT T EN—as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common For value received, hereby sell,. assign and transfer unto please print or PLEASE insert social security or other dentifying number of assigned Shares of the Class A Common Slock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the sad stock on the books of the with-in-named Company with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated:20 Signature: Signature: Notice: The signature to tots assignment must correspond with the name as wntten upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. SIgnature(s) Guarantee): Medal on Guarantee Stamp THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED AN GUARANTOR institution itarM . SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS) APPROVEDSIgnature(s) Guarantee) PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15 Trio IrS requires that the named transfer agent “two” report the cost, basis of certain shares or units acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares or units are covered by legislation. and you requested to sell or transfer the shares or units using a specific, cost basic circulation method, then we have processed as you requested. if you didnot specify a cost basis circulation method. then we have defaulted to the first in. first out (FIFO method please consult your tax advisor if you read additional information about cost basis. If you do not keep In contact with the Issuer or do not have any activity In your account for the time period specified by state law. your property may become subject to state unclaimed property taws and transferred to the appropriate state.                

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

by and among

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

EVO INVESTCO, LLC

THE MEMBERS OF EVO INVESTCO, LLC

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

Dated as of [                ]

 

 

 


CONTENTS

 

         Page  
Article I DEFINITIONS      5  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      5  

Section 1.2

  Rules of Construction      14  
Article II DETERMINATION OF REALIZED TAX BENEFIT      15  

Section 2.1

  Basis Adjustments; Operating Company 754 Election      15  

Section 2.2

  Basis Schedules      15  

Section 2.3

  Tax Benefit Schedules      16  

Section 2.4

  Procedures; Amendments      16  
Article III TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS      18  

Section 3.1

  Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments      18  

Section 3.2

  No Duplicative Payments      20  

Section 3.3

  Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the TRA Payment Recipients      21  

Section 3.4

  Change Notice      21  
Article IV TERMINATION      22  

Section 4.1

  Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement      22  

Section 4.2

  Early Termination Notice      23  

Section 4.3

  Payment Upon Early Termination      24  
Article V SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS      24  

Section 5.1

  Subordination      24  

Section 5.2

  Late Payments by the Corporation      25  
Article VI TAX MATTERS; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION      25  

Section 6.1

  Participation in the Corporation’s and Operating
Company’s Tax Matters
     25  

Section 6.2

  Consistency      25  

Section 6.3

  Cooperation      26  
Article VII MISCELLANEOUS      26  

Section 7.1

  Notices      26  

Section 7.2

  Counterparts      27  

Section 7.3

  Entire Agreement: No Third Party Beneficiaries      27  

Section 7.4

  Governing Law      27  

Section 7.5

  Severability      27  


Section 7.6

  Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver      28  

Section 7.7

  Titles and Subtitles      29  

Section 7.8

  Resolution of Disputes      29  

Section 7.9

  Reconciliation      30  

Section 7.10

  Withholding      31  

Section 7.11

  Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group      31  

Section 7.12

  Confidentiality      31  

Section 7.13

  Change in Law      32  

Section 7.14

  Interest Rate Limitation      32  

Section 7.15

  Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations      33  

Exhibits

Exhibit A        —       Form of Joinder Agreement

 

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TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [•], is hereby entered into by and among EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), EVO Investco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Operating Company ”), Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI-C, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Original Call Option Holder ”) and each of the Members from time to time party hereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in Section  1.1 .

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Operating Company is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

WHEREAS, each of the members of Operating Company as of the date hereof other than the Corporation (such members, together with each other Person who becomes a party hereto by satisfying the Joinder Requirement, the “ Members ”) owns common limited liability company interests in Operating Company (the “ Common Units ”);

WHEREAS, the Corporation is the manager of Operating Company and will be a registered holder of Common Units;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Corporation issued shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Class  A Common Stock ”), to certain purchasers in an initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock (the “ IPO ”);

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Corporation purchased Common Units directly from the Operating Company using the net proceeds received from the IPO;

WHEREAS, after the date hereof, pursuant to Article XI of the LLC Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, each Member (other than the Corporation) has the right to have the Corporation directly or indirectly purchase (a “ Purchase ”) for cash or shares of Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, its Common Units and the Call Option Holder has the right to have the Corporation purchase (also a “ Purchase ”) for cash or shares of Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, all or a portion of the Call Option (which the Corporation must exercise in order to purchase the Common Units held by the Call Option Issuer);

WHEREAS, except as otherwise provided by the LLC Agreement or the Exchange Agreement, the Corporation, as the manager of Operating Company, in its sole discretion can determine whether to request to complete a Purchase or instead to cause the Operating Company to directly or indirectly redeem for cash a Member’s Common Units, which may only be consummated as a redemption if such Member consents in its sole discretion to such redemption (a “ Redemption ”);

WHEREAS, Operating Company and any direct or indirect subsidiary (owned through a chain of pass-through entities) of Operating Company that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (together with Operating Company and any direct or indirect subsidiary (owned through a chain of pass-through entities) of Operating Company that is treated

 

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as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the “ Operating Company Group ”) will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code as provided under Section  2.1(b) for the Taxable Year in which any Exchange occurs, which election will result in an adjustment to the Corporation’s share of the tax basis of the assets owned by the Operating Company Group as of the date of the Exchange, with a consequent result on the taxable income subsequently derived therefrom; and

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to provide for certain payments and make certain arrangements with respect to any tax benefits to be derived by the Corporation as the result of Exchanges and making payments under this Agreement, and to ease administrative burdens, an assumed tax rate shall be used to approximate the Corporation’s state, local and foreign liabilities for Covered Taxes without regard to such tax benefits for each Taxable Year.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1      Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both (i) the singular and plural and (ii) the active and passive forms of the terms defined).

Actual Interest Amount ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(vii) .

Actual Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability for Covered Taxes of the Corporation (a) appearing on Tax Returns of the Corporation for such Taxable Year and (b) if applicable, determined in accordance with a Determination (including interest imposed in respect thereof under applicable law).

Advisory Firm ” means an accounting firm that is nationally recognized as being expert in Covered Tax matters, selected by the Corporation.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.

Agreed Rate ” means LIBOR plus 100 basis points.

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble.

Amended Schedule ” is defined in Section  2.4(b) .

Attributable ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(i) .

Audit Committee ” means the audit committee of the Board.

 

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Basis Adjustment ” means the increase or decrease to, or the Corporation’s share of, the tax basis of the Reference Assets (i) under Section 734(b), 743(b), 754 and 755 of the Code and, in each case, the comparable sections of U.S. state and local tax law (in situations where, following an Exchange, Operating Company remains in existence as an entity for tax purposes) and (ii) under Sections 732 and 1012 of the Code and, in each case, the comparable sections of U.S. state and local tax law (in situations where, as a result of one or more Exchanges, Operating Company becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for tax purposes), in each case, as a result of any Exchange and any payments made under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one or more Common Units shall be determined without regard to any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Common Units and as if any such Pre-Exchange Transfer had not occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Corporation purchases and exercises all or a portion of the Call Option, the Basis Adjustment with respect to the Common Units acquired by the Corporation in such transactions shall be determined by reference to the Call Option Consideration.

Basis Schedule ” is defined in Section  2.2 .

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to any security, a Person who acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act).

Blueapple ” means Blueapple, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Call Option ” means the call option that provides the Call Option Holder the right to directly or indirectly purchase, from MDCP VI-C Cardservices Blocker Corp., the Call Option Paired Interests then held by MDCP VI-C Cardservices Blocker Corp.

Call Option Consideration ” means the aggregate amount of cash or the Common Unit Purchase Price or Common Unit Redemption Price (in each case, as defined in the LLC Agreement), as applicable with respect to the relevant transaction, of the Class A Common stock paid to purchase the Call Option from the Call Option Holder and paid to the Call Option Issuer to exercise the Call Option.

Call Option Holder ” means the holder of the Call Option, which is currently the Original Call Option Holder.

Call Option Issuer ” means MDCP VI-C Cardservices Blocker Corp., or any successor to the rights and obligations of MDCP VI-C Cardservices Blocker Corp. under the Call Option.

Call Option Paired Interest ” means one Common Unit together with one share of Class D Common Stock that is subject to the Call Option.

 

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

(1)        any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or any entity directly or indirectly owned by the shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Corporation) which becomes a Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation which, together with securities already held by such Person, represents 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities;

(2)        the shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (including the assets of, or membership interests in, Operating Company);

(3)        there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation or Operating Company with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (x) the Board of the Corporation immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or, if the surviving company is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (y) all of the Persons who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not constitute Beneficial Owners, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation;

(4)        the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving on the Board: individuals who were directors of the Corporation on the date of the closing date of the IPO and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Corporation) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors of the Corporation on the date of the consummation of the IPO or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended by the directors referred to in this clause 4; or

(5)        a “change of control” or similar defined term in any agreement governing indebtedness of Operating Company or any of its Subsidiaries with aggregate principal amount or aggregate commitments outstanding in excess of $25,000,000.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Class A Common

 

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Stock, Class B common stock, Class C common stock and Class D common stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

Change Notice ” is defined in Section 3.4(a) of this Agreement.

Class A Common Stock ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Common Units ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Corporation ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Corporation Letter ” means a letter prepared by the Corporation in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, which states that the relevant Schedules, notices or other information to be provided by the Corporation to the TRA Payment Recipients, along with all supporting schedules and work papers, were prepared in a manner that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement and, to the extent not expressly provided in this Agreement, on a reasonable basis in light of the facts and law in existence on the date such Schedules, notices or other information were delivered by the Corporation to the TRA Payment Recipients.

Covered Taxes ” means any and all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits, whether as an exclusive or an alternative basis (including for the avoidance of doubt, franchise taxes), and any interest imposed in respect thereof under applicable law.

Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(iii) .

Default Rate ” means LIBOR plus 500 basis points.

Default Rate Interest ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(ix) .

Determination ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or similar provision of U.S. state, local or foreign tax law, as applicable, or any other event (including the execution of IRS Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for tax.

Dispute ” is defined in Section  7.8(a) .

 

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Early Termination Effective Date ” means the date of an Early Termination Notice for purposes of determining the Early Termination Payment.

Early Termination Notice ” is defined in Section  4.2 .

Early Termination Payment ” is defined in Section  4.3(b) .

Early Termination Rate ” means the lesser of (x) the Agreed Rate or (y) 6.5%.

Early Termination Reference Date ” is defined in Section  4.2 .

Early Termination Schedule ” is defined in Section  4.2 .

Exchange ” means any (i) Purchase, (ii) Redemption or (iii) transaction using proceeds of the IPO or of EVO Payments Inc., including a purchase and exercise of all or any portion of the Call Option, or distribution by Operating Company, or (iv) Exchange as defined in the Exchange Agreement, in each case that results in an adjustment under Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Operating Company Group.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Agreement ” means the Exchange Agreement dated on or about of the date hereof, by and among the Operating Company, the Corporation and the “Holders” as defined therein.

Exchange Date ” means the date of any Exchange.

Expert ” is defined in Section  7.9 of this Agreement.

Extension Rate Interest ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(viii) .

Final Payment Date ” means any date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Final Payment Date in respect of a Tax Benefit Payment is determined pursuant to Section  3.1(a) .

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Corporation notifies the TRA Payment Recipients that the Corporation requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP or in the application thereof occurring after the date of this Agreement (including through the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto, “IFRS”) on the operation of such provision (or if the TRA Payment Recipients notify the Corporation that they request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof (including through the adoption of IFRS), then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

 

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Hypothetical Federal Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the hypothetical liability of the Corporation that would arise in respect of U.S. federal Covered Taxes, using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the actual relevant U.S. federal Tax Returns of the Corporation but (i) calculating depreciation, amortization, or other similar deductions, or otherwise calculating any items of income, gain, or loss, using the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis as reflected on the Basis Schedule, including amendments thereto for such Taxable Year, (ii) excluding any deduction attributable to Imputed Interest for such Taxable Year and (iii) deducting actual state, local and foreign tax liabilities for such Taxable Year for purposes of determining U.S. federal taxable income, to the extent deductible. For the avoidance of doubt, the Hypothetical Federal Tax Liability shall be determined without taking into account the carryover or carryback of any tax item (or portions thereof) that is attributable to any of the items described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the previous sentence.

Hypothetical Other Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, U.S. federal taxable income determined in connection with calculating the Hypothetical Federal Tax Liability for such Taxable Year, plus the amount used for purposes of clause (iii) of the definition of “Hypothetical Federal Tax Liability” with respect to such Taxable Year, the sum of which is multiplied by        percent [      %].

Hypothetical Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the Hypothetical Federal Tax Liability for such Taxable Year, plus the Hypothetical Other Tax Liability for such Taxable Year.

Imputed Interest ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(vi) .

Independent Directors ” means the members of the Board who are “independent” under the standards set forth in Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the corresponding rules of the applicable exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted.

IPO ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Joinder ” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Joinder Requirement ” is defined in Section  7.6(a) .

LIBOR ” means during any period, a rate per annum equal to the ICE LIBOR rate for a period of one month (“ ICE LIBOR ”), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as may be designated by the Corporation from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period.

 

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LLC Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of EVO Investco, LLC, dated as of the date hereof.

Market Value ” means the Common Unit Redemption Price, as defined in the LLC Agreement.

MDP ” means, collectively, the TRA Payment Recipients controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC.

Member Advisory Firm ” means an accounting or law firm that is nationally recognized as being expert in Covered Tax matters, selected by the applicable TRA Payment Recipient; provided that such accounting or law firm shall be different from the accounting firm serving as the Advisory Firm.

Members ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Net Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(ii) .

Non-Adjusted Tax Basis ” means, with respect to any Reference Asset at any time, the tax basis that such asset would have had at such time if no Basis Adjustments had been made.

Objection Notice ” is defined in Section  2.4(a)(i) .

Operating Company ” is defined in the preamble.

Operating Company Group ” is defined in the recitals.

Original Call Option Holder ” is defined in the recitals.

Parties ” means the parties named on the signature pages to this Agreement and each additional party that satisfies the Joinder Requirement, in each case with their respective successors and assigns.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

Pre-Exchange Transfer ” means any transfer of one or more Common Units or the Call Option (including upon the death of a Member or upon the issuance of Common Units resulting from the exercise of an option to acquire such Common Units) (i) that occurs prior to an Exchange of such Common Units and (ii) to which Section 743(b) of the Code applies.

Purchase ” has the meaning in the recitals.

Realized Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(iv) .

Realized Tax Detriment ” is defined in Section  3.1(b)(v) .

Reconciliation Dispute ” is defined in Section  7.9 .

 

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Reconciliation Procedures ” is defined in Section  2.4(a) .

Redemption ” has the meaning in the recitals.

Reference Asset ” means any asset of Operating Company or any of its successors or assigns, and whether held directly by Operating Company or indirectly by Operating Company through a member of the Operating Company Group, at the time of an Exchange. A Reference Asset also includes any asset the tax basis of which is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the tax basis of an asset that is described in the preceding sentence, including “substituted basis property” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code.

Schedule ” means any of the following: (i) a Basis Schedule, (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule, or (iii) the Early Termination Schedule, and, in each case, any amendments thereto.

Senior Obligations ” is defined in Section  5.1 .

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person and as of any determination date, any other Person as to which such first Person (i) owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls, more than 50% of the voting power or other similar interests of such other Person or (ii) is the sole general partner interest, or managing member or similar interest, of such Person.

Subsidiary Stock ” means any stock or other equity interest in an entity held by the Corporation that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Tax Benefit Payment ” is defined in Section  3.1(b) .

Tax Benefit Schedule ” is defined in Section  2.3(a) .

Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to taxes (including any attached schedules), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated tax.

Taxable Year ” means a taxable year of the Corporation as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code or comparable section of U.S. state or local tax law, as applicable (and, therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than 12 months for which a Tax Return is made), ending on or after the closing date of the IPO.

Taxing Authority ” shall mean any national, federal, state, county, municipal, or local government, or any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body, or any other authority of any kind, exercising regulatory or other authority in relation to tax matters.

Termination Objection Notice ” is defined in Section  4.2 .

TRA Payment Recipient ” means each Member and the Call Option Holder and any permitted transferee of the foregoing.

 

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Treasury Regulations ” means the final, temporary, and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations under the Code, as promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

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

Valuation Assumptions ” shall mean, as of an Early Termination Effective Date, the assumptions that:

(1)      in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Effective Date, the Corporation will have taxable income sufficient to fully use the deductions arising from the Basis Adjustments and the Imputed Interest during such Taxable Year or future Taxable Years (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest that would result from future Tax Benefit Payments that would be paid in accordance with the Valuation Assumptions) in which such deductions would become available;

(2)      the U.S. federal income tax rates that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Effective Date, except to the extent any changes to such tax rates for such Taxable Year have already been enacted into law;

(3)      all taxable income of the Corporation will be subject to the then-current maximum applicable tax rates for each Covered Tax throughout the relevant period;

(4)      any loss carryovers or carrybacks generated by any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest (including such Basis Adjustment and Imputed Interest generated as a result of payments under this Agreement) and available as of the date of the Early Termination Schedule will be used by the Corporation ratably in (i) the Taxable Year of the Early Termination Effective Date and each of the succeeding four Taxable Years or (ii) in each of the Taxable Years from the date of the Early Termination Schedule through the scheduled expiration date of such loss carryovers or carrybacks, whichever comprises the shorter period;

(5)      any non-amortizable assets (other than Subsidiary Stock) will have been or will be disposed of, as the case may be, on the earlier of (i) the fifteenth anniversary of the applicable Basis Adjustment and (ii) the Early Termination Effective Date;

(6)      any Subsidiary Stock will be deemed never to be disposed of except if disposed of in a Change of Control;

(7)      if, on the Early Termination Effective Date, any Member has Common Units that have not been Exchanged, then such Common Units shall be deemed to be Exchanged or, in the case of Common Units subject to the Call Option, the Call Option shall be deemed to have been purchased and exercised by the Corporation, and such TRA Payment Recipient shall be deemed to receive the amount of cash such TRA Payment Recipient would have been entitled to pursuant to Section  4.3(a) had such Common Units

 

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actually been Exchanged on the Early Termination Effective Date or such Call Option actually been sold and exercised and

(8)      any payment obligations pursuant to this Agreement will be satisfied on the date that any Tax Return to which such payment obligation relates is required to be filed excluding any extensions.

Section 1.2      Rules of Construction . Unless otherwise specified herein:

(a)        The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b)        For purposes of interpretation of this Agreement:

(i)       The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(ii)      References in this Agreement to a Schedule, Article, Section, clause or sub-clause refer to the appropriate Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or subclause in, this Agreement.

(iii)     References in this Agreement to dollars or “$” refer to the lawful currency of the United States of America.

(iv)     The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(v)      The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(c)        In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(d)        Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)        Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to organization documents (including the LLC Agreement), agreements (including this Agreement and the Exchange Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted hereby; and (b) references to any law (including the Code and the Treasury Regulations) shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such law and shall include all rules and regulations promulgated under such law, as such rules and regulations may be consolidated, amended, replaced, supplemented or interpreted.

 

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ARTICLE II

DETERMINATION OF REALIZED TAX BENEFIT

Section 2.1      Basis Adjustments; Operating Company 754 Election .

(a)         Basis Adjustments . The Parties acknowledge and agree that (A) each Redemption using cash contributed by the Corporation to Operating Company shall be treated as a direct purchase of Common Units by the Corporation from the applicable Member (and thus as an Exchange) pursuant to Section 707(a)(2)(B) of the Code to the extent allowed by law and (B) each Exchange will give rise to Basis Adjustments. In connection with any Exchange, the Parties acknowledge and agree that pursuant to applicable law the Corporation’s share of the basis in the Reference Assets shall be increased (or decreased) by the excess (or deficiency), if any, of (A) the sum of (x) the Market Value of the Class A Common Stock or the cash transferred to a Member pursuant to an Exchange as payment for the Common Units or, in the case of an Exchange involving all or a portion of the Call Option, the Call Option Consideration, (y) the amount of payments made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Exchange and (z) the amount of liabilities allocated to the Common Units acquired pursuant to the Exchange, over (B) the Corporation’s proportionate share of the basis of the Reference Assets immediately after the Exchange attributable to the Common Units exchanged, determined as if each member of the Operating Company Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Operating Company) remains in existence as an entity for tax purposes and no member of the Operating Company Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Operating Company) made the election provided by Section 754 of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest or are Actual Interest Amounts. Further, the Parties intend that Basis Adjustments be calculated in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.743-1. Any Exchange that does not result in an adjustment or adjustments under Section 743(b) of the Code, but instead results in an adjustment or adjustments pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code, shall give rise to Basis Adjustments to the extent of adjustments to the Corporation’s share of the common basis of the assets of the Operating Company Group.

(b)         Operating Company Section  754 Election . In its capacity as the manager of Operating Company, the Corporation will ensure that, on and after the date hereof and continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, Operating Company and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (and under any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law) for each Taxable Year.

Section 2.2      Basis Schedules . Within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for each relevant Taxable Year, the Corporation shall deliver to the TRA Payment Recipients a schedule (the “ Basis Schedule ”) that shows, in reasonable detail as necessary in order to understand the calculations performed under this Agreement: (a) the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis of the Reference Assets as of each applicable Exchange Date; (b) the Basis Adjustments with respect to the Reference Assets as a result of the relevant Exchanges effected in such Taxable Year, calculated (I) in the aggregate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Exchanges by all TRA Payment Recipients) and (II) solely with respect to Exchanges by the applicable TRA Payment Recipient; (c) the period (or periods) over which

 

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the Reference Assets are amortizable and/or depreciable; and (d) the period (or periods) over which each Basis Adjustment is amortizable and/or depreciable. The Basis Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section  2.4(a) and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section  2.4(b) .

Section 2.3      Tax Benefit Schedules .

(a)         Tax Benefit Schedule . Within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for any Taxable Year in which there is a Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment, the Corporation shall provide to the TRA Payment Recipients a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year (a “ Tax Benefit Schedule ”). The Tax Benefit Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section  2.4(a) , and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section  2.4(b) .

(b)         Applicable Principles . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year is intended to measure the decrease or increase in the Actual Tax Liability of the Corporation for such Taxable Year attributable to the Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest, as determined using a “with and without” methodology described in Section  2.4(a) . Carryovers or carrybacks of any tax item attributable to any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest shall be considered to be subject to the rules of the Code and the Treasury Regulations or the appropriate provisions of U.S. state and local tax law, as applicable, governing the use, limitation and expiration of carryovers or carrybacks of the relevant type. If a carryover or carryback of any tax item includes a portion that is attributable to a Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest (a “ TRA Portion ”) and another portion that is not (a “ Non-TRA Portion ”), such portions shall be considered to be used in accordance with the “with and without” methodology so that: (i) the amount of any Non-TRA Portion is deemed utilized first, followed by the amount of any TRA Portion (with the TRA Portion being applied on a proportionate basis consistent with the provisions of Section  3.3(a) ); and (ii) in the case of a carryback of a Non-TRA Portion, such carryback shall not affect the original “with and without” calculation made in the prior Taxable Year. The Parties agree that, subject to the second to last sentence of Section  2.1(a) , all Tax Benefit Payments attributable to an Exchange (other than any portion treated as Imputed Interest) will be treated as subsequent upward purchase price adjustments that give rise to further Basis Adjustments for the Corporation beginning in the Taxable Year of payment, and as a result, such additional Basis Adjustments will be incorporated into such Taxable Year continuing for future Taxable Years until any incremental Basis Adjustment benefits with respect to a Tax Benefit Payment equals an immaterial amount.

Section 2.4      Procedures; Amendments .

(a)         Procedures . Each time the Corporation delivers an applicable Schedule to the TRA Payment Recipients under this Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to Section  2.4(b) , but excluding any Early Termination Schedule or amended Early Termination Schedule delivered pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section  4.2 , the Corporation shall also: (x) deliver supporting schedules and work papers and a copy of the Corporation’s Tax Returns for such Taxable Year, as determined by the Corporation or as

 

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reasonably requested by any TRA Payment Recipient, that provide a reasonable level of detail regarding the data and calculations that were relevant for purposes of preparing the Schedule; (y) deliver a Corporation Letter supporting such Schedule; and (z) allow the TRA Payment Recipients and their advisors to have reasonable access to the appropriate representatives, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by the TRA Payment Recipients, at the Corporation and the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of such Schedule. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall ensure that any Tax Benefit Schedule that is delivered to the TRA Payment Recipients, along with any supporting schedules and work papers, provides a reasonably detailed presentation of the calculation of the Actual Tax Liability of the Corporation for the relevant Taxable Year (the “with” calculation) and the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for such Taxable Year (the “without” calculation), and identifies any material assumptions or operating procedures or principles that were used for purposes of such calculations. An applicable Schedule or amendment thereto shall become final and binding on the Parties thirty (30) calendar days from the date on which the TRA Payment Recipients first received the applicable Schedule or amendment thereto unless:

(i)        a TRA Payment Recipient within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the applicable Schedule or amendment thereto, provides the Corporation with (A) written notice of a material objection to such Schedule that is made in good faith and that sets forth in reasonable detail such TRA Payment Recipient’s material objection (an “ Objection Notice ”) and (B) a letter from a Member Advisory Firm in support of such Objection Notice; or

(ii)      each TRA Payment Recipient provides a written waiver of its right to deliver an Objection Notice within the time period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Schedule or amendment thereto becomes binding on the date the waiver from all TRA Payment Recipients is received by the Corporation.

In the event that a TRA Payment Recipient timely delivers an Objection Notice pursuant to clause (i) above, and if the Parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in the Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Objection Notice, the Corporation and the TRA Payment Recipient shall employ the reconciliation procedures as described in Section  7.9 (the “ Reconciliation Procedures ”). For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the expense of preparing and obtaining the letter from a Member Advisory Firm referenced in clause (i) above shall be borne solely by the relevant TRA Payment Recipient and the Corporation shall have no liability with respect to such letter or any of the expenses associated with its preparation and delivery.

(b)         Amended Schedule . The applicable Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from time to time by the Corporation: (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule; (ii) to correct inaccuracies in the Schedule identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date the Schedule was originally provided to the TRA Payment Recipient; (iii) to comply with an Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures applicable to this Agreement; (iv) to reflect a

 

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change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other Tax item to such Taxable Year; (v) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year; or (vi) to adjust a Basis Schedule to take into account any Tax Benefit Payments made pursuant to this Agreement (any such Schedule, an “ Amended Schedule ”).

ARTICLE III

TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

Section 3.1      Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments .

(a)         Timing of Payments . Subject to the other provisions of this Article III, within five (5) Business Days following the date on which each Tax Benefit Schedule that is required to be delivered by the Corporation to the TRA Payment Recipients pursuant to Section  2.3(a) becomes final in accordance with Section  2.4(a) (such date, the “ Final Payment Date ” in respect of any Tax Benefit Payment), the Corporation shall pay to each relevant TRA Payment Recipient the Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section  3.1(b) . Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account previously designated by such TRA Payment Recipients or as otherwise agreed by the Corporation and such TRA Payment Recipients. For the avoidance of doubt, the TRA Payment Recipients shall not be required under any circumstances to return any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment previously paid by the Corporation to the TRA Payment Recipients (including any portion of any Early Termination Payment).

(b)         Amount of Payments . For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Tax Benefit Payment ” with respect to any TRA Payment Recipient means an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of: (i) the Net Tax Benefit that is Attributable to such TRA Payment Recipient and (ii) the Actual Interest Amount.

(i)        Attributable . A Net Tax Benefit is “ Attributable ” to a TRA Payment Recipient to the extent that it is derived from any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest that is attributable to an Exchange undertaken by or with respect to such TRA Payment Recipient.

(ii)       Net Tax Benefit . The “ Net Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the amount of the excess, if any, of (x) 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit Attributable to such TRA Payment Recipient as of the end of such Taxable Year over (y) the aggregate amount of all Tax Benefit Payments previously made to such TRA Payment Recipient under this Section  3.1 . For the avoidance of doubt, if the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of any Taxable Year is less than the aggregate amount of all Tax Benefit Payments previously made to a TRA Payment Recipient, such TRA Payment Recipient shall not be required to return any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment previously made by the Corporation to such TRA Payment Recipient.

(iii)      Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit . The “ Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax

 

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Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination.

(iv)      Realized Tax Benefit . The “ Realized Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a Determination.

(v)       Realized Tax Detriment . The “ Realized Tax Detriment ” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the Actual Tax Liability over the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination.

(vi)      Imputed Interest . The principles of Sections 1272, 1274, or 483 of the Code, as applicable, and the principles of any similar provision of U.S. state and local law, will apply to cause a portion of any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a TRA Payment Recipient under this Agreement to be treated as imputed interest (“ Imputed Interest ”). For the avoidance of doubt, the deduction for the amount of Imputed Interest as determined with respect to any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a TRA Payment Recipient shall be excluded in determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for purposes of calculating Realized Tax Benefits and Realized Tax Detriments pursuant to this Agreement.

(vii)      Actual Interest Amount . The “ Actual Interest Amount ” calculated in respect of the Net Tax Benefit for a Taxable Year will equal the amount of any Extension Rate Interest and the amount of any Default Rate Interest.

(viii)      Extension Rate Interest . The amount of “ Extension Rate Interest ” calculated in respect of the Net Tax Benefit (including previously accrued Imputed Interest) for a Taxable Year will equal interest calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year until the date on which the Corporation makes a timely Tax Benefit Payment to the TRA Payment Recipient on or before the Final Payment Date as determined pursuant to Section  3.1(a) . For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of any Extension Rate Interest as determined with respect to any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a TRA Payment Recipient shall be included in the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for purposes of calculating Realized Tax Benefits and Realized Tax Detriments pursuant to this Agreement.

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the amount of “ Default Rate Interest ” calculated in respect of the Net Tax Benefit (including previously accrued Imputed Interest and Extension Rate Interest) for a Taxable Year will equal interest calculated at the Default Rate from the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section  3.1(a) until the date on which the Corporation makes such Tax Benefit Payment to such TRA Payment Recipient. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of any Default Rate Interest as determined with respect to any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a TRA Payment Recipient shall be included in the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for purposes of calculating Realized Tax Benefits and Realized Tax Detriments pursuant to this Agreement.

(x)      The Corporation and the TRA Payment Recipients hereby acknowledge and agree that, as of the date of the Agreement and as of the date of any future Exchange that may be subject to this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot be reasonably ascertained for U.S. federal income or other applicable tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, unless otherwise specified by a party entitled to benefits under this Section 3.1 in the Exchange Notice for any Exchange that occurs pursuant to the Exchange Agreement or any direct or indirect redemption that occurs pursuant to the LLC Agreement (or otherwise specified in writing by such a party with respect to an Exchange or redemption), the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments in respect of such Exchange (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) and therefore the stated maximum selling price, with respect to any Exchange by such TRA Payment Recipient shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the fair market value of the consideration received in such Exchange (whether as a cash payment, as shares of Class A Common Stock, or as other consideration).

(c)         Interest . The provisions of Section  3.1(b) are intended to operate so that interest will effectively accrue in respect of the Net Tax Benefit for any Taxable Year as follows:

(i)        first, in an amount equal to the Imputed Interest under the Code (from the relevant Exchange Date until the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year) and through the date on which the Corporation makes the relevant Tax Benefit Payment to a TRA Payment Recipient;

(ii)      second, at the Agreed Rate in respect of any Extension Rate Interest (from the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year until the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section  3.1(a) ); and

(iii)     third, at the Default Rate in respect of any Default Rate Interest (from the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section  3.1(a) until the date on which the Corporation makes the relevant Tax Benefit Payment to a TRA Payment Recipient).

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interpreted and applied in accordance with that intent. For purposes of this Agreement, and also for the avoidance of doubt, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be calculated or made in respect of any estimated tax payments, including any estimated U.S. federal income tax payments.

Section 3.3      Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the TRA Payment Recipients .

(a)         Insufficient Taxable Income . Notwithstanding anything in Section  3.1(b) to the contrary, if the aggregate potential Covered Tax benefit of the Corporation as calculated with respect to the Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest (in each case, without regard to the Taxable Year of origination) is limited in a particular Taxable Year because the Corporation does not have sufficient actual taxable income, then the available Covered Tax benefit for the Corporation shall be allocated among the TRA Payment Recipients in proportion to the respective Tax Benefit Payment that would have been payable if the Corporation had in fact had sufficient taxable income so that there had been no such limitation. As an illustration of the intended operation of this Section  3.3(a) , if the Corporation had $200 of aggregate potential Covered Tax benefits with respect to the Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest in a particular Taxable Year (with $50 of such Covered Tax benefits being attributable to TRA Payment Recipient 1 and $150 of such Covered Tax benefits being attributable to TRA Payment Recipient 2), such that TRA Payment Recipient 1 would have potentially been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $42.50 and TRA Payment Recipient 2 would have been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $127.50 if the Corporation had $200 of tax liability for the year, and if at the same time the Corporation only had $100 of actual tax liability in such Taxable Year, then $25 of the aggregate $100 actual Covered Tax benefit for the Corporation for such Taxable Year would be allocated to TRA Payment Recipient 1 and $75 of the aggregate $100 actual Covered Tax benefit for the Corporation would be allocated to TRA Payment Recipient 2, such that TRA Payment Recipient 1 would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $21.25 and TRA Payment Recipient 2 would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $63.75.

(b)         Late Payments . If for any reason the Corporation is not able to timely and fully satisfy its payment obligations under this Agreement in respect of a particular Taxable Year, then Default Rate Interest will begin to accrue pursuant to Section  5.2 and the Corporation and other Parties agree that (i) the Corporation shall pay the Tax Benefit Payments due in respect of such Taxable Year to each TRA Payment Recipient pro rata and (ii) no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments to all TRA Payment Recipients in respect of all prior Taxable Years have been made in full.

Section 3.4      Change Notice. If any Party, or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Party, receives a 30-day letter, a final audit report, a statutory notice of deficiency, or similar written notice from any Taxing Authority relating to the amount of the Net Tax Benefit calculated for purposes of this Agreement, or relating to any other material tax matter that is relevant to the terms of this Agreement and the calculation of the Tax Benefit Payments that may be payable by the Corporation to the TRA Payment Recipients (a “ Change Notice ”), prompt written notification and a copy of the relevant Change Notice shall be delivered by the Party (or its Affiliate or Subsidiary) that received such Change Notice to each other Party.

 

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ARTICLE IV

TERMINATION

Section 4.1      Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement ; Corporation’s Early Termination Right .

(a)        With the written approval of (i) a majority of the Independent Directors, (ii) MDP and (iii) Blueapple, the Corporation may completely terminate this Agreement, as and to the extent provided herein, with respect to all amounts payable to the TRA Payment Recipients pursuant to this Agreement by paying to the TRA Payment Recipients the Early Termination Payment; provided that Early Termination Payments may be made pursuant to this Section  4.1(a) only if made to all TRA Payment Recipients that are entitled to such a payment simultaneously, and provided further , that the Corporation may withdraw any notice to execute its termination rights under this Section  4.1(a) prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid. Upon the Corporation’s payment of the Early Termination Payment, the Corporation shall not have any further payment obligations under this Agreement, other than with respect to any: (i) prior Tax Benefit Payments that are due and payable under this Agreement but that still remain unpaid as of the date of the Early Termination Notice; and (ii) current Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending on or including the date of the Early Termination Notice (except to the extent that the amount described in clause (ii) is included in the calculation of the Early Termination Payment). If an Exchange subsequently occurs with respect to Common Units for which the Corporation has exercised its termination rights under this Section  4.1(a) , the Corporation shall have no obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Exchange.

(b)         Acceleration Upon Change of Control . In the event of a Change of Control, all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated pursuant to this Article IV as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Change of Control and utilizing the Valuation Assumptions by substituting the phrase “the date of a Change of Control” in each place where the phrase “Early Termination Effective Date” appears. Such obligations shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Change of Control, (ii) any Tax Benefit Payments agreed to by the Corporation and the TRA Payment Recipients as due and payable but unpaid as of the Early Termination Notice and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payments due for any Taxable Year ending prior to, with or including the date of a Change of Control (except to the extent that any amounts described in clauses (ii) or (iii) are included in the Early Termination Payment). For the avoidance of doubt, Sections 4.2 and 4.3 shall apply to a Change of Control, mutadis mutandi .

(c)         Acceleration Upon Breach of Agreement . In the event that the Corporation materially breaches any of its material obligations under this Agreement, whether as a result of failure to make any payment when due, failure to honor any other material obligation required hereunder, or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this Agreement in a case commenced under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, then all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and become immediately due and payable upon notice of acceleration from such TRA Payment Recipient (provided that in the case of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency statute, such acceleration shall be automatic without any such notice), and

 

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such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such notice of acceleration (or, in the case of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other insolvency statute, on the date of such breach) and shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such acceleration; (ii) any prior Tax Benefit Payments that are due and payable under this Agreement but that still remain unpaid as of the date of such acceleration; and (iii) any current Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of such acceleration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation breaches this Agreement and such breach is not a material breach of a material obligation, a TRA Payment Recipient shall still be entitled to enforce all of its rights otherwise available under this Agreement, including potentially seeking an acceleration of amounts payable under this Agreement. For purposes of this Section  4.1(c) , and subject to the following sentence, the Parties agree that the failure to make any payment due pursuant to this Agreement within thirty (30) days of the relevant Final Payment Date shall be deemed to be a material breach of a material obligation under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement, and that it will not be considered to be a material breach of a material obligation under this Agreement to make a payment due pursuant to this Agreement within thirty (30) days of the relevant Final Payment Date. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it shall not be a material breach of a material obligation of this Agreement if the Corporation fails to make any Tax Benefit Payment within thirty (30) days of the relevant Final Payment Date to the extent that the Corporation has insufficient funds, and cannot obtain sufficient funds by taking commercially reasonable actions to do so, to make such payment; provided that the interest provisions of Section  5.2 shall apply to such late payment (unless the Corporation does not have sufficient funds to make such payment as a result of any limitation imposed by any Senior Obligations, in which case Section  5.2 shall apply, but the Default Rate shall be replaced by the Agreed Rate). For the avoidance of doubt, a Reconciliation Dispute would not constitute a breach of this Agreement.

Section 4.2      Early Termination Notice . If the Corporation chooses to exercise its right of early termination under Section  4.1 above, the Corporation shall deliver to the TRA Payment Recipients a notice of the Corporation’s decision to exercise such right (an “ Early Termination Notice ”) and a schedule (the “ Early Termination Schedule ”) showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment. The Corporation shall also (x) deliver supporting schedules and work papers, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by a TRA Payment Recipient, that provide a reasonable level of detail regarding the data and calculations that were relevant for purposes of preparing the Early Termination Schedule; (y) deliver a Corporation Letter supporting such Early Termination Schedule; and (z) allow the TRA Payment Recipients and their advisors to have reasonable access to the appropriate representatives, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by the TRA Payment Recipients, at the Corporation and the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of such Early Termination Schedule. The Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on each Party thirty (30) calendar days from the first date on which all the TRA Payment Recipients received such Early Termination Schedule unless:

(i)        a TRA Payment Recipient within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the Early Termination Schedule, provides the Corporation with (A) written notice of a material objection to such Early Termination Schedule made in good faith and setting

 

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forth in reasonable detail such TRA Payment Recipient’s material objection (a “ Termination Objection Notice ”) and (B) a letter from a Member Advisory Firm in support of such Termination Objection Notice; or

(ii)      each TRA Payment Recipient provides a written waiver of such right of a Termination Objection Notice within the period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Early Termination Schedule becomes binding on the date the waiver from all TRA Payment Recipients is received by the Corporation.

In the event that a TRA Payment Recipient timely delivers a Termination Objection Notice pursuant to clause (i) above, and if the Parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in the Termination Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Termination Objection Notice, the Corporation and such TRA Payment Recipient shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the expense of preparing and obtaining the letter from a Member Advisory Firm referenced in clause (i) above shall be borne solely by such TRA Payment Recipient and the Corporation shall have no liability with respect to such letter or any of the expenses associated with its preparation and delivery. The date on which the Early Termination Schedule becomes final in accordance with this Section  4.2 shall be the “ Early Termination Reference Date .”

Section 4.3      Payment Upon Early Termination .

(a)         Timing of Payment . Within five (5) Business Days after the Early Termination Reference Date, the Corporation shall pay to each TRA Payment Recipient an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment for such TRA Payment Recipient. Such Early Termination Payment shall be made by the Corporation by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by the TRA Payment Recipients or as otherwise agreed by the Corporation and the TRA Payment Recipients.

(b)         Amount of Payment . The “ Early Termination Payment ” payable to a TRA Payment Recipient pursuant to Section  4.3(a) shall equal the present value, discounted at the Early Termination Rate as determined as of the Early Termination Reference Date, of all Tax Benefit Payments that would be required to be paid by the Corporation to such TRA Payment Recipient, whether payable with respect to Common Units that were Exchanged prior to the Early Termination Effective Date or on or after the Early Termination Effective Date, beginning from the Early Termination Effective Date and using the Valuation Assumptions. For the avoidance of doubt, an Early Termination Payment shall be made to each TRA Payment Recipient, regardless of whether such TRA Payment Recipient has Exchanged all of its Common Units or Call Option interests as of the Early Termination Effective Date.

ARTICLE V

SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

Section 5.1      Subordination . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment required to be made by the Corporation to the TRA Payment Recipients under this Agreement shall rank subordinate and

 

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junior in right of payment to any principal, interest, or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations owed in respect of secured indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (“ Senior Obligations ”) and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations. To the extent that any payment under this Agreement is not permitted to be made at the time payment is due as a result of this Section  5.1 and the terms of the agreements governing Senior Obligations, such payment obligation nevertheless shall accrue for the benefit of the TRA Payment Recipients and the Corporation shall make such payments at the first opportunity that such payments are permitted to be made in accordance with the terms of the Senior Obligations.

Section 5.2      Late Payments by the Corporation . The amount of all or any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment not made to the TRA Payment Recipients when due under the terms of this Agreement, whether as a result of Section  5.1 and the terms of the Senior Obligations or otherwise, shall be payable together with Default Rate Interest, which shall accrue beginning on the Final Payment Date and be computed as provided in Section  3.1(b)(ix) .

ARTICLE VI

TAX MATTERS; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

Section 6.1      Participation in the Corporation s and Operating Company s Tax Matters . Except as otherwise provided herein, and except as provided in Article IX of the LLC Agreement, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all tax matters concerning the Corporation and Operating Company, including the preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall notify the TRA Payment Recipients of, and keep them reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any tax audit of the Corporation or Operating Company, or any of Operating Company’s Subsidiaries, the outcome of which could materially affect the Tax Benefit Payments payable to such TRA Payment Recipients under this Agreement, and any TRA Payment Recipient holding directly and/or indirectly at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Common Units (a “ 10% Member ”) shall have the right to participate in and to monitor at such TRA Payment Recipient’s own expense (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not to control) any such portion of any such tax audit; provided that the Corporation shall not settle or fail to contest any issue pertaining to Covered Taxes that is reasonably expected to materially affect the Tax Benefit Payments payable to the TRA Payment Recipients under this Agreement without the consent of each 10% Member, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Section 6.2      Consistency . All calculations and determinations made hereunder, including any Basis Adjustments, the Schedules, and the determination of any Realized Tax Benefits or Realized Tax Detriments, shall be made in accordance with the elections, methodologies or positions taken by the Corporation and Operating Company on their respective Tax Returns. Each Member shall prepare its Tax Returns in a manner that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and any related calculations or determinations that are made hereunder, including the terms of Section  2.1 and the Schedules provided to the Members under this Agreement. In the event that an Advisory Firm is replaced with another Advisory Firm acceptable to the Audit Committee, such replacement Advisory Firm shall perform its services

 

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under this Agreement using procedures and methodologies consistent with the previous Advisory Firm, unless otherwise required by law or unless the Corporation and all of the Members agree to the use of other procedures and methodologies.

Section 6.3      Cooperation .

(a)        Each TRA Payment Recipient shall (i) furnish to the Corporation in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporation may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, (ii) make itself available to the Corporation and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (i) above, and (iii) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter. The Corporation shall reimburse the TRA Payment Recipients for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section  6.3(a) .

(b)        The Corporation shall furnish to the TRA Payment Recipients such information, documents and other materials as a TRA Payment Recipient may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, including with respect to any Change Notice or any related determination described in Section  3.4 .

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1      Notices . All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by courier service, by fax, by electronic mail (delivery receipt requested) or by certified or registered mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section  7.1 ). All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the Party to receive such notice:

If to the Corporation, to:

EVO Payments, Inc.

Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 950

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attn: Kevin M. Hodges, Chief Financial Officer

T: (516) 479-9000

E-mail: kevin.hodges@evopayments.com

 

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with copies to (which shall not constitute notice to the Corporation) to:

Keith M. Townsend

King & Spalding LLP

1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

T: (404) 572-4600

E-mail: ktownsend@kslaw.com

If to a TRA Payment Recipient, the address, facsimile number and e-mail address specified on such TRA Payment Recipient’s signature page to this Agreement, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the TRA Payment Recipient) to such counsel or other representative(s) as may be designated by such TRA Payment Recipient in a notice to other TRA Payment Recipients, properly delivered pursuant to this Section  7.1 .

Any Party may change its address, fax number or e-mail address by giving each of the other Parties written notice thereof in the manner set forth above.

Section 7.2      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 7.3      Entire Agreement: No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 7.4      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 7.5      Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

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Section 7.6      Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver .

(a)         Assignment . Each TRA Payment Recipient may assign, sell, pledge, or otherwise alienate or transfer any interest in this Agreement, including the right to receive any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Person so long as such Person has executed and delivered, or in connection with such transfer, executes and delivers, a Joinder agreement to succeed to the applicable portion of such TRA Payment Recipient’s interest in this Agreement and to become a Party for all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in such Joinder (the “ Joinder Requirement ”); provided that MDP’s and Blueapple’s approval and consent rights described in this Agreement shall not be transferrable or assignable to any Person (other than a partner, shareholder, member or Affiliate (as defined in the LLC Agreement) of such Person (which may include special purpose investment vehicles wholly owned by one or more Affiliated investment funds but shall not include portfolio companies) without the prior written consent of the Corporation (and any purported transfer or assignment without such consent shall be null and void). For the avoidance of doubt, if a Member transfers Common Units or Call Option in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement but does not assign to the transferee of such Common Units or Call Option, as applicable, its rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Common Units or Call Option, as applicable, such TRA Payment Recipient shall continue to be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of such Common Units. The Corporation may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person without unanimous consent of all Parties hereto (and any purported assignment without such consent shall be null and void).

(b)         Amendments . No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by (x) the Corporation and (y) TRA Payment Recipients (including, in all circumstances, MDP and Blueapple) who would be entitled to receive more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the Early Termination Payments payable to all TRA Payment Recipients hereunder if the Corporation had exercised its termination rights under Section  4.1(a) on the date of the most recent Exchange prior to such amendment (excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to any TRA Payment Recipient pursuant to this Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange); provided that amendment of the definition of Change of Control will also require the written approval of a majority of the Independent Directors. No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

(c)         Successors . All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the Parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

(d)         Waiver . No failure by any Party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement, or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy

 

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consequent upon a breach thereof, shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement, or condition.

Section 7.7      Titles and Subtitles . The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.

Section 7.8      Resolution of Disputes .

(a)        Except for Reconciliation Disputes subject to Section  7.9 , any and all disputes which cannot be settled after substantial good-faith negotiation, including any ancillary claims of any Party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the validity, negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) (each a “ Dispute ”) shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators, of which the Corporation shall designate one arbitrator and the TRA Payment Recipients party to such Dispute shall designate one arbitrator in accordance with the “screened” appointment procedure provided in Resolution Rule 5.4. The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of the arbitration shall be Atlanta, Georgia.

(b)        Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), any Party may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling another Party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b), each Party (i) expressly consents to the application of paragraph (c) of this Section  7.8 to any such action or proceeding, and (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section  7.8 shall not apply to Reconciliation Disputes to be settled in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section  7.9 .

(c)        Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Chancery Court ”) for any litigation (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise), directly or indirectly, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the negotiation, validity or performance of this Agreement, or the actions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such court), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the Delaware Chancery Court and agrees not to plead or claim in the Delaware Chancery Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Party 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.

(d)        Each Party 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 Section

 

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7.8(c) . Each Party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.

(e)        Each Party irrevocably consents to service of process by means of notice in the manner provided for in Section  7.1 (other than by facsimile). Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by law.

(f)        WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. 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 OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

(g)        Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the meaning of Section  7.9 , or a Dispute within the meaning of this Section  7.8 , shall be decided and resolved as a Dispute subject to the procedures set forth in this Section  7.8 .

Section 7.9      Reconciliation . In the event that the Corporation and any TRA Payment Recipient are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to a Schedule (other than an Early Termination Schedule) prepared pursuant to Section  2.4 , or with respect to an Early Termination Schedule prepared pursuant to Section  4.2 , within the relevant time period designated in this Agreement (a “ Reconciliation Dispute ”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to a nationally recognized expert (the “ Expert ”) in the particular area of disagreement mutually acceptable to both Parties. The Expert shall be a partner or principal in a nationally recognized accounting firm, and unless the Corporation and such TRA Payment Recipient agree otherwise, the Expert shall not, and the firm that employs the Expert shall not, have any material relationship with the Corporation or such TRA Payment Recipient or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the Parties are unable to agree on an Expert within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation Dispute, the selection of an Expert shall be treated as a Dispute subject to Section  7.8 and an arbitration panel shall pick an Expert from a nationally recognized accounting firm that does not have any material relationship with the Corporation or such TRA Payment Recipient or other actual or potential conflict of interest. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to the Basis Schedule or an amendment thereto, or the Early Termination Schedule or an amendment thereto within thirty (30) calendar days and shall resolve any matter relating to a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment thereto within fifteen (15) calendar days or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in each case after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid on the date prescribed by this Agreement and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The costs and expenses relating to the engagement of such Expert or amending any Tax Return shall be borne by the Corporation except as provided in the next sentence. The Corporation and the TRA Payment Recipients shall bear their own costs and expenses of such proceeding, unless (i) the Expert adopts the TRA Payment Recipient’s position, in which case the Corporation shall reimburse the

 

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TRA Payment Recipient for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding, or (ii) the Expert adopts the Corporation’s position, in which case the TRA Payment Recipient shall reimburse the Corporation for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section  7.9 shall be binding on the Corporation and the TRA Payment Recipients and may be entered and enforced in any court having competent jurisdiction.

Section 7.10      Withholding . The Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment that is payable to any TRA Payment Recipient pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of U.S. state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporation, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid by the Corporation to the relevant TRA Payment Recipient. Each TRA Payment Recipient shall promptly provide the Corporation with any applicable tax forms and certifications reasonably requested by the Corporation in connection with determining whether any such deductions and withholdings are required under the Code or any provision of U.S. state, local or foreign tax law.

Section 7.11      Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group : Transfers of Assets.

(a)        If the Corporation is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 or other applicable Sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups, or any corresponding provisions of U.S. state or local law, then: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments, and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

(b)        If Operating Company or any entity that is obligated to make a Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment hereunder transfers one or more assets to a corporation (or a Person classified as a corporation for U.S. income tax purposes) with which such entity does not file a consolidated Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code, such entity, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such asset in a fully taxable transaction on the date of such contribution. The consideration deemed to be received by such entity shall be equal to the fair market value of the contributed asset. For purposes of this Section  7.11 , a transfer of a partnership interest shall be treated as a transfer of the transferring partner’s share of each of the assets and liabilities of that partnership.

Section 7.12      Confidentiality . Each TRA Payment Recipient and its assignees acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporation is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporation and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such Person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential

 

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matters, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Corporation and its Affiliates and successors, learned by any TRA Payment Recipient heretofore or hereafter. This Section  7.12 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of any TRA Payment Recipient in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community, (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a TRA Payment Recipient to prosecute or defend claims arising under or relating to this Agreement, and (iii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a TRA Payment Recipient to prepare and file its Tax Returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any Taxing Authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any Taxing Authority with respect to such Tax Returns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the TRA Payment Recipients and each of their assignees (and each employee, representative or other agent of the TRA Payment Recipients or their assignees, as applicable) may disclose at their discretion to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Corporation, the TRA Payment Recipients and any of their transactions, and all materials of any kind (including tax opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the TRA Payment Recipients relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. If a TRA Payment Recipient or an assignee commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of this Section  7.12 , the Corporation shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of this Section  7.12 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

Section 7.13      Change in Law . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, in connection with an actual or proposed change in law, a TRA Payment Recipient reasonably believes that the existence of this Agreement could cause income (other than income arising from receipt of a payment under this Agreement) recognized by such TRA Payment Recipient (or direct or indirect equity holders in such TRA Payment Recipient) in connection with any Exchange to be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain (or otherwise taxed at ordinary income rates) for U.S. federal income tax purposes or would have other material adverse tax consequences to such TRA Payment Recipient or any direct or indirect owner of such TRA Payment Recipient, then at the written election of such TRA Payment Recipient in its sole discretion (in an instrument signed by such TRA Payment Recipient and delivered to the Corporation) and to the extent specified therein by such TRA Payment Recipient, this Agreement shall cease to have further effect and shall not apply to an Exchange occurring after a date specified by such TRA Payment Recipient, or may be amended by in a manner reasonably determined by such TRA Payment Recipient, provided that such amendment shall not result in an increase in any payments owed by the Corporation under this Agreement at any time as compared to the amounts and times of payments that would have been due in the absence of such amendment.

Section 7.14      Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the interest paid or agreed to be paid hereunder with respect to amounts due to any TRA Payment Recipient hereunder shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious

 

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interest permitted by applicable Law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If any TRA Payment Recipient shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment, as applicable (but in each case exclusive of any component thereof comprising interest) or, if it exceeds such unpaid non-interest amount, refunded to the Corporation. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by any Member exceeds the Maximum Rate, such TRA Payment Recipient may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the payment obligations owed by the Corporation to such TRA Payment Recipient hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the Parties to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws.

Section 7.15      Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations . The rights and obligations of each TRA Payment Recipient hereunder are several and not joint with the rights and obligations of any other Person. A TRA Payment Recipient shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Person hereunder, nor shall a TRA Payment Recipient have the right to enforce the rights or obligations of any other Person hereunder (other than the Corporation). The obligations of a TRA Payment Recipient hereunder are solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable solely by, the Corporation. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any TRA Payment Recipient pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the TRA Payment Recipients acting as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the TRA Payment Recipients are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such rights or obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Corporation acknowledges that the TRA Payment Recipients are not acting in concert or as a group and will not assert any such claim with respect to such rights or obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

[Signature Page Follows This Page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

CORPORATION:
EVO PAYMENTS, INC.
By:                                            
Name: James G. Kelly
Title:  Chief Executive Officer
E-mail: jim.kelly@evopayments.com
By:                                            
Name: Kevin M. Hodges
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: kevin.hodges@evopayments.com
OPERATING COMPANY:
EVO INVESTCO, LLC
By:                                            
Name: James G. Kelly
Title:  Chief Executive Officer
E-mail: jim.kelly@evopayments.com
By:                                            
Name: Kevin M. Hodges
Title: Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: kevin.hodges@evopayments.com

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]


TRA PAYMENT RECIPIENTS:
BLUEAPPLE, INC.
By:                                                        
Name:
Title:
E-mail:
By:                                                        
Name:
Title:
E-mail:
Address:
Fax:
[MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS FUNDS]
By:                                                                    
Name:
Title:
Address:
Fax:
E-mail:
[INSERT OTHER MEMBERS AND CALL OPTION HOLDER]

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]


Exhibit A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of                      , 20 (this “ Joinder ”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of [•], 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Tax Receivable Agreement ”) by and among EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Operating Company ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

  1. Assignment of the Tax Receivable Agreement . The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Corporation that, as of the date hereof, the undersigned has been assigned an interest in the Tax Receivable Agreement from a Member and [•] 1 .

 

  2. Joinder to the Tax Receivable Agreement . Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a treated as a Member as such term is defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement and will be a Party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

 

  3. Incorporation by Reference . All terms and conditions of the Tax Receivable Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

 

  4. Address . All notices under the Tax Receivable Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

[Name]

[Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attn:

Facsimile:

E-mail:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW PARTY]
By:                                                    

 

 

 

1

  

 

Language to be added as applicable.

[Exhibit A]


Name:

Title:

Acknowledged and agreed

as of the date first set forth above:

EVO Payments, Inc.

 

By:                                                    

Name:

Title:

 

[Exhibit A]

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

EVO INVESTCO, LLC

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

Dated as of                 

 

 

THE COMPANY INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN.

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2  

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

     11  

Section 2.01.

  

Formation of Company

     11  

Section 2.02.

  

Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement

     11  

Section 2.03.

  

Name

     12  

Section 2.04.

  

Purpose

     12  

Section 2.05.

  

Principal Office; Registered Office

     12  

Section 2.06.

  

Term

     12  

Section 2.07.

  

No State-Law Partnership

     12  

ARTICLE III MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

     12  

Section 3.01.

  

Members

     12  

Section 3.02.

  

Units

     13  

Section 3.03.

  

Recapitalization; the Corporation’s Capital Contribution; the Corporation’s Purchase of Common Units; Member Distribution

     13  

Section 3.04.

  

Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units

     14  

Section 3.05.

  

Purchase or Redemption of Shares of Class A Common Stock

     15  

Section 3.06.

  

Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units

     15  

Section 3.07.

  

Negative Capital Accounts

     16  

Section 3.08.

  

No Withdrawal

     16  

Section 3.09.

  

Loans From Members

     16  

Section 3.10.

  

Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans.

     16  

Section 3.11.

  

Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan

     18  

ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS

     18  

Section 4.01.

  

Distributions

     18  

Section 4.02.

  

Restricted Distributions

     19  

Section 4.03.

  

Pre-IPO Tax Distribution

     20  

ARTICLE V CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

     20  

Section 5.01.

  

Capital Accounts

     20  

Section 5.02.

  

Allocations

     21  

Section 5.03.

  

Regulatory Allocations

     21  

Section 5.04.

  

Final Allocations

     22  

Section 5.05.

  

Tax Allocations

     22  

Section 5.06.

  

Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member

     23  

ARTICLE VI MANAGEMENT

     23  

Section 6.01.

  

Authority of Manager.

     23  

Section 6.02.

  

Actions of the Manager

     24  

Section 6.03.

  

Resignation; No Removal

     24  

Section 6.04.

  

Vacancies

     24  

Section 6.05.

  

Transactions Between Company and Manager

     24  

Section 6.06.

  

Reimbursement for Expenses

     24  

 

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Section 6.07.

 

Delegation of Authority

     25  

Section 6.08.

 

Limitation of Liability of Manager

     25  

Section 6.09.

 

Investment Company Act

     26  

Section 6.10.

 

Outside Activities of the Manager

     26  

ARTICLE VII RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

     26  

Section 7.01.

 

Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members

     26  

Section 7.02.

 

Lack of Authority

     27  

Section 7.03.

 

No Right of Partition

     27  

Section 7.04.

 

Indemnification

     27  

Section 7.05.

 

Members Right to Act

     28  

Section 7.06.

 

Inspection Rights

     28  

ARTICLE VIII BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     28  

Section 8.01.

 

Records and Accounting

     28  

Section 8.02.

 

Fiscal Year

     29  

Section 8.03.

 

Reports

     29  

ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS

     29  

Section 9.01.

 

Preparation of Tax Returns

     29  

Section 9.02.

 

Tax Elections

     29  

Section 9.03.

 

Tax Controversies

     29  

ARTICLE X RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

     30  

Section 10.01.

 

Transfers by Members

     30  

Section 10.02.

 

Permitted Transfers

     30  

Section 10.03.

 

Restricted Units Legend

     31  

Section 10.04.

 

Transfer

     31  

Section 10.05.

 

Assignee’s Rights.

     31  

Section 10.06.

 

Assignor’s Rights and Obligations

     32  

Section 10.07.

 

Overriding Provisions

     32  

Section 10.08.

 

Spousal Consent

     33  

Section 10.09.

 

Drag-Along Rights.

     33  

ARTICLE XI SALE and Exchange RIGHTS

     34  

Section 11.01.

 

Blueapple Sale Rights

     34  

Section 11.02.

 

Exchange Rights of the Other Holders

     35  

Section 11.03.

 

Redemption of Common Units In Lieu of Sale or Exchange.

     35  

Section 11.04.

 

Blueapple Piggyback Rights

     37  

Section 11.05.

 

Treatment of Distributions in Connection with Sale and Redemption

     37  

Section 11.06.

 

Conditions to Blueapple Rights; Cooperation; Reclassification.

     38  

Section 11.07.

 

Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock

     38  

Section 11.08.

 

Effect of Exercise of Sale, Exchange or Redemption

     39  

Section 11.09.

 

Tax Treatment of Sale or Redemption

     39  

ARTICLE XII ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

     39  

Section 12.01.

 

Substituted Members

     39  

Section 12.02.

 

Additional Members

     39  

 

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ARTICLE XIII WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

     39  

Section 13.01. Withdrawal and Resignation of Members

     39  

ARTICLE XIV DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

     40  

Section 14.01. Dissolution

     40  

Section 14.02. Liquidation and Termination

     40  

Section 14.03. Deferment; Distribution in Kind

     41  

Section 14.04. Cancellation of Certificate

     41  

Section 14.05. Reasonable Time for Winding Up

     41  

Section 14.06. Return of Capital

     41  

ARTICLE XV VALUATION

     41  

Section 15.01. Determination

     41  

Section 15.02. Dispute Resolution

     41  

ARTICLE XVI GENERAL PROVISIONS

     42  

Section 16.01. Power of Attorney

     42  

Section 16.02. Confidentiality

     42  

Section 16.03. Amendments

     43  

Section 16.04. Title to Company Assets

     43  

Section 16.05. Addresses and Notices

     44  

Section 16.06. Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries

     44  

Section 16.07. Creditors

     44  

Section 16.08. Waiver

     44  

Section 16.09. Counterparts

     44  

Section 16.10. Applicable Law

     45  

Section 16.11. Severability

     45  

Section 16.12. Further Action

     45  

Section 16.13. Delivery by Electronic Transmission

     45  

Section 16.14. Right of Offset

     46  

Section 16.15. Effectiveness

     46  

Section 16.16. Entire Agreement

     46  

Section 16.17. Remedies

     46  

Section 16.18. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation

     46  

Schedules

Schedule 1 — Schedule of Continuing LLC Owners

Schedule 2 — Schedule of Members

Exhibits

Exhibit A — Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit B — Form of Spousal Consent

 

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EVO INVESTCO, LLC

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [●], is entered into by and among EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and its Members.

WHEREAS, the Company initially was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Act by the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 18-201 of the Delaware Act on November 26, 2012 (the “ Formation Date” );

WHEREAS, following the filing of the Certificate, the Company entered into that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of the Formation Date, which was subsequently amended and restated as the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2012, as amended on January 30, 2017 (such agreement, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, and as amended, the “ First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, prior to the Effective Time, certain Persons controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“ MDP ”) shall engage in a series of transactions with MDCP VI-C Cardservices II Blocker Corp. (“ MDP Blocker Sub ”), pursuant to which MDP Blocker Sub shall own only Company Interests; thereafter, MDP Blocker Sub shall merge with and into [●], a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation with MDP Blocker Sub surviving and, immediately thereafter MDP Blocker Sub shall merge with and into the Corporation with the corporation surviving, and the stockholders of MDP Blocker Sub will receive Class A Common Stock in exchange for all their equity interests in MDP Blocker Sub (the “ MDP Blocker Sub Merger ”);

WHEREAS, the Company desires to have EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), effect an initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) of shares of its Class A Common Stock and in connection therewith, to amend and restate the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement to reflect (a) the conversion of the Original Units into Common Units, as set forth herein (the “ Recapitalization ”), (b) the addition of the Corporation as a Member in the Company and its designation as sole Manager of the Company, and (c) the rights and obligations of the Members of the Company that are enumerated and agreed upon in the terms of this Agreement, in each case, effective as of the Effective Time, at which time the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement shall be superseded entirely by this Agreement;

WHEREAS, exclusive of the Over-Allotment Option, the Corporation will sell shares of its Class A Common Stock to public investors in the IPO and will use the net proceeds received from the IPO (the “ IPO Net Proceeds ”) to purchase newly issued Common Units from the Company pursuant to that certain IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Corporation will issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the IPO as a result of the exercise (if any) by the underwriters of their over-allotment option (the “ Over-Allotment Option ”), and the resulting additional net proceeds will be used by the Corporation to purchase newly issued Common Units from the Company pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Continuing LLC Owners and the Corporation will be the members of the Company as of the Effective Time, after giving effect to the Recapitalization and the MDP Blocker Sub Merger;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Members, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in this Agreement for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

Additional Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section  12.02 .

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means with respect to the Capital Account of any Member as of the end of any Allocation Period, the amount by which the balance in such Capital Account is less than zero. For this purpose, such Member’s Capital Account balance shall be (i) reduced for any items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6), and (ii) increased for any amount such Member is obligated to contribute or is treated as being obligated to contribute to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (relating to partner liabilities to a partnership) or 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i) (relating to minimum gain).

Admission Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  10.06 .

Affiliate ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Affiliated ”) means, with respect to a specified Person, each other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. As used in this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Allocation Period” means the Taxable Year, or any portion thereof, for which the Company is required to allocate Profits, Losses, and other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction.

Appraisers ” has the meaning set forth in Section  15.02 .

Assignee ” means a Person to whom a Company Interest has been transferred but who has not become a Member pursuant to Article  XII .

Assumed Tax Liability ” means, with respect to a Member, an amount equal to the Distribution Tax Rate multiplied by the estimated or actual taxable income of the Company, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, allocated to such Member pursuant to Section  5.05 for the period to which the Assumed Tax Liability relates, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent not previously taken into account in determining the Assumed Tax Liability of such Member, as reasonably determined by the Manager but without regard to any increases to the tax basis of the Company’s property pursuant to Section 734(b); provided that, in the case of the Corporation, such Assumed Tax Liability (i) shall be computed without regard to any increases to the tax basis of the Company’s property pursuant to Section 743(b) of the Code and (ii) shall in no event be less than an amount that will enable the Corporation to meet its tax obligations, and its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, for the relevant taxable year.

 

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Base Rate ” means, on any date, a variable rate per annum equal to the rate of interest most recently published by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” at large U.S. money center banks.

Blueapple means Blueapple, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its Permitted Transferees.

Blueapple Sold Units ” means, with respect to any exercise by Blueapple of its Sale Right or Piggyback Sale Right, the Common Units sold by Blueapple to the Corporation pursuant to such exercise.

Book Value means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except that (i) the initial Book Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset at the time of contribution, as reasonably and in good faith determined by the Manager; (ii) the Book Value of any asset of the Company distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value of such property on the date of distribution as determined by the Manager; and (iii) Book Values of assets of the Company shall be increased (or decreased) to the extent the Manager determines reasonably and in good faith that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). The Manager shall in good faith use such method as it deems reasonable and appropriate to allocate the aggregate of the Book Value of assets contributed in a single or integrated transaction among each separate property on a basis proportional to their fair market value.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to close.

Call Option ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Call Option Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Call Option Issuer ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Call Option Paired Interest ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Call Option Redemption Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.03(f) .

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Member in accordance with Section  5.01 .

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of any cash, cash equivalents, promissory obligations or the Fair Market Value of other property that such Member contributes (or is deemed to contribute) to the Company pursuant to Article  III .

Certificate ” means the Company’s Certificate of Formation as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

Class  A Common Stock ” means the Class A Common Stock, no par value, of the Corporation.

Class  B Common Stock ” means the Class B Common Stock, no par value, of the Corporation.

Class  C Common Stock ” means the Class C Common Stock, no par value, of the Corporation.

Class  D Common Stock ” means the Class D Common Stock, no par value, of the Corporation.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

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Common Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of the Members and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Common Units in this Agreement.

Common Unit Redemption Price ” means the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average prices for a share of Class A Common Stock on the Stock Exchange, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on and including the last Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock. If the Class A Common Stock no longer trades on a Stock Exchange (or if the volume weighted average price for a share of Class A Common Stock is not reported by Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor), then a majority of the Disinterested Directors shall determine the Common Unit Redemption Price in good faith.

Common Unit Purchase Price ” means the net price per share for a share of Class A Common Stock sold in an Underwritten Offering conducted in response to an Exchange Notice, a Sale Notice or Piggyback Sale Right, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Interest ” means the interest of a Member in Profits, Losses and Distributions.

Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section  16.02 .

Continuing LLC Owners ” means the Members listed on Schedule  1 and their respective Permitted Transferees.

Corporate Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Corporate Incentive Award Plan ” means the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.

Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Credit Agreements ” means that certain First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, and the other parties thereto, and that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016, among EVO Payments International, LLC, as borrower, and the other parties thereto, in each case including all exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and including any one or more refinancings or replacements thereof, in whole or in part, with any other debt facility or debt obligation.

Delaware Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. L. §18-101, et seq .

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Disposition Event ” means any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Corporation, whether effectuated through one transaction or series of related transactions (including a tender offer followed by a merger in which holders of Class A Common Stock receive the same consideration per share paid in the tender offer), unless, following such transaction, all or substantially all of the holders of the voting power of all outstanding classes of Common Stock and any series of preferred stock issued by the Corporation that are generally entitled to vote in the election of directors prior to such

 

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transaction or series of transactions, continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity (or its parent) resulting from such transaction or series of transactions in substantially the same proportions as immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions.

Disinterested Director ” means, with respect to any Sale Notice or Exchange Notice, any Independent Director who is not an Affiliate of the Person delivering such Sale Notice or Exchange Notice, as applicable, and who has no direct or indirect financial interest or any other material interest in the Common Units that are the subject of such Sale Notice or Exchange Notice, as applicable.

Distributable Cash ” means, as of any relevant date on which a determination is being made by the Manager regarding a potential distribution pursuant to Section  4.01(a) , the amount of cash that could be distributed by the Company for such purposes in accordance with the Credit Agreement (and without otherwise violating any applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement).

Distribution ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Distribute ”) means each distribution made by the Company to a Member with respect to such Member’s Units, whether in cash, property or securities of the Company and whether by liquidating distribution or otherwise; provided, however , that none of the following shall be a Distribution: (i) any recapitalization that does not result in the distribution of cash or property to Members or any exchange of securities of the Company, and any subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Units or (ii) any other payment made by the Company to a Member that is not properly treated as a “distribution” for purposes of Sections 731, 732, or 733 or other applicable provisions of the Code.

Distribution Tax Rate ” means a rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined federal, state and local income tax rate for a Fiscal Year applicable to corporate or individual taxpayers that may potentially apply to any Member for such Fiscal Year, if any, taking into account the character of the relevant tax items ( e.g. , ordinary or capital) and the deductibility of state and local taxes for federal tax purposes, if any, as reasonably determined by the Manager.

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section  16.15 .

Equity Plan ” means any stock or equity purchase plan, restricted stock or equity plan or other similar equity compensation plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or the Corporation, including the Corporate Incentive Award Plan.

Equity Securities ” means (i) Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (including other classes or groups thereof having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established by the Manager pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including rights, powers and/or duties senior to existing classes and groups of Units and other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company), (ii) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible into or exchangeable for Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (iii) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

Estimated Assumed Tax Liability ” means, with respect to a Member, an amount equal to the Distribution Tax Rate multiplied by the estimated taxable income of the Company, as determined under federal income tax principles, that would be allocated to such Member pursuant to Section  5.05 for the Taxable Year to which such Estimated Assumed Tax Liability relates, as if such Taxable Year had ended on the last day of the quarter to which such Estimated Assumed Tax Liability relates under Section  4.01(b) , taking into account as a reduction Distributions of Estimated Assumed Tax Liability amounts previously

 

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made to such Member for such Taxable Year under Section  4.01(b) , if any, and determined without regard to any increases to the tax basis of the Company’s property pursuant to Section 734(b).

Estimated Assumed Tax Liability Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.01(b) .

Event of Withdrawal ” means the expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company. “Event of Withdrawal” shall not include an event that (a) terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including (i) a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3, (ii) a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Code Sections 336 or 338, or (iii) merger, severance, or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member) but that (b) does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member).

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Agreement ” means the Exchange Agreement dated on or about of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Corporation and the Holders.

Exchange Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.02 .

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset, its fair market value determined according to Article  XV .

First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Fiscal Year ” means the Company’s annual accounting period established pursuant to Section  8.02 .

Formation Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Governmental Entity ” means (i) the United States of America, (ii) any other sovereign nation, (iii) any state, province, district, territory or other political subdivision of clause (i) or (ii) of this definition, including any county, municipal or other local subdivision of the foregoing, or (iv) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government on behalf of clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition.

Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section  7.04(a) .

Independent Directors ” means the members of the Corporate Board who are “independent” under the standards set forth in the rules of the Stock Exchange.

Investment Company Act ” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940.

IPO ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

IPO Closing Date ” means the closing date of the IPO, which for the avoidance of doubt means the date on which all IPO Net Proceeds required to be delivered pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement have been delivered to the Corporation in respect of its sale of Class A Common Stock excluding any proceeds

 

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from the Over-Allotment Option which may be delivered at a subsequent date following exercise of such option.

IPO Common Unit Purchase ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.03(b) .

IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Common Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation and the Company.

IPO Net Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Joinder ” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Law ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the United States, any foreign country and each state, commonwealth, city, county, municipality, regulatory body, agency or other political subdivision thereof.

LLC Employee ” means an employee of, or other service provider to, the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case acting in such capacity.

Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section  7.04(a) .

Losses ” means items of Company loss or deduction determined according to Section  5.01(b) .

Manager ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.01 .

Market Price ” means, with respect to a share of Class A Common Stock as of a specified date, the last sale price per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, or if no such sale took place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if the Class A Common Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Class A Common Stock selected by the Corporate Board or, in the event that no trading price is available for the shares of Class A Common Stock, the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporate Board.

Market Disruption Event ” means any of the following events has occurred: (i) any suspension of, or limitation imposed on, trading by the relevant exchange or quotation system during any period or periods aggregating one half-hour or longer and whether by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or quotation system or otherwise relating to the Class A Common Stock or in futures or option contracts relating to the Class A Common Stock on the relevant exchange or quotation system, (ii) any event (other than a failure to open or a closure as described below) that disrupts or impairs the ability of market participants during any period or periods aggregating one half-hour or longer in general to effect transactions in, or obtain market values for, the Class A Common Stock on the relevant

 

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exchange or quotation system or futures or options contracts relating to the Class A Common Stock on any relevant exchange or quotation system, or (iii) the failure to open of the exchange or quotation system on which futures or options contracts relating to the Class A Common Stock are traded or the closure of such exchange or quotation system prior to its respective scheduled closing time for the regular trading session on such day (without regard to after hours or other trading outside the regular trading session hours) unless such earlier closing time is announced by such exchange or quotation system at least one hour prior to the earlier of the actual closing time for the regular trading session on such day and the submission deadline for orders to be entered into such exchange or quotation system for execution at the actual closing time on such day.

Material Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that, as of any date of determination, represents more than (a) 50% of the consolidated net tangible assets of the Company or (b) 50% of the consolidated net income of the Company before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (calculated in a manner substantially consistent with the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” and/or “EBITDA” or similar definition(s) appearing therein in the Credit Agreement, including such additional adjustments that are permitted to be made to such measure as described in “Adjusted EBITDA” or a similar definition appearing in the Credit Agreement).

MDP ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Member ” means, as of any date of determination, (i) each of the members named on the Schedule of Members and (ii) any Person admitted to the Company as a Substituted Member or Additional Member in accordance with Article  XII , but in each case only so long as such Person is shown on the Company’s books and records as the owner of one or more Units.

MDP Blocker Sub has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Minimum Gain ” means “partnership minimum gain” determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).

Net Loss ” means, with respect to an Allocation Period, the excess if any, of Losses for such Allocation Period over Profits for such Allocation Period (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section  5.03 and Section  5.04 ).

Net Profit ” means, with respect to an Allocation Period, the excess if any, of Profits for such Allocation Period over Losses for such Allocation Period (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section  5.03 and Section  5.04 ).

Officer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.01(b) .

Optionee ” means a Person to whom a stock option is granted under any Stock Option Plan.

Original Class  A Units ” means the Class A Common Units, as defined in the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement.

Original Class  B Units ” means the Class B Common Units, as defined in the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement.

Original Class  C Units ” means the Class C Common Units, as defined in the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement.

 

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Original Class  D Units ” means the Class D Common Units, as defined in the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement.

Original Class  E Units ” means the Class E Common Units, as defined in the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement.

Original Units ” means the Original Class A Units, Original Class B Units, Original Class C Units, Original Class D Units and Original Class E Units.

Other Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section  10.04 .

Other Continuing LLC Owners means all Continuing LLC Owners other than Blueapple.

Over-Allotment Option ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Paired Interest ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Partnership Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section  9.03 .

Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to a Member at a particular time, such Member’s percentage interest in the Company determined by dividing such Member’s Units by the total Units of all Members at such time. The Percentage Interest of each Member shall be calculated to the 4th decimal place.

Permitted Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  10.02 .

Permitted Transferee ” means any Person to whom Common Units are Transferred in a Permitted Transfer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Pro rata ,” “ pro rata portion ,” “ according to their interests ,” “ ratably ,” “ proportionately ,” “ proportional ,” “ in proportion to ,” “ based on the number of Units held ,” “ based upon the percentage of Units held ,” “ based upon the number of Units outstanding ,” and other terms with similar meanings, when used in the context of a number of Units of the Company relative to other Units, means based upon the Percentage Interest of each member, unless the context otherwise requires.

Profits ” means items of Company income and gain determined according to Section  5.01(b) .

Recapitalization ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Redemption Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.03(f) .

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, by and among the Corporation and the Continuing LLC Owners.

Regulatory Allocations ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.03(f) .

 

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Revised Partnership Audit Provisions ” means Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, together with any guidance issued thereunder or successor provisions and any similar provision of state or local tax laws.

Sale Date ” means the date of the completion of the sale of Common Units to the Corporation by Blueapple pursuant to the exercise of its Sale Right or Piggyback Sale Right.

Sale Right ” means the rights of Blueapple pursuant to Section  11.01 .

Schedule  of Members ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.01(b) .

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

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

Shelf Offering ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Stock Exchange ” means the Nasdaq Stock Market or any other national securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed or quoted.

Stock Option Plan ” means any stock option plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or by the Corporation, including the Corporate Incentive Award Plan.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the voting interests thereof are at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, references to a “Subsidiary” of the Company shall be given effect only at such times that the Company has one or more Subsidiaries, and, unless otherwise indicated, the term “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Company.

Substituted Member ” means a Person that is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section  12.01 .

Tax Distribution Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.01(b)(i) .

Tax Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.01(b)(i) .

Tax Receivable Agreement ” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Corporation, and the Continuing LLC Owners.

Taxable Year ” has the meaning set forth in Section  9.02 .

Trading Day ” means any day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) the Stock Exchange is open for trading, or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, any Business Day; provided that a Trading Day shall only include those days that have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) or the then standard closing time for regular trading on the relevant exchange or trading system

 

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Transfer ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Transferring ”) means any sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition (whether directly or indirectly, whether with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of Law) (i) of any interest (legal or beneficial) in any Equity Securities, (ii) of any equity or other interest (legal or beneficial) in any Member if the assets of such Member primarily consist of Units or (iii) intended to avoid the intent of the transfer restrictions set forth herein.

Treasury Regulations ” means the income tax regulations promulgated under the Code and any corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations.

Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of [●], by and among the Corporation, the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several underwriters.

“Underwritten Offering” means a registered public offering under the Securities Act of a sale of Class A Common Stock to one or more underwriters for reoffering to the public.

Unit ” means a Company Interest of a Member or a permitted Assignee in the Company representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of all Members and Assignees as may be established by the Manager from time to time in accordance with Section  3.02 ; provided, however , that any class or group of Units issued shall have the relative rights, powers and duties set forth in this Agreement, and the Company Interest represented by such class or group of Units shall be determined in accordance with such relative rights, powers and duties.

Value ” means (i) for any Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the trading day immediately preceding the date of exercise of a stock option under such Stock Option Plan and (ii) for any Equity Plan other than a Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the trading day immediately preceding the Vesting Date.

Vesting Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.10(c)(ii) .

Voting Units ” means (a) the Common Units and (b) any other Units other than Units that by their express terms do not entitle the record holder thereof to vote on any matter presented to the Members generally under this Agreement for approval; provided that (i) no vote by Voting Units shall have the power to override any action taken by the Manager or to remove or replace the Manager, (ii) the Voting Units have no ability to take part in the conduct or control of the Company’s business and (iii) notwithstanding any vote by Voting Units hereunder, the Manager shall retain exclusive management power over the business and affairs of the Company in accordance with Section  6.01(a) .

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

Section 2.01.     Formation of Company . The Company was formed on the Formation Date pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act.

Section 2.02.     Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement . The Members hereby execute this Agreement for the purpose of establishing the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Act. The Members hereby agree that during the term of the Company set forth in Section  2.06 the rights and obligations of the Members with respect to the Company will be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Delaware Act. On any matter upon which this Agreement is silent, the Delaware Act shall control. No provision of this

 

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Agreement shall be in violation of the Delaware Act and to the extent any provision of this Agreement is in violation of the Delaware Act, such provision shall be void and of no effect to the extent of such violation without affecting the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however , that where the Delaware Act provides that a provision of the Delaware Act shall apply “unless otherwise provided in a written operating agreement” or words of similar effect, the provisions of this Agreement shall in each instance control; provided, further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 18-210 of the Delaware Act shall not apply or be incorporated into this Agreement.

Section 2.03.     Name . The name of the Company shall be “EVO Investco, LLC.” The Manager in its sole discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time. Notification of any such change shall be given to all of the Members and, to the extent practicable, to all of the holders of any Equity Securities then outstanding. The Company’s business may be conducted under its name and/or any other name or names deemed advisable by the Manager.

Section 2.04.     Purpose . The primary business and purpose of the Company shall be to engage in such activities as are permitted under the Delaware Act and determined from time to time by the Manager in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 2.05.     Principal Office; Registered Office . The principal office of the Company shall be at Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30328, or such other place as the Manager may from time to time designate. The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be c/o Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be Corporation Trust Company. The Manager may from time to time change the Company’s registered agent and registered office in the State of Delaware.

Section 2.06.     Term . The term of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Certificate in accordance with the Delaware Act and shall continue in existence until termination and dissolution of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article  XIV .

Section 2.07.     No State-Law Partnership . The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as set forth in the last sentence of this Section  2.07 , and neither this Agreement nor any other document entered into by the Company or any Member relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise. The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and, if applicable, state or local income tax purposes, and that each Member and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment.

ARTICLE III

MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

Section 3.01.     Members .

(a)    Each Continuing LLC Member previously was admitted as a Member and shall remain a Member of the Company upon the Effective Time. At the Effective Time and concurrently with the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement and the MDP Blocker Sub Merger, the Corporation shall be automatically admitted to the Company as a Member.

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Member; (iii) the aggregate amount of cash Capital Contributions that has been made by the Members with respect to their Units; and (iv) the Fair Market Value of any property other than cash contributed by the Members with respect to their Units (including, if applicable, a description and the amount of any liability assumed by the Company or to which contributed property is subject) (such schedule, the “ Schedule  of Members ”). The applicable Schedule of Members in effect as of the Effective Time is set forth as Schedule  2 to this Agreement. The Schedule of Members shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit of the Company and all relevant information with respect to each Member. The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its records as the owner of Units for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act.

(c)    No Member shall be required or, except as approved by the Manager pursuant to Section  6.01 and in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement, permitted to loan any money or property to the Company or borrow any money or property from the Company. No Member shall be required by this Agreement to (i) make a Capital Contribution in respect of Units (other than upon the acquisition thereof) to the Company after the date hereof or (ii) personally guarantee the obligations of the Company or any other Member.

Section 3.02.     Units . Company Interests shall be represented by Units, or such other securities of the Company, in each case as the Manager may establish in its discretion in accordance with the terms and subject to the restrictions hereof. As of the Effective Time, the Units will be comprised of a single class of Common Units (with an aggregate of [●] Common Units being authorized for issuance by the Company). To the extent required pursuant to Section  3.04(a) , the Manager may create one or more classes or series of Common Units or preferred Units solely to the extent they are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to a class of common stock of the Corporation or class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, respectively; provided that as long as there are any Members of the Company (other than the Corporation), then no such new class or series of Units may deprive such Members of, or dilute or reduce, the pro rata share of all Company Interests they would have received or to which they would have been entitled if such new class or series of Units had not been created except to the extent (and solely to the extent) the Company actually receives cash in an aggregate amount, or other property with a Fair Market Value in an aggregate amount, equal to the pro rata share allocated to such new class or series of Units and the number thereof issued by the Company. As long as there are any Members of the Company (other than the Corporation), the Company shall only issue and shall only register the transfer of whole numbers of Units of any class or series of Units then authorized (including the Common Units).

Section 3.03.     Recapitalization; the Corporation s Capital Contribution; the Corporation s Purchase of Common Units; Member Distribution .(a)

(a)     Recapitalization . In connection with the Recapitalization, as of the Effective Time, all Original Units that were issued and outstanding and held by the Continuing LLC Owners immediately prior to the Effective Time, which are set forth next to each Continuing LLC Member on Schedule  1 , are hereby converted into the number of Common Units set forth next to each Continuing LLC Member on the Schedule of Members, and such Common Units are hereby issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time and the holders of such Common Units hereby continue as Members.

(b)     The Corporation’s Common Unit Purchase . Following the Recapitalization, immediately upon the Effective Time, the Corporation will use the IPO Net Proceeds and the Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds to purchase [●] Common Units from the Company pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement (the “ IPO Common Unit Purchase ”). The parties acknowledge and agree that the IPO Common Unit Purchase and all subsequent purchases of Common Units will result in adjustments to

 

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Capital Account balances to the extent permitted by Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Treasury Regulations.

Section 3.04.     Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units .

(a)    The Company shall undertake all actions, including an issuance, reclassification, distribution, division or recapitalization, with respect to the Common Units, to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining the one-to-one ratio, (i) shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Corporate Incentive Award Plan that have not vested pursuant to the terms of the Corporate Incentive Award Plan or the terms of any award or similar agreement relating thereto, (ii) treasury stock or (iii) preferred stock or other debt or equity securities (including warrants, options or rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock (except to the extent the net proceeds from such other securities, including any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, has been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of the Company). In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases Class A Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager shall take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries or repurchases, the number of outstanding Common Units owned by the Corporation will equal on a one-for-one basis the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases or redeems the Corporation’s preferred stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager shall have the authority to take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the Corporation holds (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or ceases to hold (in the case of any purchase or redemption) equity interests in the Company which (in the good faith determination by the Manager) are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to the outstanding preferred stock of the Corporation so issued, transferred, delivered, repurchased or redeemed. The Corporation shall, concurrently with any action taken by the Company pursuant to the requirements of this Section 3.04, contribute the net proceeds (if any) received by the Corporation in respect of the events which gave rise to the Company’s obligation to undertake any action pursuant to the requirements of this Section 3.04 to the equity capital of the Company. The Company shall not undertake any subdivision (by any Common Unit split, Common Unit distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse Common Unit split, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of the Common Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of Class A Common Stock to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, unless such action is necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock as contemplated by the first sentence of this Section  3.04(a) .

(b)    The Company shall undertake all actions, including an issuance, a reclassification, distribution, division or recapitalization, with respect to the Common Units, to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock held by any Person and the number of Common Units owned by such Person. In the event the Corporation repurchases Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager shall take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such repurchases, the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock held by any Person will equal on a one-to-one basis the number of Common Units owned by such Person. The Company shall not undertake any subdivision (by any Common Unit split, Common Unit distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse Common Unit split, reclassification, recapitalization or similar

 

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event) of the Common Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, in each case to the extent necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock held by any Person and the number of Common Units owned by such Person as contemplated by the first sentence of this Section  3.04(b) .

(c)    The Company shall only be permitted to issue additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company to the Persons and on the terms and conditions provided for in Section  3.02 , this Section  3.04 , Section  3.10 and Section  3.11 . Subject to the foregoing, the Manager may cause the Company to issue additional Common Units authorized under this Agreement at such times and upon such terms as the Manager shall determine and the Manager shall, and is hereby authorized to, promptly amend this Agreement and the Schedule of Members attached hereto as necessary in connection with the issuance of additional Common Units and admission of additional Members under this Section  3.04 without the requirement of any consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

Section 3.05.     Purchase or Redemption of Shares of Class  A Common Stock . If, at any time, any shares of Class A Common Stock are purchased or redeemed by the Corporation for cash, then the Manager shall cause the Company, immediately prior to such purchase or redemption of Class A Common Stock, to redeem a corresponding number of Common Units held by the Corporation, at an aggregate redemption price equal to the aggregate purchase or redemption price of the shares of Class A Common Stock being purchased or redeemed by the Corporation (plus any expenses related thereto) and upon such other terms as are the same for the shares of Class A Common Stock being purchased or redeemed by the Corporation.

Section 3.06.     Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units .

(a)    Units shall not be certificated unless (1) otherwise determined by the Manger or (2) required pursuant to legal or regulatory requirements applicable to the Member in whose name such Units are registered. If the Manager determines that one or more Units shall be certificated, each such certificate shall be signed by or in the name of the Company, by the Chief Executive Officer and any other officer designated by the Manager. Such certificate shall be in such form (and shall contain such legends) as the Manager may determine. Any or all of such signatures on any certificate representing one or more Units may be a facsimile, engraved or printed, to the extent permitted by applicable Law. The Manager agrees that it shall not elect to treat any Unit as a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code unless thereafter all Units then outstanding are represented by one or more certificates.

(b)    If Units are certificated, the Manager may direct that a new certificate representing one or more Units be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Manager of an affidavit of the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation. The Manager may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

(c)    Upon surrender to the Company or the transfer agent of the Company, if any, of a certificate for one or more Units, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, in compliance with the provisions hereof, the Company shall issue a new certificate representing one or more Units to the Person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Manager may

 

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prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, Transfer and registration of Units.

Section 3.07.     Negative Capital Accounts . No Member shall be required to pay to any other Member or the Company any deficit or negative balance which may exist from time to time in such Member’s Capital Account (including upon and after dissolution of the Company).

Section 3.08.     No Withdrawal . No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Person’s Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any Distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

Section 3.09.     Loans From Members . Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions. Subject to the provisions of Section  3.01(c) , the amount of any such advances shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such advances are made.

Section 3.10.     Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans .

(a)     Options Granted to Persons other than LLC Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to a Person other than an LLC Employee is duly exercised:

(i)    The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the exercise price paid to the Corporation by such exercising Person in connection with the exercise of such stock option.

(ii)    Notwithstanding the amount of the Capital Contribution actually made pursuant to Section  3.10(a)(i) , the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed to the Company as a Capital Contribution, in lieu of the Capital Contribution actually made and in consideration of additional Common Units, an amount equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then being actually issued by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such stock option (disregarding for purposes of this Section  3.10(a)(ii) any shares withheld for tax withholding or in connection with a cashless exercise). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that such deemed Capital Contribution will result in a “revaluation of partnership property” and corresponding adjustments to Capital Account balances as described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Treasury Regulations.

(iii)    The Corporation shall receive in exchange for such Capital Contributions (as deemed made under Section  3.10(a)(ii) ) a corresponding number of Common Units.

(b)     Options Granted to LLC Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to an LLC Employee is duly exercised:

(i)    The Corporation shall sell to the Optionee, and the Optionee shall purchase from the Corporation, for a cash price per share equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of the exercise, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) the exercise price payable by the Optionee in connection with the exercise of such stock option divided by (B) the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of such exercise.

 

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(ii)    The Corporation shall sell to the Company (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Corporation shall sell to such Subsidiary), and the Company (or such Subsidiary, as applicable) shall purchase from the Corporation, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the excess of (A) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which such stock option is being exercised over (B) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock sold pursuant to Section  3.10(b)(i) hereof. The purchase price per share of Class A Common Stock for such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of exercise of such stock option.

(iii)    The Company shall transfer to the Optionee (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Subsidiary shall transfer to the Optionee) at no additional cost to such LLC Employee and as additional compensation to such LLC Employee, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock described in Section  3.10(b)(ii) .

(iv)    The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to all proceeds received (from whatever source, but excluding any payment by the Corporation in respect of payroll taxes or other withholdings) by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such stock option. The Corporation shall receive for such Capital Contribution, a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which such option was exercised. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that such Capital Contribution will result in a “revaluation of partnership property” and corresponding adjustments to Capital Account balances as described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Treasury Regulations.

(c)     Restricted Stock Granted to LLC Employees . If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Equity Plan (other than a Stock Option Plan), any shares of Class A Common Stock are issued to an LLC Employee (including any shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture in the event such LLC Employee terminates his or her employment with the Company or any Subsidiary) in consideration for services performed for the Company or any Subsidiary:

(i)    The Corporation shall issue such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as are to be issued to such LLC Employee in accordance with the Equity Plan;

(ii)    On the date (such date, the “ Vesting Date ”) that the Value of such shares is included in the taxable income of such LLC Employee, the following events will be deemed to have occurred: (A) the Corporation shall be deemed to have sold such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or if such LLC Employee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, to such Subsidiary) for a purchase price equal to the Value of such shares of Class A Common Stock, (B) the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be deemed to have delivered such shares of Class A Common Stock to such LLC Employee, (C) the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed the purchase price for such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company as a Capital Contribution, and (D) in the case where such LLC Employee is an employee of a Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed such amount to the capital of the Subsidiary; and

(iii)    The Company shall issue to the Corporation on the Vesting Date a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued under Section  3.10(c)(i) (disregarding for purposes of this Section  3.10(c)(iii) any shares withheld for tax withholding) in consideration for a Capital Contribution that shall be deemed to have been contributed to the Company by the Corporation in an amount equal to the product of (A) the

 

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number of such newly issued Common Units multiplied by (B) the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock.

(d)     Future Stock Incentive Plans . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or applied to preclude or restrain the Corporation from adopting, modifying or terminating stock incentive plans for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of the Corporation, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates. The Members acknowledge and agree that, in the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by the Corporation, amendments to this Section  3.10 may become necessary or advisable and that any approval or consent to any such amendments requested by the Company shall be deemed granted by the Manager without the requirement of any further consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

(e)     Anti-dilution adjustments. For all purposes of this Section  3.10 , the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and the corresponding number of Common Units shall be determined after giving effect to all anti-dilution or similar adjustments that are applicable, as of the date of exercise or vesting, to the option, warrant, restricted stock or other equity interest that is being exercised or becomes vested under the applicable Stock Option Plan or other Equity Plan and applicable award or grant documentation.

Section 3.11.     Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan . Except as may otherwise be provided in this Article  III , all amounts received or deemed received by the Corporation in respect of any dividend reinvestment plan, cash option purchase plan, stock incentive or other stock or subscription plan or agreement, either (a) shall be utilized by the Corporation to effect open market purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock, or (b) if the Corporation elects instead to issue new shares of Class A Common Stock with respect to such amounts, shall be contributed by the Corporation to the Company in exchange for additional Common Units. Upon such contribution, the Company will issue to the Corporation a number of Common Units equal to the number of new shares of Class A Common Stock so issued.

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01.     Distributions .

(a)     Distributable Cash; Other Distributions . To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, Distributions to Members may be declared by the Manager out of Distributable Cash or other funds or property legally available therefor in such amounts and on such terms (including the payment dates of such Distributions) as the Manager shall determine using such record date as the Manager may designate; such Distributions shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis in accordance with each Member’s Percentage Interest as of the close of business on such record date; provided, however , that (i) the Manager shall have the obligation to make Distributions as set forth in Sections  4.01(b) and 14.02 and (ii) non-pro rata distributions to the Corporation shall be permitted as set forth in Section  11.03(f) . Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a Distribution pursuant to this Section  4.01(a) , the Manager shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms of the Distribution and the payment date thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, it is intended that the Manager shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, have the right in its sole discretion to make Distributions to the Members pursuant to this Section  4.01(a) in such amounts as shall enable the Corporation to pay dividends or to meet its obligations, including its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (to the extent such obligations are not otherwise able to be satisfied as a result of Tax Distributions required to be made pursuant to Section  4.01(b) ).

 

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(b)     Tax Distributions .

(i)    On or about each date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the due date for each quarterly estimated federal income tax payment for an individual calendar year taxpayer (or, if earlier, the due date for the quarterly estimated federal income tax payment for a corporate calendar year taxpayer), the Company shall be required to make a Distribution to each Member of cash in an amount equal to such Member’s Estimated Assumed Tax Liability for the quarter to which such due date relates (each, a “ Estimated Assumed Tax Liability Distribution ”). On or about each date (a “ Tax Distribution Date ”) that is five (5) Business Days prior to each due date for the U.S. federal income tax return of an individual calendar year taxpayer (without regard to extensions) (or, if earlier, the due date for the U.S. federal income tax return of the Corporation, as determined without regard to extensions), the Company shall be required to make a Distribution to each Member of cash in an amount equal to the excess of such Member’s Assumed Tax Liability, if any, for such taxable period over the Distributions (including Estimated Assumed Tax Liability Distributions described herein) previously made to such Member pursuant to this Section  4.01(b) with respect to such taxable period (the “ Tax Distributions ”).

(ii)    To the extent a Member otherwise would be entitled to receive less than its Percentage Interest of the aggregate Tax Distributions to be paid pursuant to this Section  4.01(b) on any given date, the Tax Distributions to such Member shall be increased to ensure that all Distributions made pursuant to this Section  4.01(b) are made pro rata in accordance with such Member’s Percentage Interest. If, on a Tax Distribution Date, there are insufficient funds on hand to distribute to the Members the full amount of the Tax Distributions to which such Members are otherwise entitled, Distributions pursuant to this Section  4.01(b) shall be made to the Members to the extent of available funds in accordance with their Percentage Interests and the Company shall make future Tax Distributions as soon as funds become available sufficient to pay the remaining portion of the Tax Distributions to which such Members are otherwise entitled.

(iii)    In the event of any audit by, or similar event with, a taxing authority that affects the calculation of any Member’s Assumed Tax Liability for any taxable year, or in the event the Company files an amended tax return, each Member’s Assumed Tax Liability with respect to such year shall be recalculated by giving effect to such event (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account interest or penalties). Any shortfall in the amount of Tax Distributions the Members and former Members received for the relevant taxable years based on such recalculated Assumed Tax Liability promptly shall be distributed to such Members and the successors of such former Members, except, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent Distributions were made to such Members and former Members pursuant to Section  4.01(a) and this Section  4.01(b) in the relevant taxable years sufficient to cover such shortfall.

(iv)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributions pursuant to this Section  4.01(b) , if any, shall be made to a Member only to the extent all previous Distributions to such Member pursuant to Section  4.01(a) with respect to the Fiscal Year are less than the Distributions such Member otherwise would have been entitled to receive with respect to such Fiscal Year pursuant to this Section  4.01(b) .

(v)    Any and all distributions to a Member pursuant to this Section  4.01(b) shall be treated as advances of, and therefore shall reduce (without duplication) dollar for dollar, any future distributions to such Member pursuant to Section  4.01(a) or Article XIV .

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Company Interest to the extent such Distribution would render the Company insolvent or violate any applicable Law or the terms of the Credit Agreements.

Section 4.03.     Pre-IPO Tax Distribution . Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a final accounting for tax distributions under the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement in respect of the taxable income of the Company for the portion of the Fiscal Year of the Company that ends on the closing date of the IPO shall be made by the Company following the closing date of the IPO and, based on such final accounting, the Company shall make a tax distribution to the Continuing LLC Owners in accordance with the applicable terms of the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement to the extent of any shortfall in the amount of tax distributions the Continuing LLC Owners received prior to the closing date of the IPO with respect to taxable income of the Company of such Fiscal Year that will be allocated to the Continuing LLC Owners pursuant to Section 706 of the Code.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

Section 5.01.     Capital Accounts .

(a)    The Company shall maintain a separate Capital Account for each Member according to the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). For this purpose, the Company may (in the discretion of the Manager), upon the occurrence of the events specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), increase or decrease the Capital Accounts in accordance with the rules of such Treasury Regulation and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) to reflect a revaluation of Company property.

(b)    For purposes of computing the amount of any item of Company income, gain, loss or deduction to be allocated pursuant to this Article  V and to be reflected in the Capital Accounts of the Members, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for this purpose); provided, however , that:

(i)    The computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall include those items described in Code Section 705(a)(l)(B) or Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(ii)    If the Book Value of any Company property is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such property.

(iii)    Items of income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the disposition of Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of such property.

(iv)    Items of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions with respect to Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the property’s Book Value in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g).

 

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(v)    To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Sections 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis).

Section 5.02.     Allocations . Except as otherwise provided in Section  5.03 and Section  5.04 , Net Profits and Net Losses for any Allocation Period shall be allocated among the Capital Accounts of the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

Section 5.03.     Regulatory Allocations .

(a)    Losses attributable to partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) shall be allocated in the manner required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i). If there is a net decrease during an Allocation Period in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(3)), Profits for such Allocation Period (and, if necessary, for subsequent Allocation Periods) shall be allocated to the Members in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4).

(b)    Nonrecourse deductions (as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any Allocation Period shall be allocated pro rata among the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise provided in Section  5.03(a) , if there is a net decrease in the Minimum Gain during any Allocation Period, each Member shall be allocated Profits for such Allocation Period (and, if necessary, for subsequent Allocation Periods) in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f). This Section  5.03(b) is intended to be a minimum gain chargeback provision that complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f), and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

(c)    If any Member that unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or Distribution described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of any Allocation Period, computed after the application of Sections  5.03(a) and 5.03(b) but before the application of any other provision of this Article  V , then Profits for such Allocation Period shall be allocated to such Member in proportion to, and to the extent of, such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. This Section  5.03(c) is intended to be a qualified income offset provision as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

(d)    If the allocation of Net Loss to a Member as provided in Section  5.02 would create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, there shall be allocated to such Member only that amount of Loss as will not create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. The Net Losses that would, absent the application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to such Member shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, subject to this Section  5.03(d) .

(e)    Profits and Losses described in Section  5.01(b)(v) shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the manner that the adjustments to the Capital Accounts are required to be made pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv).

(f)    The allocations set forth in Section  5.03(a) through and including Section  5.03(e) (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury Regulations. The Regulatory Allocations may not be consistent with the manner in which the Members intend to allocate Profits and Losses of the Company or make Distributions.

 

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Accordingly, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article  V , but subject to the Regulatory Allocations, income, gain, deduction and loss shall be reallocated among the Members so as to eliminate the effect of the Regulatory Allocations (taking into consideration any future Regulatory Allocations that are reasonably expected to be made to offset prior Regulatory Allocations) and thereby cause the respective Capital Accounts of the Members to be in the amounts (or as close thereto as possible) they would have been if Profits and Losses (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) had been allocated without reference to the Regulatory Allocations. In general, the Members anticipate that this will be accomplished by specially allocating other Profits and Losses (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) among the Members so that the net amount of the Regulatory Allocations and such special allocations to each such Member is zero. In addition, if in any Allocation Period there is a decrease in partnership minimum gain, or in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, and application of the minimum gain chargeback requirements set forth in Section  5.03(a) or Section  5.03(b) would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Members may, if they do not expect that the Company will have sufficient other income to correct such distortion, request the Internal Revenue Service to waive either or both of such minimum gain chargeback requirements. If such request is granted, this Agreement shall be applied in such instance as if it did not contain such minimum gain chargeback requirement.

Section 5.04.     Final Allocations . Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement except Section  5.03 , the Manager shall make appropriate adjustments to allocations of Profits and Losses to (or, if necessary, allocate items of gross income, gain, loss or deduction of the Company among) the Members upon the liquidation of the Company (within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Treasury Regulations), the transfer of substantially all the Units (whether by sale or exchange or merger) or sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, such that, to the maximum extent possible, the Capital Accounts of the Members are proportionate to their Percentage Interests. In each case, such adjustments or allocations shall occur, to the maximum extent possible, in the Allocation Period of the event requiring such adjustments or allocations.

Section 5.05.     Tax Allocations .

(a)    Except as otherwise provided in the remainder of this Section  5.05 , the income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the Company will be allocated, for federal, state and local income tax purposes, among the Members in accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses, deductions and credits among the Members for computing their Capital Accounts; provided that if any such allocation is not permitted by the Code or other applicable Law, the Company’s subsequent income, gains, losses, deductions and credits will be allocated among the Members so as to reflect as nearly as possible the allocation set forth herein in computing their Capital Accounts.

(b)    Items of Company taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Code Section 704(c) so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value using the traditional method, as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b).

(c)    If the Book Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to Section  5.01(b) , subsequent allocations of items of taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) using the traditional method, as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b).

 

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(d)    Allocations of tax credits, tax credit recapture, and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Members pro rata as determined by the Manager taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).

(e)    Each Member’s pro rata share of the Company’s “excess nonrecourse liabilities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3) shall be determined under any reasonable method selected by the Manager.

(f)    Allocations pursuant to this Section  5.05 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, Distributions or other Company items pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

Section 5.06.     Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member . If the Company is obligated to pay any amount to a Governmental Entity (or otherwise makes a payment to a Governmental Entity) that is specifically attributable to a Member or a Member’s status as such (including federal income taxes as a result of Company obligations pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions, federal withholding taxes, state personal property taxes and state unincorporated business taxes, but excluding payments such as payroll taxes, withholding taxes, benefits or professional association fees and the like required to be made or made voluntarily by the Company on behalf of any Member based upon such Member’s status as an employee of the Company), then such Person shall indemnify the Company in full for the entire amount paid (including interest, penalties and related expenses). The Manager may offset Distributions to which a Person is otherwise entitled under this Agreement against such Person’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section  5.06 . A Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section  5.06 shall survive the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company, and for purposes of this Section  5.06 , the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence. The Company may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may have against each Member under this Section  5.06 , including instituting a lawsuit to collect such contribution with interest calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus 300 basis points (but not in excess of the highest rate per annum permitted by Law). Each Member hereby agrees to furnish to the Company such information and forms as required or reasonably requested in order to comply with any laws and regulations governing withholding of tax or in order to claim any reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding to which the Member is legally entitled.

ARTICLE VI

MANAGEMENT

Section 6.01.     Authority of Manager .

(a)    Except for situations in which the approval of any Member(s) is specifically required by this Agreement, (i) all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Corporation, as the sole manager of the Company (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Manager ”), and (ii) the Manager shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of the Company. The Manager shall be the “manager” of the Company for the purposes of the Delaware Act. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of all such powers and rights conferred on the Members by the Delaware Act with respect to the management and control of the Company. Any vacancies in the position of Manager shall be filled in accordance with Section  6.04 .

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limitations imposed by the Manager. An Officer may, but need not, be a Member. Each Officer shall be appointed by the Manager and shall hold office until his or her successor shall be duly designated and shall qualify or until his or her death or until he or she shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any one Person may hold more than one office. Subject to the other provisions in this Agreement (including in Section  6.07 below), the salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager. The authority and responsibility of the Officers shall include, but not be limited to, such duties as the Manager may, from time to time, delegate to them and the carrying out of the Company’s business and affairs on a day-to-day basis. The existing Officers of the Company as of the Effective Time shall remain in their respective positions and shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Manager. All Officers shall be, and shall be deemed to be, officers and employees of the Company. An Officer may also perform one or more roles as an officer of the Manager.

(c)    The Manager shall have the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity.

Section 6.02.     Actions of the Manager . The Manager may act through any Officer or through any other Person or Persons to whom authority and duties have been delegated pursuant to Section  6.07 .

Section 6.03.     Resignation; No Removal . The Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Members. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the Members, and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. For the avoidance of doubt, the Members have no right under this Agreement to remove or replace the Manager.

Section 6.04.     Vacancies . Vacancies in the position of Manager occurring for any reason shall be filled by the Corporation (or, if the Corporation has ceased to exist without any successor or assign, then by the holders of a majority in interest of the voting capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such cessation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Members (other than the Corporation) have no right under this Agreement to fill any vacancy in the position of Manager.

Section 6.05.     Transactions Between Company and Manager . The Manager may cause the Company to contract and deal with the Manager, or any Affiliate of the Manager, provided such contracts and dealings are on terms comparable to and competitive with those available to the Company from others dealing at arm’s length or are approved by the Members and otherwise are permitted by the Credit Agreement. The Members hereby approve each of the contracts or agreements between or among the Manager, the Company and their respective Affiliates entered into on or prior to the date hereof, including the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement.

Section 6.06.     Reimbursement for Expenses . The Manager shall not be compensated for its services as Manager of the Company except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Members acknowledge and agree that, upon consummation of the IPO, the Manager’s Class A Common Stock will be publicly traded and therefore the Manager will have access to the public capital markets and that such status and the services performed by the Manager will inure to the benefit of the Company and all Members; therefore, the Manager shall be reimbursed by the Company for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company, including all fees, expenses and costs associated with the IPO and all fees, expenses and costs of being a public company (including public reporting obligations, proxy statements, stockholder meetings, stock exchange fees, transfer agent fees, SEC and

 

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FINRA filing fees and offering expenses) and maintaining its corporate existence. To the extent practicable, expenses incurred by the Manager on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company shall be billed directly to and paid by the Company and, if and to the extent any reimbursements to the Manager or any of its Affiliates by the Company pursuant to this Section  6.06 constitute gross income to such Person (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by such Person on behalf of the Company), such amounts shall be treated as “guaranteed payments” within the meaning of Code Section 707(c) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.

Section 6.07.     Delegation of Authority . The Manager (a) may, from time to time, delegate to one or more Persons such authority and duties as the Manager may deem advisable, and (b) may assign titles (including chief executive officer, chief strategy officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, president, vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer) and delegate certain authority and duties to such Persons as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time. Any number of titles may be held by the same individual. The salaries or other compensation, if any, of such agents of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager, subject to the other provisions in this Agreement.

Section 6.08.     Limitation of Liability of Manager .

(a)    Except as otherwise provided herein or in an agreement entered into by the Manager or any of the Manager’s Affiliates and the Company, neither the Manager nor any of the Manager’s Affiliates shall be liable to the Company or to any Member that is not the Manager for any act or omission performed or omitted by the Manager in its capacity as the sole manager of the Company pursuant to authority granted to the Manager by this Agreement; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, such limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent the act or omission was attributable to the Manager’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of Law or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by the Manager or its Affiliates contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company. The Manager may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent (so long as such agent was selected in good faith and with reasonable care). The Manager shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts, including financial advisors, and any act of or failure to act by the Manager in good faith reliance on such advice shall in no event subject the Manager to liability to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager.

(b)    Whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein provides that the Manager shall act in a manner which is, or provides terms which are, “fair and reasonable” to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager, the Manager shall determine such appropriate action or provide such terms considering, in each case, the relative interests of each party to such agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable United States generally accepted accounting practices or principles.

(c)    Whenever in this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, the Manager is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “sole discretion” or “discretion,” with “complete discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Manager shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or other Members.

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express standard and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, shall not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, and, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, so long as the Manager acts in good faith, the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the Manager shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or impose liability upon the Manager or any of the Manager’s Affiliates.

Section 6.09.     Investment Company Act . The Manager shall use its best efforts to ensure that the Company shall not be subject to registration as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act.

Section 6.10.     Outside Activities of the Manager . The Manager shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business or operations, other than in connection with (a) the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Common Units, (b) the management of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) the operation of the Manager as a reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and listed on a securities exchange, (d) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement or public offering of stock, bonds, securities or other interests, (e) financing or refinancing of any type related to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their assets or activities, and (f) such activities as are incidental to the foregoing; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, the net proceeds of any financing raised by the Manager pursuant to the preceding clauses (d) and (e) shall be made available to the Company, whether as Capital Contributions, loans or otherwise, as appropriate, and, provided further , that the Manager may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time hold or acquire assets in its own name or otherwise other than through the Company and its Subsidiaries so long as the Manager takes commercially reasonable measures to ensure that the economic benefits and burdens of such assets are otherwise vested in the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, through assignment, mortgage loan or otherwise or, if it is not commercially reasonable to vest such economic interests in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Members shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect such activities and the direct ownership of assets by the Manager. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the Manager from executing any guarantee of indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE VII

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

Section 7.01.     Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members .

(a)    Except as specifically provided in this Agreement or in the Delaware Act, no Member (including the Manager) shall be obligated personally for any debt, obligation or liability solely by reason of being a Member or acting as the Manager of the Company. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the failure of the Company to observe any formalities or requirements relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business and affairs under this Agreement or the Delaware Act shall not be grounds for imposing personal liability on the Members for liabilities of the Company.

(b)    In accordance with the Delaware Act and the laws of the State of Delaware, a Member may, under certain circumstances, be required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member. It is the intent of the Members that no Distribution to any Member pursuant to Article  IV or Article  XIV shall be deemed to be a return of money or other property paid or a distribution distributed in violation of the Delaware Act. The making of any such Distribution to a Member shall be deemed to be approved upon by unanimous consent of the Members within the meaning of Section 18-502(b) of the Delaware Act, and, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return any such money or property to the Company or any other Person. However, if any court

 

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of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to make any such payment, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member and not of any other Member.

(c)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (subject to Section  6.08 with respect to the Manager), to the extent that, at law or in equity, any Member (or any Member’s Affiliate or any manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of any Member or of any Affiliate of a Member) has duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, to the Manager, to another Member, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, all such duties (including fiduciary duties) are hereby eliminated, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and replaced with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any. The elimination of duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the Manager, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement and replacement thereof with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any, are approved by the Company, the Manager, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement.

Section 7.02.     Lack of Authority . No Member, other than the Manager or a duly appointed Officer, in each case in its capacity as such, has the authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company or to make any expenditure on behalf of the Company. The Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of the powers conferred on them by Law and this Agreement.

Section 7.03.     No Right of Partition . No Member, other than the Manager, shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of Law of any Company property, or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the Company.

Section 7.04.     Indemnification .

(a)    Subject to Section  5.06 , the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Person (each an “ Indemnified Person ”) to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware Act, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, substituted or replaced (but, in the case of any such amendment, substitution or replacement only to the extent that such amendment, substitution or replacement permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than the Company is providing immediately prior to such amendment), against all loss, liability, claim, damage, judgment, actions, other expenses whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties) (the Liabilities ) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Person (or one or more of such Person’s Affiliates) by reason of the fact that such Person is or was a Member or is or was serving as the Manager, Officer, employee or other agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a manager, officer, director, principal, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise; provided, however , that no Indemnified Person shall be indemnified for any Liabilities suffered that are attributable to such Indemnified Person’s or its Affiliates’ gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of Law or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Indemnified Person or its Affiliates contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company. Expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by any such Indemnified Person in defending a proceeding, shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, including any appeal therefrom, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.

 

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(b)    The right to indemnification and the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section  7.04 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, bylaw, action by the Manager or otherwise.

(c)    The Company shall maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, or substantially equivalent insurance, at its expense, to protect any Indemnified Person (and the investment funds, if any, they represent) against any expense, liability or loss described in Section  7.04(a) whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Indemnified Person against such Liabilities under the provisions of this Section  7.04 . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase and maintain property, casualty and liability insurance in types and at levels customary for companies of similar size engaged in similar lines of business, as determined in good faith by the Manager, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (including employment practices coverage) with a carrier and in an amount determined necessary or desirable as determined in good faith by the Manager.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including in this Section  7.04 ), (i) any indemnity by the Company relating to the matters covered in this Section  7.04 shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only and no Member (unless such Member otherwise agrees in writing or is found in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction to have personal liability on account thereof) shall have personal liability on account thereof or shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions to help satisfy such indemnity of the Company and (ii) the Company agrees that any indemnification and advancement of expenses available to any current or former Indemnified Person from any investment fund that is an Affiliate of the Company who served as a director or manager of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or as a Member of the Company by virtue of such Person’s service as a member, director, partner or employee of any such investment fund prior to or following the Effective Time (any such Person, a “ Sponsor Person ”) shall be secondary to the indemnification and advancement of expenses to be provided by the Company pursuant to this Section  7.04 and the Company (A) shall be the primary indemnitor of first resort for such Sponsor Person pursuant to this Section  7.04 and (B) shall be fully responsible for the advancement of all expenses and the payment of all damages or liabilities with respect to such Sponsor Person which are addressed by this Section  7.04 .

(e)    If this Section  7.04 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section  7.04 to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section  7.04 that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

Section 7.05.     Members Right to Act . Other than certain objection and consent rights described herein, the Members shall have no right to vote on any matter related to the Company.

Section 7.06.     Inspection Rights . Subject to Section  16.02 , the Company shall permit each Member and each of its designated representatives to examine the books and records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the principal office of the Company or such other location as the Manager shall reasonably approve during reasonable business hours, and make copies and extracts therefrom, for any purpose reasonably related to such Member’s Company Interest; provided that Manager has a right to keep confidential from the Members certain information in accordance with Section 18-305 of the Delaware Act.

ARTICLE VIII

BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

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necessary to provide any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section  8.03 or pursuant to applicable Laws. All matters concerning (a) the determination of the relative amount of allocations and Distributions among the Members pursuant to Articles III and IV and (b) accounting procedures and determinations, and other determinations not specifically and expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the Manager, whose determination shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Members absent manifest clerical error.

Section 8.02.     Fiscal Year . The Fiscal Year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each calendar year or such other date as may be established by the Manager.

Section 8.03.     Reports . The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered, within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, to each Person who was a Member at any time during such Fiscal Year, all information reasonably necessary for the preparation of such Person’s United States federal and applicable state income tax returns.

ARTICLE IX

TAX MATTERS

Section 9.01.     Preparation of Tax Returns . The Manager shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all tax returns required to be filed by the Company. No later than five (5) days before the due date for quarterly federal estimated income tax payments, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during the prior quarter, an estimate of such Member’s state tax apportionment information and allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for the prior quarter, which estimate shall have been reviewed by the Company’s outside tax accountants. In addition, no later than the earlier of (i) March 15 following the end of the prior Fiscal Year, and (ii) thirty (30) Business Days after the issuance of the final financial statement report for a Fiscal Year by the Company’s auditors, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during such Fiscal Year, a statement showing such Member’s final state tax apportionment information and allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for such Fiscal Year and a completed IRS Schedule K-1. Each Member shall notify the Company upon receipt of any notice of tax examination of the Company by federal, state or local authorities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in its capacity as Partnership Representative, the Corporation shall have the authority to prepare the tax returns of the Company using such permissible methods and elections as it determines in its reasonable discretion, including the use of any permissible method under Section 706 of the Code for purposes of determining the varying Company Interests of its Members ( provided, however , that, in respect of the IPO Common Unit Purchase, the Company shall use the interim closing method and the calendar day convention pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.706-4).

Section 9.02.     Tax Elections . The taxable year of the Company (the Taxable Year ) shall be the Fiscal Year set forth in Section  8.02 or such other accounting period as the Company may be required to utilize as its taxable year pursuant to the Code and the Treasury Regulations. The Company and any eligible Subsidiary shall make an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code and shall not thereafter revoke such election. Each Member will upon request supply any information reasonably necessary to give proper effect to any such elections. The Company shall not make any election to be an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including by filing any US Internal Revenue Service Form 8832 that would cause the Company to be taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

Section 9.03.     Tax Controversies . The Corporation is hereby designated the “Partnership Representative” (within the meaning given to such term in Section 6223 of the Code) (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Partnership Representative ”) and is authorized and required to represent the Company

 

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(at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company with respect to the conduct of such proceedings. The Partnership Representative shall keep all Members fully advised on a current basis of any contacts by or discussions with the tax authorities, and all Members shall have the right to observe and participate through representatives of their own choosing (at their sole expense) in any tax proceedings. From time to time as necessary or appropriate because of amendments to the Code or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, the Members shall convene and cooperate in good faith to agree upon a procedure or procedures to be followed by the Company and/or the Members in order to minimize the financial burden on the Company of any imputed underpayment under Section 6225 of the Code (or any successor provision), including an election and the furnishing of statements pursuant to Section 6226 of the Code or through the adoption of the procedure established by Section 6225(c) of the Code (or any successor provision). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Partnership Representative shall not settle or otherwise compromise any issue in any such examination, audit or other proceeding without first obtaining any approval required under Section 6.1 of the Tax Receivable Agreement. Nothing herein shall diminish, limit or restrict the rights of any Member under the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions.

ARTICLE X

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

Section 10.01.     Transfers by Members . No holder of Units may Transfer any interest in any Units, except Transfers (i) pursuant to and in accordance with Section  10.02 or (ii) approved in writing by the Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Transfer” shall not include an event that terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3, a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Code Sections 336 or 338, or a merger, severance, or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member), but that does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member); provided, however , that this sentence shall not apply for purposes of applying Section  10.07(b)(iv) , Section  10.07(b)(vi) or Section  10.07(b)(vii) .

Section 10.02.     Permitted Transfers . The restrictions contained in Section  10.01 shall not apply to any Transfer (each, a “ Permitted Transfer ”) in connection with: (a)(i) a sale or redemption of Common Units in accordance with Article  XI , (ii) an “Exchange” pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement (as defined therein), (iii) an exercise of the Call Option, (iv) a Transfer by a Member to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or (v) a Transfer pursuant to Section  10.09 ; (b) a Transfer by any Member to such Member’s spouse, any lineal ascendants or descendants or trusts or other entities in which such Member or Member’s spouse, lineal ascendants or descendants are the sole beneficial owners; or (c) a Transfer to a partner, shareholder, member or Affiliate of such Member (which may include special purpose investment vehicles wholly owned by one or more Affiliated investment funds but shall not include portfolio companies); provided, however , that (A) the restrictions contained in this Agreement will continue to apply to Units after any Permitted Transfer of such Units, and (B) in the case of the foregoing clauses (b) and (c), the Permitted Transferees of the Units so Transferred shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, the transferor will deliver a written notice to the Company and the Members, which notice will disclose in reasonable detail the identity of the proposed transferee. In the case of a Permitted Transfer of any Common Units, the transferring Member shall be required to transfer an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, corresponding to the proportion of such Member’s Common Units that were transferred in the transaction

 

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to such Permitted Transferee. All Permitted Transfers are subject to the additional limitations set forth in Section  10.07(b) .

Section 10.03.     Restricted Units Legend . The Units have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, in addition to the other restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is then available. To the extent such Units have been certificated, each certificate evidencing Units and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any Units (if such securities remain Units as defined herein after such Transfer) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form (or such other form as shall be approved by the Manager):

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SPECIFIED IN THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF EVO INVESTCO, LLC, AS MAY BE AMENDED AND MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND EVO INVESTCO, LLC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED WITH RESPECT TO ANY TRANSFER. A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY EVO INVESTCO, LLC TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates (if any) evidencing Units.

Section 10.04.     Transfer . Prior to Transferring any Units (other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer described in clause (a) of the definition thereof), the Transferring holder of Units shall cause the prospective transferee to be bound by this Agreement as provided in Section  10.02 and any other agreements executed by the holders of Units and relating to such Units in the aggregate, including the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Agreement if applicable (collectively, the “ Other Agreements ”), and shall cause the prospective transferee to execute and deliver to the Company and the other holders of Units counterparts of this Agreement and any applicable Other Agreements. Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Units in violation of any provision of this Agreement (including any indirect Transfers) (a) shall be void, and (b) the Company shall not record such Transfer on its books or treat any purported transferee of such Units as the owner of such securities for any purpose.

Section 10.05.     Assignee s Rights .

(a)    The Transfer of a Company Interest in accordance with this Agreement shall be effective as of the date of its assignment (assuming compliance with all of the conditions to such Transfer set forth herein), and such Transfer shall be shown on the books and records of the Company. Profits, Losses and other Company items shall be allocated between the transferor and the Assignee according to Code Section 706, using any permissible method as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Manager ( provided, however , that, in respect of the IPO Common Unit Purchase, the Company shall use the interim closing method and the calendar day convention pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.706-4). Distributions

 

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made before the effective date of such Transfer shall be paid to the transferor, and Distributions made after such date shall be paid to the Assignee.

(b)        Unless and until an Assignee becomes a Member pursuant to Article  XII , the Assignee shall not be entitled to any of the rights granted to a Member hereunder or under applicable Law, other than the rights granted specifically to Assignees pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however , that, without relieving the transferring Member from any such limitations or obligations as more fully described in Section  10.06 , such Assignee shall be bound by any limitations and obligations of a Member contained herein that a Member would be bound on account of the Assignee’s Company Interest (including the obligation to make Capital Contributions on account of such Company Interest).

Section 10.06.     Assignor s Rights and Obligations . Any Member who shall Transfer any Company Interest in accordance with this Agreement shall cease to be a Member with respect to such Units or other interest and shall no longer have any rights or privileges, or, except as set forth in this Section  10.06 , duties, liabilities or obligations, of a Member with respect to such Units or other interest (it being understood, however, that the applicable provisions of Sections  6.08 and 7.04 shall continue to inure to such Person’s benefit), except that unless and until the Assignee (if not already a Member) is admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with the provisions of Article  XII (the “ Admission Date ”), (a) such assigning Member shall retain all of the duties, liabilities and obligations of a Member with respect to such Units or other interest, and (b) the Manager may, in its sole discretion, reinstate all or any portion of the rights and privileges of such Member with respect to such Units or other interest for any period of time prior to the Admission Date. Nothing contained herein shall relieve any Member who Transfers any Units or other interest in the Company from any liability of such Member to the Company with respect to such Company Interest that may exist on the Admission Date or that is otherwise specified in the Delaware Act and incorporated into this Agreement or for any liability to the Company or any other Person for any materially false statement made by such Member (in its capacity as such) or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Member (in its capacity as such) contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company.

Section 10.07.     Overriding Provisions .

(a)        Any Transfer in violation of this Article  X shall be null and void ab initio , and the provisions of Sections  10.05 and 10.06 shall not apply to any such Transfers. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person to whom a Transfer is made or attempted in violation of this Article  X shall not become a Member, shall not be entitled to vote on any matters coming before the Members and shall not have any other rights in or with respect to any rights of a Member of the Company. The approval of any Transfer in any one or more instances shall not limit or waive the requirement for such approval in any other or future instance. The Manager shall, and is hereby authorized to, promptly amend this Agreement and the Schedule of Members attached hereto to reflect any Permitted Transfer pursuant to this Article  X , without the requirement of any consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

(b)        Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section  10.01 and Article  XI and Article  XII ), in no event shall any Member Transfer any Units to the extent such Transfer would:

 

  (i) result in the violation of the Securities Act, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign Law;

 

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(iii)    in the reasonable determination of the Manager, be a violation of or a default (or an event that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in an acceleration of any indebtedness under, any promissory note, mortgage, loan agreement, indenture or similar instrument or agreement to which the Company or the Manager is a party; provided that (A) the payee or creditor to whom the Company or the Manager owes such obligation is not an Affiliate of the Company or the Manager and (B) such indebtedness, individually or in the aggregate, has an aggregate principal amount then outstanding that is greater than $20,000,000;

(iv)    cause the Company to lose its status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such Transfer was effected on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof,” as such terms are used in Section 1.7704-1 of the Treasury Regulations;

(v)    be a Transfer to a Person who is not legally competent or who has not achieved his or her majority under applicable Law (excluding trusts for the benefit of Persons who are not legally competent or who are minors);

(vi)    cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” or to be taxed as a corporation pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code or successor provision of the Code; or

(vii)    result in the Company having more than one hundred (100) partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1) (determined pursuant to the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)).

Section 10.08.     Spousal Consent . In connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any Member who is a natural person will deliver to the Company an executed consent from such Member’s spouse (if any) in the form of Exhibit B attached to this Agreement. If, at any time subsequent to the date of this Agreement such Member becomes legally married (whether in the first instance or to a different spouse), such Member shall cause his or her spouse to execute and deliver to the Company a consent in the form of Exhibit B attached to this Agreement. Such Member’s non-delivery to the Company of an executed consent in the form of Exhibit B attached to this Agreement at any time shall constitute such Member’s continuing representation and warranty that such Member is not legally married as of such date.

Section 10.09.     Drag-Along Rights .

(a)    In the event that a Disposition Event is approved by the board of directors of the Corporation or is otherwise effected or to be effected with the consent or approval of the board of directors of the Corporation, Blueapple and its Permitted Transferees agrees to Transfer all of their respective Common Units on the terms and conditions contemplated by this Section  10.09 , effective and contingent upon the consummation of such Disposition Event, for consideration per Common Unit (before taking into account any rights such Person may have under the Tax Receivable Agreement) equal to the same kind and amount of stock or securities, cash or other property, as the case may be, into which a share of Class A Common Stock is converted or exchanged in the Transaction, and otherwise with respect to such Common Units on the same terms and conditions as apply to the shares of Class A Common Stock in such Disposition Event, with such modifications as are appropriate, as determined in good faith by the Manager, to reflect the fact that Common Units rather than shares of Class A Common Stock will be Transferred. Such Transfer shall be structured in the sole discretion of the Manager and, without limitation to any other structure, the Manager will use its reasonable best efforts expeditiously and in good faith to take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit Blueapple and its Permitted Transferees to participate in such Disposition Event to the same extent or on an economically equivalent

 

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basis as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock without discrimination; provided that, without limiting the generality of this sentence, the Manager will use its reasonable best efforts expeditiously and in good faith to ensure that Blueapple and its Permitted Transferees may participate in each such Disposition Event without being required to have their Common Units and any associated shares of Class B Common Stock redeemed (or, if so required, to ensure that any such redemption shall be effective only upon, and shall be conditional upon, the closing of such disposition Event, or, as applicable, to the extent necessary to exchange the number of Common Units being repurchased).

(b)    The Corporation shall send written notice to Blueapple and its Permitted Transferees at least thirty (30) days prior to the closing of any Disposition Event to which this Section  10.09 applies informing them of the terms and conditions related to the transfer of their respective Common Units in connection with such Disposition Event. Blueapple and its Permitted Transferees shall be obligated to sell all of their respective Common Units and shares of Class B Common Stock in the Disposition Event contemplated by such notice, on the terms and conditions described in this Section  10.09 , including by executing any document containing customary representations, warranties and agreements with respect to itself and its ownership of the Common Units or shares of Class B Common Stock, as applicable, as requested by the Manager in connection with such Disposition Event, which representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements shall be substantially the same as those contained in any documentation to be executed by the holders of Class A Common Stock with such modifications as are appropriate, as determined in good faith by the Manager, to reflect the fact that Common Units rather than shares of Class A Common Stock will be transferred.

ARTICLE XI

SALE AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS

Section 11.01.     Blueapple Sale Rights .

(a)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Article XI , Blueapple may deliver written notice to the Company and the Corporation (a “ Sale Notice ”) specifying (1) the number of Common Units that Blueapple wishes to sell to the Corporation and (2) whether Blueapple consents to the redemption for cash by the Company of all or any portion of the Common Units specified in such Sale Notice pursuant to Section  11.03 . Upon receipt of a Sale Notice, the Corporation shall either (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to pursue an Underwritten Offering of shares of Class A Common Stock in the manner contemplated by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Registration Rights Agreement and, if completed, use the net proceeds from such Underwritten Offering to purchase the number of Common Units specified in the Sale Notice, subject to terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement (including the cut back provisions thereof in the event the Corporation is unable to sell a number of shares of Class A Common Stock sufficient to purchase the requested number of Common Units) or (ii) to the extent the Sale Notice has indicated that Blueapple consents to a redemption for cash by the Company, act in its capacity as Manager to cause the Company to redeem the Common Units specified in the Sale Notice, as provided in, and subject to the terms of, Section  11.03 . For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Corporation elects to use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue an Underwritten Offering (as described in clause (i) above but it is not able to sell any or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock necessary to purchase the Common Units specified in the Sale Notice, the Corporation will have no obligations to acquire the Common Units or to cause the Company to offer to redeem the Common Units specified in the Sale Notice.

(b)    Blueapple shall be entitled to deliver no more than four (4) Sale Notices during any twelve (12) month period; provided that (i) any Demand Registration by MDP in connection with which the Corporation is able to sell at least 75% of the Common Units offered by the Corporation to satisfy the Sale Notice shall also count as a Sale Notice for purposes of this limitation; and provided further that any Sale

 

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Notice pursuant to which the Corporation causes the Company to redeem Common Units in accordance with Section  11.01(a)(ii) and is not required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to pursue an Underwritten Offering in accordance with Section  11.01(a)(i) with respect to any Common Units that are the subject of such Sale Notice shall not constitute a Sale Notice for purposes of this limitation. Any Sale Notice delivered with respect to only part of Blueapple’s Common Units shall be for an aggregate number of Common Units having an anticipated aggregate Common Unit Purchase Price (before deduction of any underwriting discounts or commissions associated with any related Underwritten Offering) of at least $10 million.

(c)    Any Common Units purchased from Blueapple by the Corporation with the net proceeds of an Underwritten Offering as contemplated by Section  11.01(a)(i) shall be purchased at a price per Common Unit equal to the Common Unit Purchase Price.

Section 11.02.     Exchange Rights of the Other Holders . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Article XI and the Exchange Agreement, each Holder shall be entitled to cause the Corporation to directly or indirectly exchange or acquire all or part of such Holders’ Paired Interests or Call Option Paired Interests for Class A Common Stock or cash, to the extent provided in this Article XI and the Exchange Agreement, by delivering written notice in accordance with the Exchange Agreement (an “ Exchange Notice ”).

Section 11.03.     Redemption of Common Units In Lieu of Sale or Exchange .

(a)    Upon receipt of a Sale Notice or an Exchange Notice indicating that Blueapple or the Holder, as applicable, consents to a redemption of all or any portion of such Person’s Common Units for cash, instead of purchasing Common Units or exchanging Paired Interests pursuant to Section  11.01(a)(i) or Section  11.02 , respectively, the Corporation may elect, in its sole discretion as determined by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, to act in its capacity as Manager to cause the Company to redeem for cash the Common Units subject to such Sale Notice or Exchange Notice as to which Blueapple or such Holder, as applicable, has consented to redemption (a “ Redemption ”). The Corporation shall cause the Company to conduct any Redemption in compliance with the provisions of this Section  11.03 .

(b)    The Corporation shall give written notice of its decision to elect to cause a Redemption to Blueapple and to all Holders (a “ Redemption Notice ”) within five (5) Business Days following the receipt of a Sale Notice or an Exchange Notice, as applicable, and, upon written request received by the Corporation within two (2) Business Days following its delivery of a Redemption Notice, will directly or indirectly redeem all Common Units requested to be included in the Redemption by Blueapple or by any Holder in accordance with this Section  11.03 . If the Corporation does not deliver a Redemption Notice to Blueapple and the Holders within such five (5) Business Day period, the Corporation shall be deemed to have elected not to cause a Redemption with respect to the Common Units covered by the applicable Sale Notice or Exchange Notice.

(c)    Under no circumstances will (i) the Company be required to directly or indirectly redeem more Common Units in connection with a Redemption than the number of Common Units for which consent to redeem is given in the initial Sale Notice or Exchange Notice (such number, the “ Maximum Redemption Amount ”) and (ii) Blueapple or any Holder be required to directly or indirectly participate in any Redemption under this Section  11.03 . In the event that the number of Common Units to be included in such Redemption by Blueapple and all participating Holders exceeds the Maximum Redemption Amount, the Company shall redeem Common Units from Blueapple and each participating Holder pro rata based on the number of Common Units held by such Person, subject to rounding by the Company in its sole discretion to reflect the redemption of a whole number of Common Units from Blueapple and each participating Holder. In the event the number of Common Units redeemed from the Person delivering the

 

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Sale Notice or Exchange Notice, as applicable, is less than the total number of Common Units specified in such Sale Notice or Exchange Notice, such Person may revoke its consent to the Redemption of all or any portion of its Common Units, in which case (x) the Corporation may elect, in its sole discretion as determined by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, within five (5) Business Days of such revocation to revoke the Corporation’s election to effect a Redemption and cease causing the Company to redeem the Common Units specified in such Sale Notice or Exchange Notice and (y) the Corporation shall be required to comply with its obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to effect an Underwritten Offering (as described in Section  11.01(a)(i) ) or comply with its obligations under the Exchange Agreement, as applicable, with regard to any Common Units specified in such Sale Notice or Exchange Notice that are not redeemed pursuant to this Section  11.03 .

(d)    Subject to any decision to revoke a Redemption in whole or part by Blueapple, any applicable Holder or the Corporation as specified in Section  11.03(c) , any Redemption shall be completed within ten (10) Business Days after the date of the applicable Redemption Notice (the date of such completion, the “ Redemption Date ”). On the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date), subject to Section  11.03(f) :

(i)    Blueapple (if participating in such Redemption) and each Holder participating in the Redemption shall (1) transfer and surrender to the Company, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, all Common Units held by such Person which are to be redeemed in the Redemption (the “ Redeemed Units ”) and (2) transfer and surrender to the Corporation, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, one share of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, for each Common Unit redeemed from such Person;

(ii)    subject to the transfer and surrender of the Redeemed Units and the corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, the Company shall (1) cancel the Redeemed Units, (2) transfer to Blueapple (if participating in such Redemption) and each Holder participating in the Redemption an amount in cash per Redeemed Unit equal to the Common Unit Redemption Price and (3) if the Redeemed Units are certificated, issue to Blueapple or such Holder, as applicable, a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by such Person pursuant to Section  11.03(d)(i) and the number of Redeemed Units held by such Person; and

(iii)    subject to the transfer and surrender of the Redeemed Units and the corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, the Corporation shall cancel such shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, and, if such shares are certificated, issue a new certificate to Blueapple or such Holder, as applicable, as contemplated by the Corporation’s constituent documents.

(e)    To avoid doubt, neither the Company nor the Corporation shall have any obligation to redeem any Common Units from Blueapple or any Holder unless the Corporation expressly elects to cause a Redemption pursuant to this Section  11.03 and such election is not subsequently revoked pursuant to Section  11.03(c) .

(f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  11.03 :

(i)    any Holder (other than the Call Option Holder) that is controlled by MDP shall have the right to elect to participate, subject to the other applicable terms and conditions of this Section  11.03 to the extent not in conflict with this Section  11.03(f) , in any Redemption through a

 

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sale by such Holder to the Corporation of the number of Common Units that otherwise would be redeemable from such Holder in such Redemption (a “ Redemption Sale ”), and, in the event of such an election, (1) the Company shall make a non-pro rata distribution to the Corporation in cash of an amount equal to the number of Common Units to be purchased by the Corporation in connection with a Redemption Sale multiplied by the Common Unit Redemption Price and (2) the Corporation shall pay the applicable Holder as consideration for the applicable Common Units an amount equal to the amount described in the preceding clause (1); and

(ii)    the Call Option Holder, shall have the right to elect to participate, subject to the other applicable terms and conditions of this Section  11.03 to the extent not in conflict with this Section  11.03(f) , in any Redemption through a sale by the Call Option Holder to the Corporation of a portion of the Call Option representing rights to acquire the number of Common Units that otherwise would be redeemable from the Call Option Issuer (who, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not in its capacity as a Holder have the right to directly participate in a Redemption without the express consent of the Call Option Holder) in such Redemption (a “ Call Option Redemption Sale ”) which the Corporation shall exercise immediately thereafter, and, in the event of such an election, (1) the Company shall make a non-pro rata distribution to the Corporation in cash of an amount equal to the number of Common Units subject to the portion of the Call Option to be purchased and exercise by the Corporation in connection with a Call Option Redemption Sale multiplied by the Common Unit Redemption Price and (2) the Corporation shall pay the Call Option Holder as consideration for the applicable portion of the Call Option an amount equal to the amount described in the preceding clause (1) minus the exercise price payable with respect to the applicable portion of the Call Option (which exercise price shall be paid to the Call Option Issuer in connection with the substantially simultaneous exercise of the portion of the Call Option acquired by the Corporation).

Section 11.04.     Blueapple Piggyback Rights . In addition to the Sale Rights pursuant to Section  11.01 , and subject to the terms of this Article XI , Blueapple may request that the Corporation purchase (the “ Piggyback Sale Right ”) part or all of Blueapple’s Common Units by delivering written notice as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement in connection with any Piggyback Registration conducted pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. In connection with any exercise by Blueapple of the Piggyback Sale Right, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to (a) issue shares of Class A Common Stock as part of such Piggyback Registration and (b) use the proceeds to the Corporation from such Piggyback Registration associated with the exercise of the Piggyback Sale Right to purchase the Common Units specified in the written notice provided by Blueapple, subject to terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement, including the cut back provisions thereof in the event the Corporation is unable to sell a number of shares of Class A Common Stock sufficient to redeem the requested number of Common Units. Any Common Units purchased from Blueapple pursuant to this Section  11.04 shall be purchased at a price per Common Unit equal to the Common Unit Purchase Price. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Corporation is not able to sell any or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock necessary to purchase the Common Units specified in the notice of exercise of the Piggyback Sale Right, the Corporation will have no obligations to acquire the Common Units or to cause the Company to offer to redeem the Common Units specified in such notice.

Section 11.05.     Treatment of Distributions in Connection with Sale and Redemption . The Common Unit Purchase Price and the Common Unit Redemption Price, as applicable, that Blueapple or any Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to this Article  XI shall not be adjusted on account of any Distributions previously made with respect to the Common Units redeemed or sold pursuant to this Article XI or any dividends previously paid with respect to Class A Common Stock; provided, however , that if the Redemption Date or Sale Date occurs subsequent to the record date for any Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units or Blueapple Sold Units but prior to payment of such Distribution, the registered holder of

 

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the Common Units as of the close of business on the record date shall be entitled to receive such Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units or Blueapple Sold Units, as applicable, on the date that it is made notwithstanding that Blueapple or such Holder transferred and surrendered the Redeemed Units to the Company (or sold the Blueapple Sold Units to the Corporation) prior to such date.

Section 11.06.     Conditions to Blueapple Rights; Cooperation; Reclassification .

(a)    Delivery by the Corporation or the Company, as applicable, of the Common Unit Purchase Price or the Common Unit Redemption Price to Blueapple is expressly conditioned on (i) Blueapple’s delivery of any Common Units to be sold pursuant to the Sale Right and the Piggyback Sale Right to the Corporation free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (ii) the consummation by the Corporation of an Underwritten Offering or Piggyback Registration, as applicable, generating sufficient net proceeds to the Corporation associated with Blueapple’s exercise of its Sale Right or Piggyback Sale Right to allow the Corporation to purchase the applicable Common Units, subject to cutback as applicable to Demand Registrations and Piggyback Registrations, as applicable, under the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) Blueapple’s delivery to the Corporation, concurrently with the purchase of such Common Units, of an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock.

(b)    In connection with any exercise of the Sale Right or the Piggyback Sale Right, Blueapple shall furnish to the Company and the Corporation such information relating to such exercise (or any Underwritten Offering undertaken in connection with such exercise) as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. If any registration statement refers to Blueapple by name or otherwise as a holder of any Common Units and if, in Blueapple’s sole and exclusive judgment, Blueapple is or might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling person of the Corporation, Blueapple shall have the right to (i) require the insertion therein of language, in form and substances satisfactory to Blueapple and presented to the Corporation in writing, to the effect that the holding by Blueapple of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by such holder of the investment quality of the Corporation’s securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of the Corporation or the Company, or (ii) in the event that such reference is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force, require the deletion of the reference to such holder; provided that, with respect to this clause (ii), if requested by the Corporation, Blueapple shall furnish to the Corporation an opinion of counsel to such effect, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

(c)    Blueapple shall, in connection with any Underwritten Offering undertaken in connection with any exercise of the Sale Right or the Piggyback Sale Right, execute and deliver into such arrangements to facilitate the completion such offering as shall be reasonably requested by the underwriter(s) for such offering, the Company or the Corporation, including one or more underwriting agreements, powers of attorney, custody agreements and indemnities.

(d)    In the event of a reclassification or other similar transaction as a result of which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted into another security, then Blueapple’s Sale Right and Piggyback Sale Right shall apply with respect to the number of shares or other securities into which each share of Class A Common Stock was converted as part of the reclassification or other similar transaction.

Section 11.07.     Reservation of Shares of Class  A Common Stock . At all times the Corporation shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be sufficient to facilitate the exercise by Blueapple of all of its sale rights pursuant to this Article XI and all of the rights of Holders of Paired Interests to exercise their rights pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.

 

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Section 11.08.     Effect of Exercise of Sale, Exchange or Redemption . This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding the consummation of any sale, exchange or redemption pursuant to this Article XI , and all governance or other rights set forth herein shall be exercised by the remaining Members (including any Member participating in such sale, exchange or redemption (to the extent of such Member’s remaining interest in the Company). No sale, exchange or redemption pursuant to this Article XI shall relieve any Member of liability for any prior breach of this Agreement.

Section 11.09.     Tax Treatment of Sale or Redemption . Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any sale or redemption pursuant to this Article XI using cash contributed by the Corporation to the Company shall be treated, for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, as a direct exchange between the Corporation and the applicable Member whose Common Units are sold or redeemed.

ARTICLE XII

ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

Section 12.01.     Substituted Members . Subject to the provisions of Article  X hereof, in connection with the Permitted Transfer of a Company Interest hereunder, the transferee shall become a substituted Member (“ Substituted Member ”) on the effective date of such Transfer, which effective date shall not be earlier than the date of compliance with the conditions to such Transfer, and such admission shall be shown on the books and records of the Company.

Section 12.02.     Additional Members . Subject to the provisions of Article  X hereof, any Person that is not an Continuing LLC Member may be admitted to the Company as an additional Member (any such Person, an “ Additional Member ”) only upon furnishing to the Manager (a) an executed Joinder and executed counterparts or joinders to any applicable Other Agreements and (b) such other documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect such Person’s admission as a Member (including entering into such documents as the Manager may deem appropriate in its reasonable discretion). Such admission shall become effective on the date on which the Manager determines in its reasonable discretion that such conditions have been satisfied and when any such admission is shown on the books and records of the Company.

ARTICLE XIII

WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

Section 13.01.     Withdrawal and Resignation of Members . No Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article  XIV . Any Member, however, that attempts to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company without the prior written consent of the Manager upon or following the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article  XIV , but prior to such Member receiving the full amount of Distributions from the Company to which such Member is entitled pursuant to Article  XIV , shall be liable to the Company for all damages (including all lost profits and special, indirect and consequential damages) directly or indirectly caused by the withdrawal or resignation of such Member. Upon a Transfer of all of a Member’s Units in a Transfer permitted by this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section  10.06 , such Member shall cease to be a Member.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Section 14.01.     Dissolution . The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members or Substituted Members or the attempted withdrawal or resignation of a Member. The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon:

(a)    the unanimous decision of the Manager together with the Members that then hold Voting Units to dissolve the Company;

(b)    a dissolution of the Company under Section 18-801(4) of the Delaware Act, unless the Company is continued without dissolutions pursuant thereto; or

(c)    the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Article  XIV , the Company is intended to have perpetual existence. An Event of Withdrawal shall not cause a dissolution of the Company and the Company shall continue in existence subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 14.02.     Liquidation and Termination . On dissolution of the Company, the Manager shall act as liquidator or may appoint one or more Persons as liquidator. The liquidators shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Delaware Act. The costs of liquidation shall be borne as a Company expense. Until final distribution, the liquidators shall continue to operate the Company properties with all of the power and authority of the Manager. The steps to be accomplished by the liquidators are as follows:

(a)    as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final liquidation, the liquidators shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of the Company’s assets, liabilities and operations through the last day of the calendar month in which the dissolution occurs or the final liquidation is completed, as applicable;

(b)    the liquidators shall cause the notice described in the Delaware Act to be mailed to each known creditor of and claimant against the Company in the manner described thereunder;

(c)    the liquidators shall pay, satisfy or discharge from Company funds, or otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including the establishment of a cash fund for contingent liabilities in such amount and for such term as the liquidators may reasonably determine) the following: first, all expenses incurred in liquidation; second, all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company owed to creditors other than the Members and third, all of the debt, liabilities and obligations of the Company owed to Members (other than any payments or distributions owed to such Members in their capacity as Members pursuant to this Agreement); and

(d)    all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Article  IV by the end of the Taxable Year during which the liquidation of the Company occurs (or, if later, by ninety (90) days after the date of the liquidation). The distribution of cash and/or property to the Members in accordance with the provisions of this Section  14.02 and Section  14.03 below constitutes a complete return to the Members of their Capital Contributions, a complete distribution to the Members of their interest in the Company and all the Company’s property and constitutes a compromise to which all Members have consented within the meaning of the Delaware Act. To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company, it has no claim against any other Member for those funds.

 

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Section 14.03.     Deferment; Distribution in Kind . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section  14.02 , but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if upon dissolution of the Company the liquidators determine that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss (or would otherwise not be beneficial) to the Members, the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy Company liabilities (other than loans to the Company by Members) and reserves. Subject to the order of priorities set forth in Section  14.02 , the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, either (a) all or any portion of such remaining Company assets in-kind in accordance with the provisions of Section  14.02(d) , (b) as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section  14.02(d) , undivided interests in all or any portion of such Company assets or (c) a combination of the foregoing. Any such Distributions in kind shall be subject to (x) such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such assets as the liquidators deem reasonable and equitable and (y) the terms and conditions of any agreements governing such assets (or the operation thereof or the holders thereof) at such time. Any Company assets distributed in kind will first be written up or down to their Fair Market Value, thus creating Profit or Loss (if any), which shall be allocated in accordance with Article  V . The liquidators shall determine the Fair Market Value of any property distributed in accordance with the valuation procedures set forth in Article  XV .

Section 14.04.     Cancellation of Certificate . On completion of the distribution of Company assets as provided herein, the Company is terminated (and the Company shall not be terminated prior to such time), and the Manager (or such other Person or Persons as the Delaware Act may require or permit) shall file a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, cancel any other filings made pursuant to this Agreement that are or should be canceled and take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company. The Company shall be deemed to continue in existence for all purposes of this Agreement until it is terminated pursuant to this Section  14.04 .

Section 14.05.     Reasonable Time for Winding Up . A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Sections  14.02 and 14.03 in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up.

Section 14.06.     Return of Capital . The liquidators shall not be personally liable for the return of Capital Contributions or any portion thereof to the Members (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from Company assets).

ARTICLE XV

VALUATION

Section 15.01.     Determination . “ Fair Market Value ” of a specific Company asset will mean the amount which the Company would receive in an all-cash sale of such asset in an arms-length transaction with a willing unaffiliated third party, with neither party having any compulsion to buy or sell, consummated on the day immediately preceding the date on which the event occurred which necessitated the determination of the Fair Market Value (and after giving effect to any transfer taxes payable in connection with such sale), as such amount is determined by the Manager (or, if pursuant to Section  14.02 , the liquidators) in its good faith judgment using all factors, information and data it deems to be pertinent.

Section 15.02.     Dispute Resolution . If any Member or Members dispute the accuracy of any determination of Fair Market Value in accordance with Section  15.01 , and the Manager and such Member(s) are unable to agree on the determination of the Fair Market Value of any asset of the Company, the Manager and such Member(s) shall each select a nationally recognized investment banking firm experienced in valuing securities of closely-held companies such as the Company in the Company’s industry (the “ Appraisers ”), who shall each determine, or cause to be determined, the Fair Market Value of

 

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the asset or the Company (as applicable) in accordance with the provisions of Section  15.01 . The Appraisers shall be instructed to give written notice of their determination of the Fair Market Value of the asset or the Company (as applicable) within thirty (30) days of their appointment as Appraisers. If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is higher than Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser by 10% or more, and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the original Appraisers shall designate a third Appraiser meeting the same criteria used to select the original two and the Fair Market Value determined by such third Appraiser shall be final and binding. If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is within 10% of the Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser (but not identical), and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the Manager shall select the Fair Market Value of one of the Appraisers. The fees and expenses of the Appraisers shall be borne by the Company.

ARTICLE XVI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 16.01.     Power of Attorney .

(a)    Each Member who is an individual hereby constitutes and appoints the Manager (or the liquidator, if applicable) with full power of substitution, as his or her true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in his or her name, place and stead, to:

(i)    execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (A) this Agreement, all certificates and other instruments and all amendments hereof and thereof which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify, or continue the qualification of, the Company as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or own property; (B) all instruments which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (C) all conveyances and other instruments or documents which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a certificate of cancellation; and (D) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal or substitution of any Member pursuant to Article  XII or Article  XIII ; and

(ii)    sign, execute, swear to and acknowledge all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to evidence, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Members hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to effectuate the terms of this Agreement.

(b)    The foregoing power of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest, and shall survive the death, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or termination of any Member who is an individual and the transfer of all or any portion of his or her Company Interest and shall extend to such Member’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.

Section 16.02.     Confidentiality .

(a)    The Manager and each of the Members agree to hold the Company’s Confidential Information in confidence and may not use such information except in furtherance of the business of the Company or as otherwise authorized separately in writing by the Manager. “ Confidential Information ” as used herein includes ideas, financial product structuring, business strategies, innovations and materials, all aspects of the Company’s business plan, proposed operation and products, corporate structure, board

 

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minutes and materials, financial and organizational information, analyses, proposed partners, software code and system and product designs, employees and their identities, equity ownership, the methods and means by which the Company plans to conduct its business, all trade secrets, trademarks, tradenames and all intellectual property associated with the Company’s business. With respect to the Manager and each Member, Confidential Information does not include information or material that: (i) is rightfully in the possession of the Manager or each Member at the time of disclosure by the Company; (ii) before or after it has been disclosed to the Manager or each Member by the Company, becomes part of public knowledge, not as a result of any action or inaction of the Manager or such Member, respectively, in violation of this Agreement; (iii) is approved for release by written authorization of an authorized officer of the Company or the Corporation; (iv) is disclosed to the Manager or such Member or their representatives by a third party not, to the knowledge of the Manager or such Member, respectively, in violation of any obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company with respect to such information; or (v) is or becomes independently developed by the Manager or such Member or their respective representatives without use or reference to the Confidential Information.

(b)    Each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, counsel, advisers, consultants, outside contractors and other agents solely to the extent such disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate to fulfill such Member’s obligations or to exercise such Member’s rights under this Agreement on the condition that such Persons keep the Confidential Information confidential to the same extent as such disclosing Member is required to keep the Confidential Information confidential; provided that the disclosing Member shall remain liable with respect to any breach of this Section  16.02 by any such, Affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, counsel, advisers, consultants, outside contractors and other agents.

(c)    Notwithstanding Section 16.02(a) or Section 16.02(b), each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information (i) to the extent that such party is legally compelled (by oral questions, interrogatories, request for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, (ii) to any bona fide prospective purchaser of the equity or assets of a Member, or the Common Units held by such Member, or a prospective merger partner of such Member (provided, that (x) such Persons will be informed by such Member of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree in a writing in favor of and enforceable by the Company to keep such information confidential in accordance with the contents of this Agreement and (y) such Member will be liable for any breaches of this Section  16.02 by any such Persons), (iii) to the extent that, based on the advice of counsel, disclosure is required by applicable Law or (iv) to the extent necessary to provide required tax statements and related information to its stockholders and direct and indirect equity holders (provided that such Member shall inform the Company of any Confidential Information to be so disclosed at least three business days prior to disclosure) .

Section 16.03.     Amendments . This Agreement may be amended or modified by the Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification (a) to Section  7.04 or this Section  16.03 may be made without the prior written consent of the Manager and each of the Members, (b) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain Persons may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such Persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter and (c) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the extent such amendment or modification adversely affects in any material respect the rights, powers or other benefit hereunder of any Member or imposes any additional material obligation (including any expenses or taxes) on any Member, in either case, without the prior written consent of (i) each of MDP and Blueapple and (ii) each other Member, if any, materially and disproportionality adversely affected by such amendment relative to the Members generally.

Section 16.04.     Title to Company Assets . Company assets shall be deemed to be owned by the Company as an entity, and no Member, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Company assets or any portion thereof. The Company shall hold title to all of its property in the name of the Company and not in the name of any Member. All Company assets shall be recorded as the property

 

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of the Company on its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Company assets is held. The Company’s credit and assets shall be used solely for the benefit of the Company, and no asset of the Company shall be transferred or encumbered for, or in payment of, any individual obligation of any Member.

Section 16.05.     Addresses and Notices . Any notice provided for in this Agreement will be in writing and will be either personally delivered, or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient and to any Member at such address as indicated by the Company’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when delivered personally or sent by telecopier ( provided confirmation of transmission is received), three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service. The Company’s address is:

 

If to the Corporation:    If to the Company:
EVO Payments, Inc.    EVO Investco, LLC
Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 950    Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 950
Atlanta, GA 30328    Atlanta, GA 30328
Attention: Chief Financial Officer    Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Fax: [●]    Fax: [●]
Email: [●]    Email: [●]
with a copy to :    with a copy to :
King & Spalding LLP    King & Spalding LLP
1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.    1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309    Atlanta, GA 30309
Attention:  Keith M. Townsend    Attention:  Keith M. Townsend
                  Zachary L. Cochran                      Zachary L. Cochran
Email:  ktownsend@kslaw.com    Email:  ktownsend@kslaw.com
            zcochran@kslaw.com                 zcochran@kslaw.com

Section 16.06.     Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries .    This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section 16.07.     Creditors .    None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the Company or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement executed by the Company in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in Company Profits, Losses, Distributions, capital or property other than as a secured creditor.

Section 16.08.     Waiver .    No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

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Section 16.10.     Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard first in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and, if applicable, in any state or federal court located in of Delaware in which appeal from the Court of Chancery may validly be taken under the laws of the State of Delaware (each a “ Chosen Court ” and collectively, the “ Chosen Courts ”), and the parties, and any Member or holder of Units pursuant to this Agreement, by acceptance of the rights and benefits thereof, agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Chosen Courts. Such Persons further agree that any proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement, the Company Interests, the Units, the Company, the Members, the Manager, or the transactions contemplated hereby or by any matters related to the foregoing (the “ Applicable Matters ”) shall be brought exclusively in a Chosen Court, and that any proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any other Applicable Matter shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of Delaware, and each of the foregoing Persons hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such Chosen Courts in any such proceeding and irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that such Person may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such Chosen Court or that any such proceeding brought in any such Chosen Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Such Persons further covenant not to bring a proceeding with respect to the Applicable Matters (or that could affect any Applicable Matter) other than in such Chosen Court and not to challenge or enforce in another jurisdiction a judgment of such Chosen Court. Process in any such proceeding may be served on any Person with respect to such Applicable Matters anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court. Without limiting the foregoing, each such Person agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section  16.05 shall be deemed effective service of process on such Person.    AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Any Member or any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring Units shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 16.10.

Section 16.11.     Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

Section 16.12.     Further Action . The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 16.13.     Delivery by Electronic Transmission . This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of an electronic transmission, including by a facsimile machine or via email, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. Promptly upon the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to

 

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all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of electronic transmission by a facsimile machine or via email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through such electronic transmission as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

Section 16.14.     Right of Offset . Whenever the Company is to pay any sum (other than pursuant to Article  IV ) to any Member, any amounts that such Member owes to the Company which are not the subject of a good faith dispute may be deducted from that sum before payment. For the avoidance of doubt, the distribution of Units to the Corporation shall not be subject to this Section  16.14 .

Section 16.15.     Effectiveness . This Agreement shall be effective immediately prior to the closing of the IPO on the IPO Closing Date (the “ Effective Time ”). The First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement shall govern the rights and obligations of the Continuing LLC Owners in their capacity as holders of Original Units prior to the Effective Time.

Section 16.16.     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein (including the Exchange Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Tax Receivable Agreement), any indemnity agreements entered into in connection with the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement with any member of the board of managers at that time and other documents of even date herewith embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. For the avoidance of doubt, the First Amended and Restated LLC Agreement is superseded by this Agreement as of the Effective Time and shall be of no further force and effect thereafter.

Section 16.17.     Remedies . Each Member shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any Law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by Law.

Section 16.18.     Descriptive Headings; Interpretation . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. Any statute or laws defined or referred to herein shall include any rules, regulations or forms promulgated thereunder from time to time, and references to such statutes, laws, rules, regulations and forms shall be to such statutes, laws, rules, regulations and forms as they may be from time to time, amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable statutes, laws, rules, regulations and forms. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof, and shall include all schedules, exhibits and annexes to such agreement, document or instrument. References to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles and Sections are to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Wherever required by the context, references to a Fiscal Year shall refer to a portion thereof. The use of the words “or,” “either” and “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be

 

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construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
      

EVO INVESTCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

       By:     EVO Payments, Inc., its Manager
       By:                                                                                                           
       Name: James G. Kelly
       Title: Chief Executive Officer
  CORPORATION:
       EVO PAYMENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation
       By:                                                                                                           
       Name: James G. Kelly
       Title: Chief Executive Officer
  MEMBERS:
       MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS VI-B, L.P.
       By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.
       Its: General Partner
       By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
       Its: General Partner
       By:                                                                                                           
       Name:
       Its: Managing Director
      

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS

EXECUTIVE VI-B, L.P.

       By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.
       Its: General Partner
       By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
       Its: General Partner
       By:                                                                                                           
       Name: Vahe Dombalagian
       Its: Managing Director

 

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MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES SPLITTER,  L.P.

      

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

      

Its: General Partner

      

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

      

Its: General Partner

      

By:                                                                                                   

      

Name: Vahe Dombalagian

      

Its: Managing Director

      

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES LLC

      

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

      

Its: General Partner

      

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

      

Its: General Partner

      

By:                                                                                                   

      

Name: Vahe Dombalagian

      

Its: Managing Director

      

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES SPLITTER II, L.P.

      

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

      

Its: General Partner

      

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

      

Its: General Partner

      

By:                                                                                                   

      

Name: Vahe Dombalagian

      

Its: Managing Director

      

BLUEAPPLE, INC.

      

By:                                                                                                   

      

Name:

      

Its:

 

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       James G. Kelly
       James G. Kelly Grantor Trust Dated January 12, 2012
       By:                                                                                                   
       Name:
       Its:
                                                                                                                 
       Michael L. Reidenbach
      

                                                                                                           

       Brendan Tansill
                                                                                                                 
       Steven J. de Groot
                                                                                                                 
       Kevin Hodges
                                                                                                                 
       David Goldman
                                                                                                                 
       Jeff Rosenblatt
                                                                                                                 
       Kevin Lambrix
                                                                                                                 
       James Raftice
                                                                                                                 
       Peter Cohen
                                                                                                                 
       Alon Kindler

 

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Blake Pyle

                                                                                                                 
      

Greg Robertson

                                                                                                                 
      

Mark Harrelson

                                                                                                                 
      

John Crouch

                                                                                                                 
      

Ayman Ibrahaim

 

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SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE OF CONTINUING LLC OWNERS

 

Continuing LLC Owner

  Number of
Original Units
    Class of Original
Units
    Percentage
Interest
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

Total

        100.0000%  


SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE OF MEMBERS AT THE EFFECTIVE TIME

 

Continuing LLC Owner

  Number of
Common Units
    Percentage
Interest
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

Total

      100.0000%  


Exhibit A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of              , 20      (this “ Joinder ”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of              , 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ LLC Agreement ”) by and among EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole Manager of the Company (the “ Corporation ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the LLC Agreement.

1.     Joinder to the LLC Agreement . Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the LLC Agreement and a party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

2.     Incorporation by Reference . All terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

3.     Address . All notices under the LLC Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

        [Name]

        [Address]

        [City, State, Zip Code]

        Attn:

        Facsimile:

        E-mail:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW MEMBER]

By:                                                                                 

Name:

 

Title:

 


Acknowledged and agreed
As of the date first set forth above:
EVO INVESTCO, LLC
By: EVO Payments, Inc., its Manager
By:                                                                              
Name:
Title:


Exhibit B

FORM OF SPOUSAL CONSENT

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

 

Dated as of [●]

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

             Page  

1.

  DEMAND AND SHELF REGISTRATIONS      1  
 

1.1.

 

Requests for Non-Shelf Registration

     1  
 

1.2.

 

Demand Notice

     2  
 

1.3.

 

Short-Form Registrations

     3  
 

1.4.

 

Shelf Registration Statements

     3  
 

1.5.

 

Resale Shelf Registration Statement

     4  
 

1.6.

 

Notices in Connection with Shelf Registration Statement

     4  
 

1.7.

 

Shelf Take-Downs

     4  
 

1.8.

 

Priority on Demand Registrations

     6  
 

1.9.

 

Suspension of Registration

     7  
 

1.10.

 

Selection of Underwriters

     8  
 

1.11.

 

Other Registration Rights

     8  

2.

  PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS      9  
 

2.1.

 

Right to Piggyback

     9  
 

2.2.

 

Priority on Primary Registrations

     9  
 

2.3.

 

Priority on Secondary Registrations

     9  
 

2.4.

 

Withdrawal of Piggyback Registration; Expenses

     10  

3.

  REGISTRATION AND COORDINATION GENERALLY      10  
 

3.1.

 

Registration Procedures

     10  
 

3.2.

 

Obligations of Holders of Registrable Securities

     14  
 

3.3.

 

Registration Expenses

     15  
 

3.4.

 

Underwritten Offerings

     15  
 

3.5.

 

Current Information; Rule 144 Reporting

     16  
 

3.6.

 

In Kind Distributions

     17  

4.

  INDEMNIFICATION      17  
 

4.1.

 

Indemnification by the Company

     17  
 

4.2.

 

Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities

     18  
 

4.3.

 

Procedure

     18  
 

4.4.

 

Entry of Judgment; Settlement

     19  
 

4.5.

 

Contribution

     19  
 

4.6.

 

Other Rights

     20  
 

4.7.

 

Indemnification Payments

     20  

5.

  DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION      20  
 

5.1.

 

Definitions

     20  
 

5.2.

 

Rules of Construction

     23  

 

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6.

  MISCELLANEOUS      23  
 

6.1.

 

No Inconsistent Agreements

     23  
 

6.2.

 

Adjustments Affecting-Registrable Securities

     23  
 

6.3.

 

Remedies

     23  
 

6.4.

 

Amendment and Waiver

     24  
 

6.5.

 

Successors and Assigns; Transferees

     24  
 

6.6.

 

Reserved

     24  
 

6.7.

 

Severability

     24  
 

6.8.

 

Counterparts

     25  
 

6.9.

 

Descriptive Headings; No Strict Construction

     25  
 

6.10.

 

Notices

     25  
 

6.11.

 

Electronic Delivery

     26  
 

6.12.

 

Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     26  
 

6.13.

 

Exercise of Rights and Remedies

     27  
 

6.14.

 

Aggregation of Registrable Securities

     27  
 

6.15.

 

Independent Nature of Each Holder’s Obligations

     28  
 

6.16.

 

Dilution

     28  
 

6.17.

 

Replacement of Prior Agreement; Effectiveness

     29  
 

6.18.

 

Joinder with Respect to Certain Rights and Obligations

     29  


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of [●] by and among:

 

  (i)

EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “ Company ”);

 

  (ii)

Each of the Persons identified on Schedule I attached hereto (together with their respective transferees, “ MDP ”);

 

  (iii)

Each of the Persons identified on Schedule II attached hereto (together with their respective transferees, each a “ Management Stockholder ” and together the “ Management Stockholders ”);

 

  (iv)

such other Persons, if any, that from time to time become parties hereto (collectively, and together with their respective transferees, MDP and the Management Stockholders, the “ Stockholders ”); and

 

  (v)

with respect to Section  6.18 , Blueapple, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its transferees, “ Blueapple ”).

Unless otherwise noted herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in Section  5 .

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company is currently pursuing an initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock, the proceeds of which will be used to purchase newly-issued common units in EVO Investco, LLC; and

WHEREAS , the Company and certain of the parties hereto are also party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 27, 2012 (the “ Prior Registration Rights Agreement ”), which they now desire to replace in its entirety with this Agreement.

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

AGREEMENT

 

1.

DEMAND AND SHELF REGISTRATIONS .

1.1.       Requests for Non-Shelf Registrations . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (a) MDP may require the Company (subject to any contractual lock-up agreements then in effect) to register under the Securities Act all or part of its Registrable Securities (including, in the case of delivery of a Call Option Put Notice, Company-Offered Registrable Securities) having an anticipated aggregate offering price of at least $10 million, individually or in the aggregate with other Registrable Securities, based on the last sales price of the shares of Class A


Common Stock as of the trading date prior to the date of notice, and (b) the Company (subject to any contractual lock-up agreements then in effect), acting in response to its receipt of a Sale Notice, with respect to Registrable Securities having an anticipated aggregate offering price of at least $10 million, individually or in the aggregate with other Registrable Securities, based on the last sales price of the shares of Class A Common Stock as of the trading date prior to the date of notice, may initiate registration under the Securities Act of the number of Company-Offered Registrable Securities necessary to permit the Company to purchase Common Units under the LLC Agreement in response to such Sale Notice. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, MDP will only be entitled to deliver four (4) requests for Demand Registration within any twelve (12) month period; provided that (i) a registration shall not count as a Demand Registration unless and until such Demand Registration becomes effective and MDP is able to register and sell at least 75% of the Registrable Securities offered by it in such Demand Registration and (ii) any Demand Registration initiated by the Company in which MDP sells Registrable Securities shall constitute a Demand Registration requested by MDP for purposes of this limitation.

1.2.       Demand Notice for Non-Shelf Registrations .

 (a)      All requests by MDP for Demand Registrations shall be made by giving written notice to the Company (a “ Demand Notice ”). A Call Option Put Notice pursuant to which the Company will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to offer and sell a number of Company-Offered Registrable Securities shall constitute a Demand Notice for purposes of this Agreement (it being understood that any Call Option Put Notice delivered in connection with a separate Demand Notice shall be deemed to be part of the same, single Demand Notice). Each Demand Notice shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities that MDP requests to be registered. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company will give written notice of such request to all other holders of Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities and to Blueapple (in accordance with Section 11.01(a) of the LLC Agreement) and, subject to Section  1.8 , will include in such registration (and in all related registrations and qualifications under blue sky laws or in compliance with other registration requirements and in any related underwriting) (i) all Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein from Stockholders within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice and (ii) such number of Company-Offered Registrable Securities as necessary to permit (a) if applicable, the purchase of the Call Option and payment of the exercise price for the Call Option on the terms provided in the Exchange Agreement and (b) the Company to purchase any Common Units that the Company has received a written request from Blueapple to purchase within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice.

 (b)      As promptly as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt of any Sale Notice in response to which the Company intends to initiate a Demand Registration, the Company will give written notice of such Demand Registration to all holders of Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities and the Call Option Holder and, subject to Section  1.8 , will include in such registration (and in all related registrations and qualifications under blue sky laws or in compliance with other registration requirements and in any related underwriting) (a) all Stockholder-Offered Registrable

 

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Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein from Stockholders within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice and (b) a number of Company-Offered Registered Securities necessary to permit the purchase, if applicable, of the portion of the Call Option specified in a Call Option Put Notice and the payment of the exercise price therefor on the terms provided in the Exchange Agreement.

(c)       In the event that a Call Option Put Notice is delivered as or as part of a Demand Notice for an underwritten offering, MDP may require (i) all holders of Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities participating in such Demand Registration pursuant to Section  1.2(b) to instead sell their Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities to be included in such Demand Registration to the Company and (ii) the Company to register such number of shares of Class A Common Stock in a primary offering sufficient to purchase all such Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities pursuant to Section  1.2(c)(i) . In the event that any Demand Registration for an underwritten offering is conducted as a primary offering pursuant to this Section  1.2(c) , the terms of this Agreement shall apply to such offering with each holder of Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities participating in such Demand Registration being treated to the fullest extent possible as having directly registered the Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities to be purchased by the Company in such offering for purposes of ascertaining the rights and obligations of such holders, the Call Option Holder and Blueapple under this Agreement.

1.3.        Short-Form Registrations .   Demand Registrations will be registered on Form S-1 or any similar or successor long-form registration statement (“ Long-Form Registration Statement ”) or Form S-3 or any similar or successor short-form registration (“ Short-Form Registration Statements ”) whenever the Company is permitted to use any applicable short-form (unless the managing underwriter(s) of such offering requests that such Demand Registration be on a Long-Form Registration Statement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to make Short-Form Registration Statements available for the sale of Registrable Securities.

1.4.        Shelf Registration Statements .   During any time when Short-Form Registration Statements are available for the sale of Registrable Securities, Blueapple or MDP may require the Company to file a Short-Form Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect) (a “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) registering such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein from MDP or Blueapple, as applicable, and any other Registrable Securities requested to be included pursuant to Section  1.6 . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Exchange Act as soon as practicable after filing. At the request of MDP, such Shelf Registration Statement (including any Resale Shelf Registration Statement) will refer to the Stockholders in a generic manner as permitted under Rule 430B (in which case, if the Company is required to specify a number of Registrable Securities being registered on such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall register a number of Registrable Securities on behalf of each Stockholder in the same proportion as the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by MDP bear to the number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned by MDP) and, if at the time of such request, the Company is a WKSI, at the request of MDP, such Shelf Registration Statement shall cover an unspecified number of

 

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Registrable Securities to be sold by the Stockholders. Once effective, the Company shall cause any Shelf Registration Statement (including the Resale Shelf Registration Statement) to remain continuously effective for a period ending on the earlier of (i) the third anniversary of the date of effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities included in such registration have been sold or distributed pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, (iii) the date as of which all of the Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement cease to be Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities, and (iv) to the extent any Company-Offered Registrable Securities have been registered thereunder with respect to the Company’s obligation in connection with receipt of a Call Option Put Notice, until the expiration of the Call Option.

1.5.        Resale Shelf Registration Statement .   Without limiting the generality of Section  1.4 , unless MDP instructs the Company otherwise in writing with respect to its Registrable Securities (and, for the Call Option Holder, with respect to the applicable Company-Offered Registrable Securities) or Blueapple instructs the Company otherwise in writing with respect to the registration of Company-Offered Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Shelf Registration Statement for the sale or distribution of Registrable Securities, including by way of an underwritten offering, block sale or other distribution plan (the “ Resale Shelf Registration Statement ”), to be filed and declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after such time as the Company is eligible to file a Short Form Registration Statement (subject to the expiration of any lock-up period applicable to the Company and the Stockholders).

1.6.        Notices in Connection with Shelf Registration Statement .   In the event the Company is filing a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section  1.4 or Section  1.5 , the Company shall give notice to each Stockholder, the Call Option Holder and Blueapple in the manner and within the time periods set forth in Section  1.2 and, subject to Section  1.8 , will include in such Shelf Registration Statement (i) all Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein from Stockholders within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice and (ii) such number of Company-Offered Registrable Securities as necessary (i) to permit the Company to purchase any Common Units that the Company has received a written request from Blueapple to purchase within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice and (ii)  if applicable, to permit the Company to purchase all or such portion of the Call Option as requested by the Call Option Holder and to pay the exercise price therefor on the terms provided in the Exchange Agreement . No notice shall be required to be delivered to Stockholders in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement in which Stockholders are not named in reliance on Rule 430B because all Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities will be included up to the applicable percentage specified by MDP or in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement registering an indeterminate amount of Class A Common Stock.

1.7.        Shelf Take-Downs .

(a)       At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement (including the Resale Shelf Registration Statement) is effective (subject to any contractual lock-up agreements then in effect), if MDP delivers a notice to the Company (a “ Take-Down Notice ”) stating that it intends to effect an offering from such Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Offering ”)

 

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of all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on such Shelf Registration Statement, whether such offering is underwritten or non-underwritten, and stating the number of its Registrable Securities to be included in the Shelf Offering, then the Company shall amend or supplement such Shelf Registration Statement, as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering (taking into account the inclusion of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section  1.7 ). Promptly upon receipt of a Take-Down Notice (and in no event later than the second Business Day thereafter), the Company shall give written notice of the Take-Down Notice to all other Potential Takedown Participants (including Blueapple in accordance with Section 11.01(a) of the LLC Agreement). No notice shall be required to be delivered to Blueapple or any Stockholder in connection with any Take-Down Notice indicating that MDP intends to engage in a non-unwritten transaction ( e.g. , a sale to a broker or market maker in a non-underwritten block trade). Any such Take-Down Notice indicating that MDP intends to engage in a non-unwritten transaction ( e.g. , a sale to a broker or market maker in a non-underwritten block trade) must be (i) received by 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on the Business Day prior to the date on which such transaction is expected to occur and (ii) executed by MDP within three Business Days after such Take-Down Notice is received by the Company.

(b)       At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement (including the Resale Shelf Registration Statement) is effective, after receipt of a Sale Notice or Call Option Put Notice in response to which the Company intends to initiate a Shelf Offering, the Company will give written notice of such Shelf Offering as promptly as practicable to all Potential Takedown Participants and in any event no later than the second Business Day after receipt of the Sale Notice.

(c)       Any Potential Takedown Participant wishing to include Registrable Securities with respect to an underwritten Take-Down Offering (whether initiated by the Company or MDP) shall inform the Company as promptly as practicable of the number of Registrable Securities it seeks to have included in such Take-Down Offering, which shall not exceed the number of Registrable Securities registered on behalf of such Potential Takedown Participant in the applicable Shelf Registration Statement. Such notice shall be given by the Stockholder as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than the earlier of (1) 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the date on which a preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement intended to be used in connection with pre-pricing marketing efforts for such takedown is finalized and (2) the second Business Day after the delivery of the Company’s notice pursuant to Section  1.7(a) or 1.7(b) , as applicable. Subject to Section  1.8 , the Company shall include in such Shelf Offering (i) all Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein from Potential Takedown Participants within the foregoing time period and (ii) such number of Company-Offered Registrable Securities as necessary to permit the Company to purchase (x) any Common Units that the Company has received a written request from Blueapple to purchase within the foregoing time period and (y) if applicable, all or such portion of the Call Option as requested by the Call Option Holder and to pay the exercise price therefor on the terms provided in the Exchange Agreement to the extent notice is received within the foregoing time periods.

 

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(d)       Any Shelf Offering in connection with which the Company is required to sign an underwriting agreement, the Company’s outside counsel are requested to provide a legal opinion (other than a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent), the Company’s independent public accountants are requested to provide a comfort letter or the Company’s executive officers are requested to participate in a “road show” or other material selling efforts shall constitute a Demand Registration for purposes of the limitation contained in Section  1.1 , whether or not such Shelf Offering is underwritten.

(e)       In the event that a Call Option Put Notice is delivered as or as part of a Takedown Notice for an underwritten offering and the Company is able to register a sufficient number of shares of Class A Common Stock under the Shelf Registration Statement to which such Takedown Notice relates, MDP may require (i) all Potential Takedown Participants participating in such Shelf Offering pursuant to Section  1.7(c) to sell their Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Offering to the Company and (ii) the Company to register such number of shares of Class A Common Stock in a primary offering sufficient to purchase all such Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities pursuant to Section  1.7(e)(i) . In the event that any underwritten Shelf Offering is conducted as a primary offering pursuant to this Section  1.2(e) , the terms of this Agreement shall apply to such offering with each Potential Takedown Participant participating in such Shelf Offering being treated to the fullest extent possible as having directly registered the Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities to be purchased by the Company in such offering for purposes of ascertaining the rights and obligations of such holders, the Call Option Holder and Blueapple under this Agreement.

1.8.        Priority on Demand Registrations .   The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration or Shelf Offering, any securities that are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of MDP and Blueapple. If a Demand Registration or Shelf Offering is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter(s) or broker-dealer(s) advises MDP or the Company, as applicable, that in its opinion the number of Registrable Securities and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering exceeds the maximum number of Registrable Securities and other securities, if any, which can be sold therein without adversely affecting the price, timing or distribution of the offering (such maximum number, the “ Maximum Offering Amount ”), then the Company shall include in such registration: (a) first, the Registrable Securities that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Offering Amount, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Stockholder, the Call Option Holder or by Blueapple, and (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Offering Amount has not been reached, any other securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration or Shelf Offering that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Offering Amount; provided that if such managing underwriter(s) or broker-dealer(s) provide written notice advising in good faith, based upon the then prevailing market precedent and public investor expectations, that participation in the offering by any Management Stockholder would materially and adversely affect the marketability of such offering, then Registrable Securities held by one or more Management Stockholders may be excluded (in whole or in part) from such offering, even if such exclusion would not treat such Management Stockholder on a pro rata basis.

 

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1.9.        Suspension of Registration .

(a)       Notwithstanding anything in this Section  1 to the contrary, subject to the provisions of this Section  1.9 , the Company shall be permitted, in limited circumstances, to delay the filing of a registration statement pursuant to this Agreement and to suspend the use, from time to time, of the prospectus contained in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, by providing written notice (a “ Suspension Notice ”) to Blueapple and the Stockholders, for such times as the Company reasonably may determine is necessary and advisable (but in no event for more than an aggregate of one-hundred twenty (120) days (or ninety (90) days if neither Blueapple nor MDP has any Affiliate serving on the Company’s Board of Directors) in any rolling twelve (12) month period or more than seventy-five (75) consecutive days (except in each case as a result of a refusal by the Securities and Exchange Commission to declare any post-effective amendment to any applicable registration statement after the Company has used its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective in which case, the Company must terminate the black-out period immediately following the effective date of the post-effective amendment)), if any of the following events (each, a “ Suspension Event ”) shall occur:

(i)       a majority of the Board determines in good faith that (A) the offer or sale of any Registrable Shares would materially impede, delay or interfere with any material proposed financing, offer or sale of securities, acquisition, corporate reorganization or other material transaction involving the Company, (B) based on the advice of counsel, the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement would require disclosure of non-public material information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, and (C) (1) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of such transaction, or (2) disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Company’s ability to consummate such transaction, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause the registration statement to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the registration statement on a post-effective basis, as applicable; or

(ii)       a majority of the Board determines in good faith, upon the advice of counsel, that it is required by law, rule or regulation to supplement the registration statement or file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement in order to ensure that the prospectus included in the registration statement (A) contains the information required under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (B) discloses any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or of the most recent post-effective amendment) that, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth therein; or (C) discloses any material information with respect to the plan of distribution that was not disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information.

 

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Upon the occurrence of any such suspension, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the registration statement on a post effective basis or to take such action as is necessary to make resumed use of the registration statement as soon as possible.

(b)       Any Suspension Notice delivered by the Company shall state generally the basis for the notice and that such suspension shall continue only for so long as the Suspension Event or its effect is continuing. Each Stockholder agrees not to effect any sales of Registrable Shares pursuant to the applicable prospectus and registration statement (or any related filings) at any time after it has received a Suspension Notice from the Company and prior to receipt of an End of Suspension Notice. If so directed by the Company, each Stockholder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Stockholder’s possession, of the prospectus covering the Registrable Shares at the time of receipt of the Suspension Notice. Holders may recommence effecting sales of Registrable Shares pursuant to the applicable prospectus and registration statement (or any related filings) following written notice to such effect delivered by the Company (an “ End of Suspension Notice ”). The Company shall deliver an End of Suspension Notice to the Stockholders promptly, but no later than one Business Day, following the conclusion of any Suspension Event and its effect.

(c)       Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Company shall give a Suspension Notice with respect to any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company agrees that it shall, to the extent permitted under applicable law, extend the period of time during which such Shelf Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of notice to the holders of the Suspension Notice to and including the date of receipt by the holders of the End of Suspension Notice and provide copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated in Section  3.1(f) .

1.10.        Selection of Underwriters .   Either MDP and the Call Option Holder, on the one hand, or Blueapple, on the other hand, based upon whichever holds the largest number of Registrable Securities (with the Call Option Holder and Blueapple being counted as the holder of the Company-Offered Registrable Securities for this purpose) included in a Demand Registration or Shelf Offering, shall have the right to select the underwriter(s) to administer any underwritten offering in connection with such Demand Registration or Shelf Offering, subject to the Company’s approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

1.11.        Other Registration Rights .   The Company represents and warrants that it is not a party to, or otherwise subject to, any other agreement granting registration rights to any other Person with respect to any securities of the Company, other than this Agreement and the LLC Agreement. Except as provided in this Agreement and the LLC Agreement, the Company shall not grant to any Person the right to request the Company to register any equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, without the written consent of MDP and Blueapple.

 

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2.

PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS .

2.1.        Right to Piggyback .   Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Demand Registration, Sales Notice, Shelf Registration Statement or Shelf Offering, or in connection with registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor or similar forms) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a “ Piggyback Registration ”), the Company will give prompt written notice to the Stockholders, the Call Option Holder and Blueapple (in accordance with Section 11.04 of the LLC Agreement) of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.4 below, will include in such registration (and in all related registrations or qualifications under blue sky laws and in any related underwriting) (a) all Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein from Stockholders within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice and (b) such number of Company-Offered Registrable Securities as necessary (i) to permit the Company to purchase any Common Units that the Company has received a written request from Blueapple to purchase within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice and (ii) if applicable, to permit the Company to purchase all or such portion of the Call Option as requested by the Call Option Holder and to pay the exercise price therefor on the terms provided in the Exchange Agreement to the extent requested within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice. Each such Company notice shall specify the approximate number of Company equity securities to be registered. The Company shall have the right to select the underwriter(s) to administer any underwritten offering in connection with such offerings.

2.2.        Priority on Primary Registrations .   If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriter(s) or broker-dealer(s) advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the Maximum Offering Amount, the Company will include in such registration: (a) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Offering Amount (excluding any Company-Offered Registrable Securities), (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Offering Amount has not been reached, the Registrable Securities, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each Stockholder and by Blueapple and the Call Option Holder with respect to any Company-Offered Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Offering Amount, and (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Offering Amount has not been reached, any other securities requested to be included in such registration that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Offering Amount; provided , that if such underwriter(s) or broker-dealer(s) provide written notice advising in good faith, based upon the then prevailing market precedent and public investor expectations, that participation in the offering by any Management Stockholder would materially and adversely affect the marketability of such offering, then Registrable Securities held by one or more Management Stockholders may be excluded (in whole or in part) from such offering, even if such exclusion would not treat such Management Stockholder on a pro rata basis with the other holders of Registrable Securities.

2.3.        Priority on Secondary Registrations .   If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of Company securities (other than the holders of Registrable Securities), and the managing underwriter(s) or broker-dealer(s) advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the Maximum Offering Amount, the Company will include in such registration: (a) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the applicable holders requesting registration and the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata based on the

 

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number of other securities and Registrable Securities initially requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration by each Stockholder and by Blueapple or the Call Option Holder with respect to any Company-Offered Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Offering Amount, and (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Offering Amount has not been reached, all other such securities to be included in such registration that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Offering Amount; provided , that if such underwriter(s) or broker-dealer(s) provide written notice advising in good faith, based upon the then prevailing market precedent and public investor expectations, that participation in the offering by any Management Stockholder would materially and adversely affect the marketability of such offering, then Registrable Securities held by one or more Management Stockholders may be excluded (in whole or in part) from such offering, even if such exclusion would not treat such Management Stockholder on a pro rata basis with the other holders of Registrable Securities.

2.4.        Withdrawal of Piggyback Registration; Expenses .   The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by Persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may postpone or withdraw any registration statement constituting a Piggyback Registration in its sole discretion at any time prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with such Piggyback Registration.

 

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REGISTRATION AND COORDINATION GENERALLY .

3.1.        Registration Procedures .   Whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, the Company will as expeditiously as possible:

(a)       prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and related prospectuses, with respect to such Registrable Securities and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective (provided that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will furnish to any counsel designated in writing to the Company by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or prospectus copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to review by such counsel);

(b)       notify each holder of Registrable Securities, and Blueapple if Company-Offered Registrable Securities are being registered, and confirm the notice in writing, of (i) the issuance by the Securities and Exchange Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the registration statement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (ii) the receipt by the Company or its counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of such Registrable

 

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Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and (iii) the effectiveness of each registration statement or any post-effective amendment to the registration statement filed hereunder or the filing of any supplement to the prospectus;

(c)       prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary (i) to keep such registration statement effective (A) until the holders of Registrable Securities and the Company, if Company-Offered Registrable Securities are being registered, have completed the distribution described in the registration statement relating to such distribution or, if such registration statement relates to an underwritten offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer, or (B) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, in accordance with Section  1.4 and Section  1.9(c) and (ii) to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement until such time as all of such securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement;

(d)       furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus), each Free Writing Prospectus and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

(e)       use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable sales in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities ( provided that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection, (ii) subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);

(f)       promptly notify each seller of such Registrable Securities, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the discovery of the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, and, at the request of any such seller, the Company will prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the prospective purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made;

 

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(g)       cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed or quoted on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or quoted or, if no Registrable Securities or similar securities are then so listed, use all reasonable best efforts to, either, at the Company’s election, (i) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on a national securities exchange or (ii) to arrange for at least two (2) market makers to register as such with respect to such shares with FINRA;

(h)       provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

(i)       enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and perform the Company’s obligations thereunder and take all such other actions as the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (which might include effecting a stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or reorganization);

(j)       make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate and business documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter; attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement, and to cooperate and participate as reasonably requested by any such seller in road show presentations, in the preparation of the registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included therein, and other activities as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

(k)       take all reasonable actions to ensure that (i) any prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Demand Registration, Shelf Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration hereunder (A) complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, (B) is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, and (C) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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 (ii) any registration statement filed and effective in connection with any Demand Registration, Shelf Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration hereunder, when taken together with the related prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

(l)       otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than sixteen (16) months after the effective date of the registration statement, an earnings statement covering the

 

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period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules thereunder (including Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 158 under the Securities Act);

(m)       in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any securities included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;

(n)       use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(o)       use its reasonable best efforts to make available the executive officers of the Company to participate with the holders of Registrable Securities and any underwriters in any “road shows” or other selling efforts that may be reasonably requested by the holders in connection with the methods of distribution for the Registrable Securities;

(p)       in connection with any underwritten offering, obtain one or more comfort letters, dated the date of the execution and the closing under the underwriting agreement and addressed to the underwriters, signed by the Company’s independent public accountants in the then-current customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered from time to time by comfort letters;

(q)       in connection with any underwritten offering, provide a legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement and addressed to the underwriter(s), in a form reasonably acceptable to the managing underwriter(s) for such offering;

(r)       cooperate with the sellers of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing securities to be sold under the registration statement, and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter(s), if any, or such holders may request;

(s)       notify Designated Sellers’ Counsel of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement and the managing underwriter(s), and confirm the notice in writing (i) of the receipt of any comments from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) of any request of the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend the registration statement or amend or supplement the prospectus or for additional information;

 

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(t)       use its reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus;

(u)       if requested by the managing underwriter(s) or any holder of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement, promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter(s) or such holder reasonably requests to be included therein, including, with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold by such holder to such underwriter or agent, the purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriter or agent and with respect to any other terms of the underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after being notified of the matters incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

(v)       if the Company files an automatically-effective Shelf Registration Statement covering any Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to remain a WKSI (and not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)) during the period during which such Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective;

(w)       if the Company does not pay the filing fee covering the Registrable Securities at the time a Shelf Registration Statement is filed, pay such fee at such time or times as the Registrable Securities are to be sold; and

(x)       cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA.

3.2.        Obligations of Holders of Registrable Securities. The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish the Company such information relating to the sale or registration of such securities regarding such seller and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. If any registration or comparable statement refers to any holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any securities of the Company and if in such holder’s sole and exclusive judgment, such holder is or might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling person of the Company, such holder shall have the right to (i) require the insertion therein of language, in form and substance satisfactory to such holder and presented to the Company in writing, to the effect that the holding by such holder of such securities is not to be construed as a recommendation by such holder of the investment quality of the Company’s securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements of the Company, or (ii) in the event that such reference to such holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force, require the deletion of the reference to such holder; provided that with respect to this clause (ii), if requested by the Company, such holder shall furnish to the Company an opinion of counsel to such effect, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

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3.3.        Registration Expenses .

(a)       All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all registration, qualification and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, FINRA fees, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, transfer agents and registrars and fees and expenses of counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts and commissions) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being herein called “ Registration Expenses ”), will be paid by the Company in respect of each Demand Registration, Shelf Registration Statement, Shelf Offering and Piggyback Registration, whether or not it has become effective or a sale is consummated, including that the Company will pay its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.

(b)       In connection with each Demand Registration, Shelf Registration Statement, Shelf Offering and Piggyback Registration, whether or not it has become effective or a sale has been consummated, the Company will pay and reimburse the holders of Registrable Securities covered by such registration for the payment of, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel selected by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the applicable registration statement or being offered in connection with any Shelf Offering (such counsel, “ Designated Sellers’ Counsel ”), as well as the reasonable fees and disbursements of each additional counsel retained by a holder of Registrable Securities for the purpose of rendering a legal opinion on behalf of such holder in connection with an underwritten offering or any offering where the underwriter(s) or broker dealer(s) request an opinion covering such holder, and such expenses shall be considered Registration Expenses hereunder.

3.4.        Underwritten Offerings .

(a)       No Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (including, pursuant to the terms of any over-allotment or “green shoe” option requested by the managing underwriter(s), provided that no holder of Registrable Securities will be required to sell more than the number of Registrable Securities that such holder has requested the Company to include in any registration) and (ii) timely completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, custody agreements (if reasonably requested by the managing underwriter) and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided that no such Person shall be required to undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company that are materially more burdensome than those provided in Section  4 .

 

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(b)       In the case of an underwritten offering initiated in response to a Demand Registration, the price, underwriting discount and other financial terms shall be determined by either MDP and the Call Option Holder, on the one hand, or Blueapple, on the other hand, whichever holds the largest number of Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration (with Blueapple and the Call Option Holder being counted as the holder of the Company-Offered Registrable Securities for this purpose).

(c)       In the case of an underwritten offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its directors and executive officers to enter into a customary lockup agreement if requested by the underwriters managing the offering providing that such directors and executive officers will not effect any sale, transfer or distribution of Company equity securities, or any securities, options or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities during a specified period of time, in each case subject to carve-outs and exceptions as acceptable by the underwriters managing the offering; provided that such lockup agreement shall not be more restrictive than the lockup agreement delivered by MDP to the underwriters. In addition, the Company shall enter into a customary lockup agreement if requested by the underwriters managing the offering providing that the Company shall not file any registration statement for a public offering or cause any such registration statement to become effective, or effect any public sale or distribution of its equity securities, or any securities, options or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities during the foregoing period, in each case subject to carve-outs and exceptions as acceptable by the underwriters managing the offering.

(d)       Each Person that is participating in any registration hereunder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section  3.1(f) above, such Person will forthwith discontinue the disposition of its Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement until such Person’s receipt of the copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by such Section  3.1(f) . In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the applicable time period mentioned in Section  3.1(c) during which a Registration Statement is to remain effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to this paragraph to and including the date when each seller of a Registrable Security covered by such registration statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section  3.1(f) .

3.5.        Current Information; Rule 144 Reporting .   At all times after the Company has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the requirements of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to timely file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and will take such further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Securities Act Rule 144. In furtherance of the foregoing, so long as any party hereto owns any Registrable Securities, the Company will furnish to such Person forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time commencing ninety (90) days after the effective date of the first registration filed by the

 

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Company for an offering of the Company’s securities to the general public), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report publicly filed by the Company; and such other publicly filed reports and documents as such Person may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission allowing such Person to sell any such securities without registration.

3.6.        In Kind Distributions . If MDP or any of its Affiliates seek to effectuate an in-kind distribution of all or part of its Registrable Securities to its direct or indirect equity holders, the Company shall cooperate with MDP and use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such in-kind distribution in the manner reasonably requested.

 

4.           INDEMNIFICATION .

4.1.        Indemnification by the Company .   The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each holder of Registrable Securities and, as applicable, its officers, directors, trustees, employees, stockholders, holders of beneficial interests, members, general and limited partners, agents and representatives (collectively, such holder’s “ Indemnitees ”) and each Person who controls such holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any and all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses), to which such holder or any such Indemnitee may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of, result from or are based upon (a) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, together with any documents incorporated therein by reference or any application or other document or communication (in this Section 4 , collectively called an “ application ”) executed by or on behalf of the Company or based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify any securities covered by such registration under the securities laws thereof, (b) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (c) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance. In addition, the Company will reimburse such holder and each of its Indemnitees for any legal or any other expenses, including any amounts paid in any settlement effected with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding; provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, action, damage, liability or expense (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) arises out of, results from or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, made in such registration statement, any such prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information relating to such holder or its Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such holder expressly for use therein. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company will indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) in such form as shall be reasonably acceptable to such underwriters.

 

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4.2.        Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities .   In connection with any registration statement in Registrable Securities are being offered, each holder of Registrable Securities being offered will furnish to the Company in writing such information relating to such holder or its Registrable Securities as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or prospectus and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Indemnitees against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to which the Company or any such Indemnitee may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of, result from or are based upon (a) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or in any application, together with any documents incorporated therein by reference or (b) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, any such prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to such holder or its Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such holder expressly for use therein, and such holder will reimburse the Company and each such Indemnitee for any legal or any other expenses including any amounts paid in any settlement effected with the consent of such holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding; provided , however , that the obligation to indemnify will be individual (and not joint and several) to each holder and will be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement.

4.3.        Procedure .   Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided, that the failure of any indemnified party to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give such notice), and (b) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. The indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. In such instance, the conflicted indemnified parties shall have a right to retain separate counsel, at the expense of the indemnifying party.

 

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4.4.        Entry of Judgment; Settlement .   The indemnifying party shall not, except with the approval of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to each indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation without any payment or consideration provided by such indemnified party.

4.5.        Contribution .   If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4 is, other than expressly pursuant to its terms, unavailable to or is insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under the provisions above in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (a) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the registration statement on the other hand from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registered offering of securities as to which indemnity is sought or (b) if the allocation provided by clause (a) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits referred to in clause (a) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the registration statement on the other hand in connection with the statement or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the registration statement on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) to the Company bear to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) to the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the registration statement. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the registration statement on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged statement or omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the sellers of Registrable Securities or other sellers participating in the registration statement and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The Company and the sellers of Registrable Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section  4 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the sellers of Registrable Securities were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section  4 , no seller of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement filed pursuant hereto. 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.

 

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4.6.        Other Rights; Survival .   The indemnification and contribution by any such party provided for under this Agreement shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution which any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made or omitted by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, agent, each Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of securities or controlling Person of such indemnified party and will survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

4.7.        Indemnification Payments .   The indemnification required by this Section 4 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills or invoices relating thereto are received or liability is incurred, subject to refund if the party receiving such payments is subsequently found not to have been entitled thereto hereunder.

 

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DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION .

5.1.        Definitions .   Unless otherwise noted herein, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them below.

Affiliate ” of any particular Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person, where “ control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of (i) any holder of Registrable Securities or (ii) Blueapple or any of its Affiliates.

Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

Call Option ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Call Option Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Call Option Issuer ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Call Option Put Notice ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

Class  A Common Stock ” shall mean the Class A common stock, no par value, of the Company, and any stock into which any such Class A common stock shall have been changed, exchanged or converted or any stock resulting from any reclassification of any such Class A common stock.

Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Company-Offered Registrable Securities ” shall mean shares of Class A Common Stock offered and sold by the Company in order to satisfy (i) the Company’s obligations under the LLC Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to issue and sell shares of Class A Common Stock in an underwritten offering and to use the proceeds of such offering to purchase Common

 

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Units from Blueapple as set forth therein or (ii) the Company’s obligation under the Exchange Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts to issue and sell shares of Class A Common Stock in an underwritten offering and to use the proceeds of such offering to purchase the Call Option from the Call Option Holder and immediately exercise the Call Option and pay the exercise price to the Call Option Issuer as set forth therein.

Demand Registrations ” shall mean any registration effected pursuant to Section 1.1 .

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Agreement ” shall mean the Exchange Agreement, dated as of [●], by and among EVO Investco, LLC, the Company, the holders of Common Units and shares of the Company’s Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock and the Call Option Holder.

Family Member ” shall mean, with respect to a Person who is an individual, (i) such individual’s spouse and descendants (whether natural or adopted) (collectively, for purposes of this definition, “ relatives ”), (ii) such individual’s executor or personal representative, (iii) any trust, the trustee of which is such individual or such individual’s executor or personal representative and which at all times is and remains solely for the benefit of such individual and/or such individual’s relatives, (iv) any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other tax flow-through entity the governing instruments of which provide that such individual or such individual’s executor or personal representative shall have the exclusive, nontransferable power to direct the management and policies of such entity and of which the sole owners of stock, partnership interests, membership interests or any other equity interests are limited to such individual, such individual’s relatives and/or the trusts described in clause (iii)  above, and (v) any retirement plan for such individual or such individual’s relatives.

FINRA ” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (or any successor thereto).

Free Writing Prospectus ” shall mean a free-writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

LLC Agreement ” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of EVO Investco, LLC, dated [●].

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.

Potential Takedown Participants ” shall mean (i) any Stockholder with Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Shelf Registration Statement or all Stockholders if such Shelf Registration Statement is undesignated, (ii) Blueapple to the extent the applicable Shelf Registration Statement registers Company-Offered Registrable Securities for sale in a primary offering, and (iii) the Call Option Holder to the extent the applicable Shelf Registration Statement registers Company-Offered Registrable Securities for sale in a primary offering.

Registrable Securities ” shall mean Company-Offered Registrable Securities and Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities.

 

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Rule 144 ” shall mean Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Rule 405 ” shall mean Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

Sale Notice ” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.

Securities and Exchange Commission ” includes any governmental body or federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act and Exchange Act.

Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities ” shall mean any shares of Class A Common Stock owned by the Stockholders, whether now held or hereafter acquired, including shares of Class A Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of or in exchange for other securities issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Exchange Agreement) or by way of unit or stock dividend or unit or stock split, or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular shares constituting Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities, such shares will cease to be Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities upon the earliest of when such shares (i) have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of or sold in accordance with the registration statement covering them, (ii) have been sold to the public in compliance with Rule 144, (iii) are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (without regard to the limitations in Rule 144 concerning the manner of sale, volume of sales or publication of current public information by the Company) and the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the applicable Stockholder is less than 2% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and (iv) have been repurchased by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, in each case in compliance with this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to be a holder of Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to acquire directly or indirectly such Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to the Company, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of the Company or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the limited liability company, partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.

 

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WKSI ” shall mean a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405.

5.2.        Rules of Construction .   Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in Section 5.1 have the meanings specified elsewhere in this Agreement. Defined terms used in this Agreement in the singular shall import the plural and vice versa. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. All references herein to Articles, Sections, and Schedules shall be deemed to be references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. All Schedules attached hereto shall be deemed incorporated herein as if set forth in full herein and, unless otherwise defined therein, all terms used in any Schedule shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Any statute or laws defined or referred to herein shall include any rules, regulations or forms promulgated thereunder from time to time, and references to such statutes, laws, rules, regulations and forms shall be to such statutes, laws, rules, regulations and forms as they may be from time to time, amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable statutes, laws, rules, regulations and forms. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Any reference to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock or number of Common Units means such shares of Class A Common Stock or Common Units as appropriately adjusted to give effect to any unit or stock dividend or unit or stock split, share combinations or exchanges, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company or its capital structure.

 

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MISCELLANEOUS .

6.1.        No Inconsistent Agreements .   The Company will not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement.

6.2.        Adjustments Affecting- Registrable Securities .   The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, splits, recapitalizations or similar transactions occurring after the date of this Agreement.

6.3.        Remedies .   The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that, in addition to any other rights and remedies at law or in equity existing in its favor, any party shall be entitled to

 

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specific performance and/or other injunctive relief from any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

6.4.        Amendment and Waiver .   This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended, terminated or waived (an “ Amendment ”), and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by MDP and Blueapple; provided that to the extent any such amendment, modification, extension, termination or waiver materially and adversely affects the specific rights of the Stockholders (other than MDP) in a manner differently than MDP and Blueapple, such amendment, modification, extension, termination or waiver shall not be binding on the Stockholders (other than MDP) without the prior written consent of the Stockholders (other than MDP) holding a majority of Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities, other than any Stockholder-Offered Registrable Securities held by MDP. The admission of new parties pursuant to the terms of Section 6.5 shall not constitute an amendment of this Agreement for purposes of this Section 6.4 . In conformity with the foregoing, each such Amendment shall be binding upon each party hereto and each Stockholder subject hereto. In addition, each party hereto and each Stockholder subject hereto may waive any right hereunder, as to itself, by an instrument in writing signed by such party or Stockholder. The failure of any party to enforce any provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. To the extent the Amendment of any Section of this Agreement would require a specific consent pursuant to this Section 6.4 , any Amendment to the definitions used in such Section as applied to such Section shall also require the same specified consent.

6.5.        Successors and Assigns; Transferees .   This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Any transferee receiving Registrable Securities or any transferee of Paired Interests (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) shall become a Stockholder, party to this Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of, and be entitled to enforce, this Agreement to the same extent, and in the same capacity, as the Person that transfers such shares to such transferee; provided that (i) such transferee shall not have any rights, and shall not be entitled to enforce, this Agreement unless and until such transferee executes and delivers to the Company a written agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (ii) a transferee of a Management Stockholder will be deemed to be entitled to enforce this Agreement only to the same extent, and in the same capacity, as such transferring Management Stockholder and (iii) the rights of MDP hereunder may be transferred by MDP in whole or in part.

6.6.        Reserved .

6.7.        Severability .   Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

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6.8.        Counterparts .   This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile or electronic transmission in portable document format (pdf)), each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

6.9.        Descriptive Headings; No Strict Construction .   The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that they have participated jointly in the drafting of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

6.10.      Notices .   Any notices and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by email, or (c) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

The Company :

EVO Investco, LLC

Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 900

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: Steven J. de Groot, General Counsel

Email: steve.degroot@evopayments.com

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

King & Spalding LLP

1180 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Attention:       Keith M. Townsend

                        Zachary L. Cochran

Email:      ktownsend@kslaw.com

                 zcochran@kslaw.com

MDP :

Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Three First National Plaza

Suite 4600

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention:      Vahe A. Dombalagian

                      Edward M. Magnus

Email:      vdombalagian@mdcp.com

                 emagnus@mdcp.com

 

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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle St.

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Attention:      Jon A. Ballis, P.C.

                      Neal J. Reenan, P.C.

                      Carol Anne Huff

Email:      jon.ballis@kirkland.com

                 neal.reenan@kirkand.com

                 carolanne.huff@kirkland.com

If to Blueapple or any other Stockholder, to it at the address set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, or if not set forth thereon, in the records of the Company, and if to a Management Stockholder, with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ten Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 900

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: Steven J. de Groot, General Counsel

Email: steve.degroot@evopayments.com

Notice to the holder of record of any security shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such security for all purposes hereof.

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (x) on the date received, if personally delivered, (y) on the date sent if transmitted by email (so long as a receipt of such e-mail is acknowledged by non-automated response) and (z) two business days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other parties hereto.

6.11.      Electronic Delivery .   This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or electronic mail, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

6.12.      Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .

(a)    All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement (and all Schedules and Exhibits hereto) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of

 

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any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the State of Delaware shall control the interpretation and construction of this Agreement (and all Schedules and Exhibits hereto), even though under that jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply.

(b)       The parties hereto agree that jurisdiction and venue in any action brought by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall properly (but not exclusively) lie in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any appropriate state or federal court in the State of Delaware) and any federal or state court located in the State of Delaware from which appeal therefrom validly lies. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts for itself and in respect of its property with respect to such action. The parties irrevocably agree that venue would be proper in such court, and hereby waive any objection that such court is an improper or inconvenient forum for the resolution of such action. The parties further agree that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, of any process required by any such court shall constitute valid and lawful service of process against them, without necessity for service by any other means provided by statute or rule of court.

(c)       AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (WITH EACH PARTY HAVING HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT COUNSEL), EACH OF THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHICH PARTY INITIATES SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT SHALL BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

6.13.      Exercise of Rights and Remedies .   No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any party as a result of any breach or default by any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any such delay, omission nor waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver.

6.14.      Aggregation of Registrable Securities; Enforcement of Rights by Blueapple .

(a)       All Registrable Securities held by a Stockholder, its Affiliates and other Person(s) included within the definition of such Stockholder shall be aggregated together for purposes of determining the availability of any rights or incurrence of any obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the control by any Person of any Registrable Security deemed to be held by a Stockholder confers no right hereunder other than those granted to such Stockholder.

 

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(b)       Although Blueapple does not now and will not in connection with any registration pursued pursuant to this Agreement hold any Class A Common Stock, Blueapple shall be treated as the “holder” of any Company-Offered Registrable Securities included in any registration statement to permit the Company to satisfy the Company’s obligations in connection with receipt of a Sale Notice for purposes of determining the availability of any rights or incurrence of any obligations under this Agreement. Blueapple shall be entitled to enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and shall be entitled to indemnification and required to provide indemnification under Article IV , as though a “holder” of such Company-Offered Registrable Securities. The rights and obligations of Blueapple shall apply regardless whether treatment of Blueapple as a “holder” of any Registrable Securities is specified in any term or provision of this Agreement.

(c)       Although the Call Option Holder does not hold any Class A Common Stock, the Call Option Holder shall be treated as the “holder” of any Company-Offered Registrable Securities included in any registration statement to satisfy the Company’s obligations in connection with receipt of a Call Option Put Notice for purposes of determining the availability of any rights or incurrence of any obligations under this Agreement. The Call Option Holder shall be entitled to enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and shall be entitled to indemnification and required to provide indemnification under Article IV , as though a “holder” of such Company-Offered Registrable Securities. The rights and obligations of the Call Option Holder shall apply regardless whether treatment of the Call Option Holder as a “holder” of any Registrable Securities is specified in any term or provision of this Agreement.

(d)       For purposes of this Agreement, any decision to be made or right to be exercised by any group of holders of Registrable Securities shall be made by such Person(s) holding at least a majority of such Registrable Securities as of the date on which such action is to be taken or such right is to be exercised.

6.15.      Independent Nature of Each Holder s Obligations .   The obligations of each holder of Registrable Securities and Blueapple under this Agreement are several and not joint, and no holder of Registrable Securities or Blueapple shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other holder of Registrable Securities or Blueapple, as applicable, under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any holder of Registrable Securities or Blueapple pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute such Holder or Blueapple as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the holders of Registrable Securities and Blueapple are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6.16.      Dilution .   If, from time to time, there is any change in the capital structure of the Company by way of a split, dividend, combination or reclassification, or through a merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions hereof so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall continue.

 

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6.17.      Replacement of Prior Agreement; Effectiveness .   This Agreement shall replace in its entirety the Prior Registration Rights Agreement as permitted by Section 6.4 of the Prior Registration Rights Agreement. This agreement shall become effective upon consummation of the Company’s initial public offering.

6.18.      Joinder with Respect to Certain Rights and Obligations.   Each of Blueapple and the Call Option Holder acknowledges and agrees that the sale of any Company-Offered Registrable Securities on their respective behalves shall be made on the terms and conditions set forth herein. To the extent applicable (including pursuant to Section  6.14(b) and Section  6.14(c) ), Blueapple and the Call Option Holder, respectively, shall be bound by the terms and provisions hereof as if a party hereto and entitled to enforce the provisions of this Agreement as though they were a holder of such Registrable Securities.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

By:                                                                     

Name:

Its:

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS VI-B, L.P.

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

Its:  General Partner

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Its:  General Partner

By:                                                                     

Name:

Its:  Managing Director

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS EXECUTIVE VI-B, L.P.

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

Its:  General Partner

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Its:  General Partner

By:                                                                     

Name:  Vahe Dombalagian

Its:  Managing Director

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES SPLITTER, L.P.

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

Its:  General Partner

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Its:  General Partner

By:                                                                     

Name:  Vahe Dombalagian

Its:  Managing Director

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES LLC

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

Its:  General Partner

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Its:  General Partner

By:                                                                   

Name:  Vahe Dombalagian

Its:  Managing Director

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES SPLITTER II, L.P.

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

Its:  General Partner

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Its:  General Partner

By:                                                                   

Name:  Vahe Dombalagian

Its:  Managing Director

CALL OPTION HOLDER:

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS VI-C, L.P.

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners VI-C, L.P.

Its:  General Partner

By:  Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Its:  General Partner

By:                                                                   

Name:

Its:  Managing Director

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


BLUEAPPLE, INC.

By:                                                                   

Name:

Its:

                                                                        

James G. Kelly

James G. Kelly Grantor Trust Dated January 12, 2012

By:                                                                   

Name:

Its:

                                                                        

Michael L. Reidenbach

                                                                        

Brendan Tansill

                                                                        

Steven J. de Groot

                                                                        

Kevin Hodges

                                                                        

David Goldman

                                                                        

Jeff Rosenblatt

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


                                                                        

Kevin Lambrix

                                                                        

James Raftice

                                                                        

Peter Cohen

                                                                        

Alon Kindler

                                                                        

Blake Pyle

                                                                        

Greg Robertson

                                                                        

Mark Harrelson

                                                                        

John Crouch

                                                                        

Ayman Ibrahaim

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Schedule I

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI-B, L.P.

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Executive VI-B, L.P.

MDCP VI-C Cardservices Splitter, L.P.

MDCP VI-C Cardservices LLC

MDCP VI-C Cardservices Splitter II, L.P.

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI-C, L.P., as Call Option Holder

 

Schedule I


Schedule II

James G. Kelly

James G. Kelly Grantor Trust Dated January 12, 2012

Michael L. Reidenbach

Brendan Tansill

Steven J. de Groot

Kevin Hodges

David Goldman

Jeff Rosenblatt

Kevin Lambrix

James Raftice

Peter Cohen

Alon Kindler

Blake Pyle

Greg Robertson

Mark Harrelson

John Crouch

Ayman Ibrahaim

 

Schedule II

Exhibit 10.4

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [●], by and among EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Pubco ”), the holders of Common Units in the Company and shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock of Pubco, and the Call Option Holder, from time to time party hereto (each, a “ Holder ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Company, Pubco and certain of the Holders entered into the LLC Agreement;

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for the exchange of Common Units together with corresponding shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, registered in the name of such Holder (which Pubco shall thereafter cancel for no consideration on a one-for-one basis with the number of Common Units being exchanged by such Holder) for shares of Class A Common Stock and the purchase and sale (and substantially simultaneous exercise) of the Call Option in exchange for cash or shares of Class A Common Stock, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.     Definitions .

(a)    The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:

Applicable Law ” means, with respect to any Person, any federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority or Regulatory Agency that is binding upon or applicable to such Person or its assets, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.

Business Day ” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.

Call Option ” means the Option Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2012, between MDCP VI-C Cardservices Blocker Corp. and Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI-C, L.P., that provides the Call Option Holder the right to directly or indirectly purchase, from the Call Option Issuer, Call Option Paired Interests.


Call Option Holder ” means the holder of the Call Option, which is currently Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI-C, L.P.

Call Option Issuer ” means MDCP VI-C Cardservices Blocker Corp., or any successor to the rights and obligations of MDCP VI-C Cardservices Blocker Corp. under the Call Option.

Call Option Paired Interest ” means one Common Unit together with one share of Class D Common Stock, both of which are directly or indirectly subject to the Call Option.

Class  A Common Stock ” means Class A common stock, no par value, of Pubco.

Class  C Common Stock ” means Class C common stock, no par value, of Pubco.

Class  C Paired Interest ” means one Common Unit together with one share of Class C Common Stock.

Class  D Common Stock ” means Class D common stock, no par value, of Pubco.

Class  D Paired Interest ” means one Common Unit together with one share of Class D Common Stock, but not including any Call Option Paired Interest.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Common Unit Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Common Unit Redemption Price ” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Deliverable Common Stock ” means Class A Common Stock.

Disposition Event ” means any merger, consolidation or other business combination of Pubco, whether effectuated through one transaction or series of related transactions (including a tender offer followed by a merger in which holders of Class A Common Stock receive the same consideration per share paid in the tender offer), unless, following such transaction, all or substantially all of the holders of the voting power of all outstanding classes of Common Stock and any series of preferred stock issued by Pubco that are generally entitled to vote in the election of directors prior to such transaction or series of transactions, continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity (or its parent) resulting from such transaction or series of transactions in substantially the same proportions as immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Exchange Date ” means the date two Business Days after receipt of an Exchange Notice by Pubco, unless a later date is otherwise set forth in the applicable Exchange Notice as permitted under Section  2.02 .

Exchange Notice ” means a Paired Interest Exchange Notice or a Call Option Put Notice.

Exchange Rate ” means (i) with respect to Class C Paired Interests, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which one Class C Paired Interest is entitled to be Exchanged (ii) with respect to Class D Paired Interests, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which one Class D Paired Interest is entitled to be Exchanged, or (iii) with respect to Call Option Paired Interests, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which one Call Option Paired Interest is entitled to be Exchanged. On the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Rate for the purposes of the Class C Paired Interests, Class D Paired Interests and Call Option Paired Interest shall be one (1), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section  2.03 of this Agreement.

Exchanging Holder ” means a Holder effecting an Exchange pursuant to this Agreement.

Governmental Authority ” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof.

LLC Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated on or about the date hereof, as such agreement may be amended from time to time.

Paired Interest ” means one Class C Paired Interest, one Class D Paired Interest, or one Call Option Paired Interest, as applicable.

Person ” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, business association, organization, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Pubco Charter ” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pubco, as such certificate of incorporation may be amended from time to time.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement by and among Pubco and the other Persons party thereto, dated on or about the date hereof, as such agreement may be amended from time to time.

Regulatory Agency ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., the Financial Services Authority, any non-U.S. regulatory agency and any other regulatory authority or body (including any state or provincial securities authority and any self-regulatory organization) with jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Securities Act ” means the United States Securities Act of 1933.

Securities Exchange ” means the national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed.

Underwritten Offering ” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

(b)      Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the LLC Agreement.

(c)      Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:

 

Term

  

Section

Agreement

   Preamble

Call Option Put Notice

   Section 2.02(b)

Class A Per Share Consideration

   Section 2.04(a)

Company

   Preamble

Exchange

   Section 2.01(a)

Exchange Agent

   Section 2.02(a)

Holder

   Preamble

Paired Interest Exchange Notice

   Section 2.02(a)

Permitted Transferee

   Section 4.01

Pubco

   Preamble

Transaction

   Section 2.04(a)

Section 1.02.     Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions . The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles and Sections are to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided herein, all references to any Holder shall be deemed to refer solely to such Person in its capacity as such Holder and not in any other capacity. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted.

 

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ARTICLE II

EXCHANGE

Section 2.01.     Exchange of Paired Interests for Class  A Common Stock; Sale and Exercise of Call Option .

(a)        Subject to Section  2.01(c) , from and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Holder shall be entitled, from time to time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, to surrender Paired Interests to Pubco (subject to adjustment as provided in Section  2.03 ) in exchange (such exchange, together with the sale and purchase of all or a portion of the Call Option pursuant to Section  2.01(b) , an “ Exchange ”) for the delivery to such Holder of:

(i)    with respect to Class C Paired Interests, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Class C Paired Interests surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate;

(ii)    with respect to Class D Paired Interests, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Class D Paired Interests surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate; and

(iii)    with respect to Call Option Paired Interests held by the Call Option Issuer, in the event that the Call Option Holder expressly permits in writing for the Exchange to be consummated pursuant to this Section  2.01(a)(iii) , a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Call Option Paired Interests surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate.

(b)    Subject to Section  2.01(c) , from and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Call Option Holder shall be entitled, from time to time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, to require Pubco to purchase for cash and immediately thereafter exercise all or a portion of the Call Option; provided that (i) unless waived by Pubco, Pubco’s obligation to purchase and exercise the Call Option for cash pursuant to this Section  2.01(b) shall be expressly conditioned and contingent on the consummation of a purchase from Pubco by another Person of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock resulting in aggregate net cash proceeds to Pubco equal to or greater than the aggregate amounts to be paid to the Call Option Holder and Call Option Issuer in respect of such purchase and exercise pursuant to Section  2.02(c) ( provided that Pubco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the consummation of such a transaction, including by pursuing an Underwritten Offering of shares of Class A Common Stock in the manner contemplated by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Registration Rights Agreement) and (ii) Pubco’s obligation to purchase and exercise the Call Option pursuant to this Section  2.01(b) shall be expressly conditioned and contingent on the aggregate purchase price payable by the Company to purchase and exercise the Call Option being equal to or greater than aggregate strike price to be paid to the Call Option Issuer for the relevant portion of the Call Option.

(c)    For the avoidance of doubt, a Holder’s right to effect an Exchange as set forth in this Section  2.01 shall be subject to (i) Pubco’s election to cause the Company to directly or indirectly redeem the Common Units associated with such Paired Interests in

 

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accordance with Article XI of the LLC Agreement (or, in the case of Common Units subject to the Call Option, to directly purchase the portion of the Call Option applicable to such Common Units) to the extent the applicable Holder has consented to such redemption (or purchase) and (ii) the absence of any liens or encumbrances on such Class C Paired Interests, Class D Paired Interests or Call Option Paired Interests, as applicable.

Section 2.02.     Procedures for Exchange and Sale of Call Option; Notices and Revocations .

(a)        A Holder may exercise the right to effect an Exchange as set forth in Section  2.01(a) by delivering a written notice of exchange in respect of the Paired Interests to be Exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit  A-1 hereto (the “ Paired Interest Exchange Notice ”), duly executed by such Holder (or, with respect to an exercise as set forth in Section  2.01(a)(iii) , duly executed by such Holder and the Call Option Holder), to Pubco at its address set forth in Section  4.03 during normal business hours, or if any agent for the Exchange is duly appointed and acting (the “ Exchange Agent ”), to the office of the Exchange Agent during normal business hours.

(b)        The Call Option Holder may exercise the right to require Pubco to purchase all or a portion of the Call Option as set forth in Section  2.01(b) by delivering a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit  A-2 hereto (the “ Call Option Put Notice ”), duly executed by the Call Option Holder, to Pubco at its address set forth in Section  4.03 during normal business hours, or if applicable, to the office of the Exchange Agent during normal business hours. Any Call Option Put Notice shall specify the portion of the Call Option, expressed as the number of Call Option Paired Interests subject to such portion of the Call Option, to be purchased, and immediately thereafter exercised, by Pubco.

(c)        The aggregate purchase price paid by Pubco to the Call Option Holder for the Call Option pursuant to Section  2.01(b) shall be an amount in cash equal to (i) the product of (A) the number of Call Option Paired Interests subject to the portion of the Call Option to be acquired and exercised, (B) the Exchange Rate and (C) (x) the Common Unit Purchase Price (if Pubco is undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith) or (y) the Common Unit Redemption Price (if Pubco is not undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith) minus (ii) the aggregate strike price pursuant to the Call Option with respect to the number of Call Option Paired Interests subject to the portion of the Call Option to be acquired. The purchase price paid by Pubco to the Call Option Issuer to exercise the Call Option pursuant to Section  2.01(b) shall be an amount in cash equal to the aggregate strike price pursuant to the Call Option with respect to the relevant portion of the Call Option to be acquired.

(d)        If the Call Option Holder and Call Option Issuer have expressly consented thereto in the Call Option Put Notice, Pubco may pay the amounts set forth in Section  2.02(c) to the Call Option Holder and the Call Option Issuer in Deliverable Common Stock rather than cash, in which case:

(i)    the purchase price paid by Pubco to the Call Option Holder for the Call Option shall be a number of shares of Deliverable Common Stock that is equal to the quotient (rounded to the nearest whole number) of (I) (A) the product of (x) the

 

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number of Call Option Paired Interests subject to the portion of the Call Option to be acquired and exercised, (y) the Exchange Rate and (z) (1) the Common Unit Purchase Price (if Pubco is undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith) or (2) the Common Unit Redemption Price (if Pubco is not undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith) minus (B) the aggregate exercise price pursuant to the Call Option with respect to the number of Call Option Paired Interests subject to the portion of the Call Option to be acquired divided by (II) the Common Unit Purchase Price (if Pubco is undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith) or the Common Unit Redemption Price (if Pubco is not undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith); and

(ii)    the purchase price paid by Pubco to the Call Option Issuer to exercise the Call Option shall be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole number) that has a value equal to the aggregate strike price pursuant to the Call Option with respect to the relevant portion of the Call Option to be acquired calculated using the Common Unit Purchase Price (if Pubco is undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith) or the Common Unit Redemption Price (if Pubco is not undertaking an Underwritten Offering in connection therewith).

(e)        Upon Pubco’s acquisition of any portion of the Call Option, Pubco shall exercise the purchased Call Option immediately thereafter. Upon Pubco’s exercise of the Call Option, the Call Option Issuer shall perform its obligations under the Call Option to deliver to Pubco the number of Call Option Paired Interests subject to the portion of the Call Option that is acquired and exercised immediately thereafter.

(f)         Contingent Exchange Notice and Revocation by Holders .

(i)    A Paired Interest Exchange Notice from a Holder may specify that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to the timing) upon the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering or otherwise) of shares of Deliverable Common Stock into which the Paired Interests are exchangeable, and any Exchange Notice may specify that the Exchange is contingent (including as to timing) upon the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event in which the Paired Interests or the Deliverable Common Stock into which the Paired Interests are exchangeable would be exchanged or converted, or become exchangeable for or convertible into, cash or other securities or property.

(ii)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Holder may withdraw or amend an Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, prior to the effectiveness of the Exchange, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Exchange Date (or any such later time as may be required by Applicable Law) by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to Pubco or the Exchange Agent, specifying (I) the number of withdrawn Paired Interests or the portion of the Call Option to be withdrawn from purchase, (II) if any, the number of Paired Interests or the portion of the Call Option as to which the Exchange Notice remains in effect and (III) if the Holder so determines, a new Exchange Date or any other new or revised information permitted in the Exchange Notice.

 

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(g)      Each Exchange shall be deemed to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Exchange Date, and in the case of an Exchange under Section  2.01(a) or a sale of the Call Option under Section  2.01(b) pursuant to which the Call Option Holder and Call Option Issuer have consented to receive payment in shares of Deliverable Common Stock, the Exchanging Holder (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Deliverable Common Stock is to be issued) shall be deemed to be a holder of the Deliverable Common Stock deliverable upon such Exchange from and after that time. As promptly as practicable on or after the Exchange Date with respect to an Exchange under Section  2.01(a) or a sale of the Call Option under Section  2.01(b) pursuant to which the Call Option Holder and Call Option Issuer have consented to receive payment in shares of Deliverable Common Stock, Pubco shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Exchanging Holder (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Deliverable Common Stock is to be issued) the number of shares of Deliverable Common Stock deliverable upon such Exchange, registered in the name of such Holder (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Deliverable Common Stock is to be issued). To the extent the Deliverable Common Stock is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, Pubco will, subject to Section  2.02(i) below, upon the written instruction of an Exchanging Holder, deliver or cause to be delivered the shares of Deliverable Common Stock deliverable to such Holder (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Deliverable Common Stock is to be issued), through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such Holder.

(h)      The shares of Deliverable Common Stock issued upon an Exchange or a sale of the Call Option under Section  2.01(b) pursuant to which the Call Option Holder has consented to receive payment in shares of Deliverable Common Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THE TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED OTHER THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW), OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

(i)      If (i) any shares of Deliverable Common Stock have been sold pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, (ii) all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 are met, or (iii) the legend (or a portion thereof) otherwise ceases to be applicable, Pubco, upon the written request of the Holder thereof shall promptly provide such Holder or its respective transferees, without any expense to such Persons (other than applicable transfer taxes and similar governmental charges, if any) with new certificates (or evidence of book-entry share) for securities of like tenor not bearing the provisions of the legend with respect to which the restriction has terminated. In connection therewith, such Holder shall provide Pubco with such information in its possession as Pubco may reasonably request in connection with the removal of any such legend, including in the case of

 

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subparagraph (ii) or (iii) above, if requested by Pubco or any transfer agent for the Deliverable Common Stock, an opinion of Holder’s legal counsel as to the satisfaction of the requirements in this Section  2.02(i) .

(j)      Pubco shall bear all expenses in connection with the consummation of any Exchange, whether or not any such Exchange is ultimately consummated, including any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Exchange; provided , however , that if any shares of Deliverable Common Stock are to be delivered in a name other than that of the Holder that requested the Exchange or the Call Option Holder in the case of a sale of all or a portion of the Call Option (or The Depository Trust Company or its nominee for the account of a participant of The Depository Trust Company that will hold the shares for the account of such Holder), then such Holder and/or the Person in whose name such shares are to be delivered shall pay to Pubco the amount of any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, such Exchange or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of Pubco that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

(k)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article II , a Holder shall not be entitled to effect an Exchange, and Pubco and the Company shall have the right to refuse to honor any request to effect an Exchange, at any time or during any period, if Pubco or the Company shall reasonably determine that such Exchange (i) would be prohibited by any Applicable Law (including the unavailability of any requisite registration statement filed under the Securities Act or any exemption from the registration requirements thereunder), provided this Section  2.02(k)(i) shall not limit Pubco or the Company’s obligations under Section  2.07(c) , or (ii) would not be permitted under another agreement with Pubco, the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Exchanging Holder, on the other hand; provided that the Pubco shall, and shall cause the Company to, take commercially reasonable efforts to alleviate such prohibition, but shall not be obligated to waive any right or claims, or pay any amounts to obtain the alleviation of such prohibition, under any such agreement. Upon such determination, Pubco or the Company (as applicable) shall notify the Holder and, if applicable the Call Option Holder, that has delivered an Exchange Notice of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored.

Section 2.03.     Adjustment . This Agreement shall apply to the Paired Interests held by the Holders and their Permitted Transferees as of the date hereof, as well as any Paired Interests hereafter acquired by a Holder and his, her or its Permitted Transferees, and the Call Option held by the Call Option Holder as of the date hereof and its Permitted Transferees.

Section 2.04.     Tender Offers and Other Events with Respect to Pubco .

(a)    In the event that a Disposition Event is approved by the board of directors of Pubco or is otherwise effected or to be effected with the consent or approval of the board of directors of Pubco, the Holders shall be permitted to participate in such Disposition Event by delivery of a Paired Interest Exchange Notice (which Paired Interest Exchange Notice shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Disposition Event (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be contingent upon such Disposition Event and not be effective if such Disposition Event is not consummated)). Pubco shall not merge, consolidate, combine or consummate any

 

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other transaction in which shares of Class A Common Stock are exchanged or converted into other stock or securities, or the right to receive cash or any other property (a “ Transaction ”) unless in connection with any such Transaction each Holder is entitled to participate by delivery of a Paired Interest Exchange Notice as contemplated in the preceding sentence and receive the same kind and amount of stock or securities, cash or other property, as the case may be, into which a share of Class A Common Stock is converted or exchanged in the Transaction (the “ Class  A Per Share Consideration ”) multiplied by the Exchange Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Holders be entitled to receive in such Transaction aggregate consideration for each Paired Interest that is greater than the Class A Per Share Consideration.

(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a Disposition Event is approved by the board of directors of Pubco and the shareholders of Pubco (to the extent such approval is required) and consummated in accordance with Applicable Law, at the request of the Company or Pubco, to the extent that a Holder has not exercised its rights to participate in such transaction pursuant to Section  2.04(a) or by exercising its rights pursuant to Section  2.01 after a reasonable opportunity to do so, each of the Holders shall be required to exchange with Pubco simultaneously with the consummation of such Disposition Event, all of such Holder’s Paired Interests for aggregate consideration for each Paired Interest that is equivalent to the Class A Per Share Consideration in connection with the Disposition Event; provided , however , that the Call Option Holder shall be permitted to elect (contingent upon such Disposition Event) to sell its Call Option to Pubco or a purchaser and have such option exercised in a manner the same or substantially similar to Section  2.01(b) (and the Call Option Issuer and its affiliates shall be permitted reasonable opportunity to effect any transaction required in connection with the sale and exercise of the Call Option in the case of a Disposition Event) and, if the Call Option Holder consents to the delivery of Class A Common Stock rather than cash in connection therewith, the Class A Common Stock shall be valued at an amount equal to the Class A Per Share Consideration; provided , however , that in the event of a Disposition Event intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or as a transfer described in Section 351(a) or Section 721 of the Code, a Holder shall not be required to exchange Paired Interest pursuant to this Section 2.04(b) unless, as a part of such transaction, the Holders are permitted to exchange their Paired Interest for securities in a transaction that is expected to permit such exchange without current recognition of gain or loss, for U.S. and non-U.S. tax purposes, for the direct and indirect holders of Paired Interests (except to the extent that property other than securities is received in such exchange), based on a “should” or “will” level opinion from independent tax counsel of recognized standing and expertise (including, at the request of the Call Option Holder, permitting a merger or contribution of the equity of the Call Option Issuer into another corporation in lieu of an exchange of the Call Option Paired Interests).

(c)    Pubco shall send written notice to each Holder at least thirty (30) days prior to the closing of any Disposition Event to which this Section  2.04 applies informing them of such Disposition Event.

Section 2.05.     Interaction with Tax Receivable Agreement . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, in any Exchange hereunder (including in connection with a Disposition Event), payments under or in respect of the Tax Receivable Agreement shall not be considered part of the consideration payable in respect of any Paired Interest or share of Class A Common Stock in connection with such Exchange, and nothing herein shall limit or require any Holder to exchange or otherwise forfeit any of a Holder’s rights under or with respect to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

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Section 2.06.     Listing of Deliverable Common Stock . Pubco shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Deliverable Common Stock issued upon an exchange of Paired Interests to be listed at the time of such issuance on the Securities Exchange.

Section 2.07.     Deliverable Common Stock to be Issued; Class  C Common Stock or Class  D Common Stock to be Cancelled .

(a)      Pubco shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon an Exchange, the maximum number of shares of Deliverable Common Stock as shall be deliverable upon Exchange of all then-outstanding Paired Interests; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude Pubco from satisfying its obligations in respect of an Exchange for which it is permitted to deliver shares of Deliverable Common Stock by delivery of shares of Deliverable Common Stock that are held in the treasury of Pubco or any of its subsidiaries or by delivery of purchased shares of Deliverable Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of Pubco or any subsidiary thereof). Pubco covenants that all shares of Deliverable Common Stock issued upon an Exchange will, upon issuance thereof, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(b)      When a Paired Interest has been Exchanged in accordance with this Agreement, (i) the share of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock corresponding to such Paired Interest shall be cancelled by Pubco for no consideration and (ii) the Common Unit corresponding to such Paired Interest shall be deemed transferred from the Exchanging Holder to Pubco and the Company shall cause such transfer to be registered in the books and records of the Company.

(c)      Subject to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, Pubco covenants and agrees to deliver shares of Deliverable Common Stock, if requested, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any Exchange to the extent that a registration statement is effective and available for such shares. In the event that any Exchange in accordance with this Agreement is to be effected at a time when any required registration has not become effective or otherwise is unavailable, upon the request and with the reasonable cooperation of the Holders requesting such Exchange, Pubco and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts promptly to facilitate such Exchange pursuant to an available exemption from such registration requirements.

(d)      Pubco agrees that it has taken all or will take such steps as may be required to cause to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3(d) or (e), as applicable, under the Exchange Act, and to be exempt for purposes of Section 16(b) under the Exchange Act, any acquisitions from, or dispositions to, Pubco or the Company of equity securities of Pubco (including the Call Option or other derivative securities with respect thereto) or the Company and any securities that may be deemed to be equity securities or derivative securities of Pubco for such purposes that result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by each officer or director of Pubco, including any director by deputization. The authorizing resolutions shall be approved by either Pubco’s board of directors or a committee composed solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors (as defined in Rule 16b-3) of Pubco.

 

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Section 2.08.     Distributions . No Exchange shall impair the right of the Exchanging Holder to receive any distributions payable on the Common Units so exchanged in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the Exchange Date for such Exchange. No adjustments in respect of dividends or distributions on any Common Unit will be made on the Exchange of any Paired Interest, and if the Exchange Date with respect to a Common Unit occurs after the record date for the payment of a dividend or other distribution on Common Units but before the date of the payment, then the registered Holder of the Common Unit at the close of business on the record date will be entitled to receive the dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Unit on the payment date (without duplication of any distribution to which such Holder may be entitled under Section 4.01(b) of the LLC Agreement in respect of taxes) notwithstanding the Exchange of the Paired Interests or a default in payment of the dividend or distribution due on the Exchange Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no Exchanging Holder shall be entitled to receive, in respect of a single record date, distributions or dividends both on Common Units exchanged by such Holder and on shares of Deliverable Common Stock received by such Holder in such Exchange.

Section 2.09.     Obligations of Call Option Holder . Neither the Call Option Holder nor the Call Option Issuer shall amend, modify, waive any rights or obligations under or in any way alter the rights and obligations under the Call Option without the prior written consent of Pubco and the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.01.     Representations and Warranties of Pubco and the Company . Each of Pubco and the Company represents and warrants that (i) it is a corporation or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed and is existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) it has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and, in the case of Pubco, to issue the Deliverable Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including in the case of Pubco, the issuance of the Deliverable Common Stock) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on its part and (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.

Section 3.02.     Representations and Warranties of the Holders . Each Holder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants that (i) if it is not a natural person, that it is duly incorporated or formed and, the extent such concept exists in its jurisdiction of organization, is in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction, (ii) it has all requisite legal capacity and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) if it is not a natural person, the execution and delivery of this Agreement

 

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by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part of such Holder and (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.01.     Assignment; Additional Holders . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that (a) the Company and Pubco may assign their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor of the Company or Pubco, as applicable, and (b) to the extent a Holder validly transfers any or all of such Holder’s Paired Interests (or, if applicable, all or any portion of the Call Option) to another Person in a transaction in accordance with, and not in contravention of, the LLC Agreement or the Pubco Charter, then such transferee (each, a “ Permitted Transferee ”) shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit  B hereto, whereupon such Permitted Transferee shall become a Holder hereunder.

Section 4.02.     Further Assurances . Each party hereto agrees to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record such further certificates, amendments, instruments and documents, and to do all such other acts and things, as may be required by Applicable Law or as, in the reasonable judgment of Pubco, may be necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

Section 4.03.     Notices . All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including e-mail transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is acknowledged by non-automated response) and shall be given to the following, or to such other address or contact information as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto:

 

  (a) if to Pubco or the Company, to:

EVO Payments, Inc.

Ten Glenlake Parkway

South Tower, Suite 950

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: Steven J. de Groot

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

E-mail: Steve.deGroot@evopayments.com

with a copy which shall not constitute notice to:

King & Spalding LLP

1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Attention: Keith M. Townsend and Zachary L. Cochran

E-mail: ktownsend@kslaw.com and zcochran@kslaw.com

 

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(b)      if to any Holder, to the address and other contact information set forth in the records of Pubco or the Company from time to time.

All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

Section 4.04.     Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 4.05.     Jurisdiction . The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether brought by any party or any of its Affiliates or against any party or any of its Affiliates) shall be brought in the Delaware Chancery Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section  4.03 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

Section 4.06.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 4.07.     Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

Section 4.08.     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the LLC Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

Section 4.09.     Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions

 

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of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 4.10.     Amendment . This Agreement can be amended at any time and from time to time by written instrument signed by the Company, Pubco and the holders of a majority of the Units held by the parties hereto; provided that no amendment to this Agreement may adversely modify in any material respect the rights (including the ability to Exchange Paired Interests pursuant to this Agreement) and obligations of any Holders in any materially disproportionate manner to the rights and obligations of any other Holders without the prior written consent of a majority in interest of such disproportionately affected Holders or Holders. In the event that this Agreement is amended, the Company and Pubco shall provide a copy of such amendment to all Holders; provided that any such amendment shall be binding on all Holders notwithstanding any failure by the Company and Pubco to provide a copy of any such amendment.

Section 4.11.     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such State that would result in the application of the laws of any other State.

Section 4.12.     Tax Treatment and Tax Information .

(a)    This Agreement shall be treated as part of the LLC Agreement as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Unless otherwise required by the Code and the Treasury Regulations, and except with respect to an Exchange occurring pursuant to the proviso to Section  2.04(b) (or the final parenthetical of such section), the parties shall report any Exchange consummated hereunder as a taxable sale of the Common Units and shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, and the Call Option, as applicable, by a Holder to Pubco, and no party shall take a contrary position on any income tax return or amendment thereof unless an alternate position is permitted under the Code and Treasury Regulations and the Managing Member consents in writing.

(b)    The Company and Pubco shall cooperate with the Holders and the Call Option Issuer to (i) timely provide any tax information requested by the Holders and the Call Option Issuer in connection with an Exchange pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) provide any backup reasonably requested to understand such information, and (iii) provide reasonable access to the Company’s and Pubco’s employees and tax professionals to discuss such information. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and Pubco shall provide the Holders and the Call Option Issuer with the information required to be reported by the Holders and the Call Option Issuer under Treasury Regulations Section 1.751-1(a)(3) and any information needed for the Holders to timely determine any withholding tax obligation incurred in connection with any Exchange hereunder; provided that, in each case, the Company and Pubco shall provide such information for such Holders’ or the Call Option Issuer’s review and comment prior to finalization.

 

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Section 4.13.     Independent Nature of Holders’ Rights and Obligations . The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder under hereunder. The decision of each Holder to enter into to this Agreement has been made by such Holder independently of any other Holder. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

[ signature pages follow ]

 

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

 

   PUBCO:
   EVO PAYMENTS, INC.
   By:                                                                      
  

      Name:

  

      Title:

   COMPANY:
   EVO INVESTCO, LLC
   By:                                                                      
  

      Name:

  

      Title:

[ Signature Page to Exchange Agreement ]


 

HOLDERS:

 

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS VI-B, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its: Managing Director

  
 

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS EXECUTIVE VI-B, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name: Vahe Dombalagian

  
 

Its: Managing Director

  
 

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES SPLITTER, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name: Vahe Dombalagian

  
 

Its: Managing Director

  

[ Signature Page to Exchange Agreement ]


 

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES LLC

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name: Vahe Dombalagian

  
 

Its: Managing Director

  
 

MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS VI-B, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its: Managing Director

  
 

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS VI-C, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its: Managing Director

  

[ Signature Page to Exchange Agreement ]


 

 

James G. Kelly

  
 

James G. Kelly Grantor Trust Dated January 12, 2012

 

By:                                                                             

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its:

  
 

 

Michael L. Reidenbach

  
 

 

Brendan Tansill

  
 

 

Steven J. de Groot

  
 

 

Kevin Hodges

  
 

 

David Goldman

  
 

 

Jeff Rosenblatt

  
 

 

Kevin Lambrix

  
 

 

James Raftice

  

[ Signature Page to Exchange Agreement ]


 

 

Peter Cohen

  
 

 

Alon Kindler

  
 

 

Blake Pyle

  
 

 

Greg Robertson

  
 

 

Mark Harrelson

  
 

 

John Crouch

  
 

 

Ayman Ibrahaim

  

[ Signature Page to Exchange Agreement ]


EXHIBIT A-1

PAIRED INTEREST EXCHANGE NOTICE

EVO Payments, Inc.

EVO Investco, LLC

Ten Glenlake Parkway

South Tower, Suite 950

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: General Counsel

Reference is hereby made to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of [●] (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), by and among EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Pubco ”), EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), the holders of Common Units and shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock of Pubco, and the Call Option Holder, from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Holder ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Exchange Agreement.

The undersigned Holder desires to transfer to Pubco the number of shares of Class [C/D] Common Stock plus Common Units (together, the “ Paired Interests ”) in Exchange for shares of Deliverable Common Stock to be issued in its name as set forth below, in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

 

Legal Name of Holder:    

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Paired Interests to be Exchanged:

 

 

Exchange Date:

 

 

Holder consents to a redemption by the Company in accordance with Section 11.03 of the LLC Agreement with respect to the Paired Interests specified:

    Yes with respect to an aggregate of                          Paired Interests

    No  ☐

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that (i) the undersigned has full legal capacity to execute and deliver this Exchange Notice and to perform the undersigned’s obligations hereunder; (ii) this Exchange Notice has been duly executed and delivered by the undersigned and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof, as the case may be, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and the availability of equitable remedies;


(iii) the Paired Interests subject to this Exchange Notice are being transferred to Pubco free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance, equities or claim; and (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of any third party or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the undersigned or the Paired Interests subject to this Exchange Notice is required to be obtained by the undersigned for the transfer of such Paired Interests to Pubco.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints any officer of Pubco as the attorney of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in the premises, to do any and all things and to take any and all actions that may be necessary to transfer to Pubco the Paired Interests subject to this Exchange Notice and to deliver to the undersigned the shares of Deliverable Common Stock to be delivered in Exchange therefor.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Exchange Notice to be executed and delivered as of the date below.

 

 

 

[ NAME OF HOLDER ]

 

 

 

[If applicable: By:

Its:]

 

[If applicable: CALL OPTION HOLDER

 

 

By:

Its:]

Date:                                                                             


EXHIBIT A-2

CALL OPTION PUT NOTICE

EVO Payments, Inc.

EVO Investco, LLC

Ten Glenlake Parkway

South Tower, Suite 950

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: General Counsel

Reference is hereby made to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of [●] (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), by and among EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Pubco ”), EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), the holders of Common Units and shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock of Pubco, and the Call Option Holder, from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Holder ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Exchange Agreement.

The undersigned Holder desires Pubco to purchase and immediately thereafter exercise a portion of the Call Option providing a right to acquire the number of Call Option Paired Interests set forth below in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

 

Legal Name of Call Option Holder:  

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

Legal Name of Call Option Issuer:

 

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

Number of Call Option Paired Interests subject to the portion of the Call Option to be

purchased:                                                                                                                      

  

Exchange Date:

 

 

 
Call Option Holder and Call Option Issuer consent to payment of the purchase price for the Call Option and the exercise price of the Call Option in Deliverable Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.02(d) of the Exchange Agreement with respect to the portion of the Call Option providing a right to acquire the number of Call Option Paired Interests specified: (unless consented to, such payments shall be made by Pubco in cash)  

    Yes with respect to an aggregate of                          Call Option Paired                    Interests

  

    No  ☐

  


The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that (i) the undersigned has full legal capacity to execute and deliver this Exchange Notice and to perform the undersigned’s obligations hereunder; (ii) this Exchange Notice has been duly executed and delivered by the undersigned and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof, as the case may be, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and the availability of equitable remedies; (iii) the portion of the Call Option subject to this Exchange Notice and the subject Call Option Paired Interests being transferred to Pubco are free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance, equities or claim (other than those pursuant to the Call Option); and (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of any third party or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the undersigned or the Call Option or Call Option Paired Interests subject to this Exchange Notice is required to be obtained by the undersigned for the transfer to Pubco of the portion of the Call Option subject to this Exchange Notice or the subject Call Option Paired Interests.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints any officer of Pubco as the attorney of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in the premises, to do any and all things and to take any and all actions that may be necessary to transfer to Pubco the Call Option and the Paired Interests subject to this Exchange Notice and, if applicable, to deliver to the undersigned the shares of Deliverable Common Stock to be delivered in Exchange therefor.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Exchange Notice to be executed and delivered as of the date below.

 

 

CALL OPTION HOLDER

 

 

By:

 

Its:

 

CALL OPTION ISSUER

 

 

By:

 

Its:

Date:                                                                            


EXHIBIT B

JOINDER AGREEMENT

This Joinder Agreement (“ Joinder Agreement ”) is a joinder to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of [●] (the “ Agreement ”), among EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Pubco ”), EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and the holders of Common Units and shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock of Pubco, and the Call Option Holder, from time to time party thereto (each, a “ Holder ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement shall have their meanings given to them in the Agreement.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such State that would result in the application of the laws of any other State. In the event of any conflict between this Joinder Agreement and the Agreement, the terms of this Joinder Agreement shall control.

The undersigned, having acquired [shares of Class [C/D] Common Stock and Common Units // a portion of the Call Option], hereby joins and enters into the Agreement. By signing and returning this Joinder Agreement to Pubco, the undersigned (i) accepts and agrees to be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of and agreements of a Holder contained in the Agreement, with all attendant rights, duties and obligations of a Holder thereunder and (ii) makes each of the representations and warranties of a Holder set forth in Section  3.02 of the Agreement as fully as if such representations and warranties were set forth herein. The parties to the Agreement shall treat the execution and delivery hereof by the undersigned as the execution and delivery of the Agreement by the undersigned and, upon receipt of this Joinder Agreement by Pubco and by the Company, the signature of the undersigned set forth below shall constitute a counterpart signature to the signature page of the Agreement.

 

Name:

 

 

Address for Notices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Copies To:

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Joinder Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date below.

 

     

 

Name:

     

Date:                                                                                 

Exhibit 10.5

DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT

This Director Nomination Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made on [•] (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI-B, L.P., Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Executive VI-B, L.P., MDCP VI-C Cardservices Splitter, L.P., MDCP VI-C Cardservices LLC and MDCP VI-C Cardservices Splitter II, L.P. (collectively, “ MDP ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company has agreed to permit MDP to designate up to two persons for nomination for election to the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01     Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the specified Person; provided that the Company and any Person Controlled by the Company shall not be considered to be an Affiliate of MDP for any purpose under this Agreement.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to a security, a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares (a) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security, or (b) investment power, which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The term “ Beneficially Own ” shall have a correlative meaning.

Board ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Bylaws ” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended or restated from time to time.

Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended or restated from time to time.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The terms “ Controlled by ” and “ under common Control with ” shall have correlative meanings.

Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

MDP ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

MDP Designated Directors ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.02(a) .

Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also includes any managed investment account.

Proceeding ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.07 .

Securities Exchange ” means the national securities exchange on which the Company’s Class A common stock, no par value, is then listed.

Selected Courts ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.07 .

Termination Date ” means the date of the expiration of the then-current term of the MDP Designated Director (or such person’s successor designee appointed under Section 2.02(e)) with the longest term remaining that expires after the date when the Voting Percentage of MDP and its Affiliates is less than 5% for the first time.

Voting Percentage ” means, with respect to any Person, the percentage voting power in the general election of directors of the Company represented by all shares of Voting Stock Beneficially Owned by such Person.

Voting Stock ” means the Class A common stock, Class B common stock, Class C common stock and Class D common stock, each without par value, of the Company, as well as any other class or series of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the Board.

Section 1.02     Other Definitional and Interpretive Provisions . The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References in the singular or to “him,” “her,” “it,” “itself’ or other like references, and references in the plural or the feminine or masculine reference, as the case may be, shall also, when the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or singular, or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be. References to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles and Sections shall refer to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles and Sections of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. The headings in this

 

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Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. References to “include,” “includes” and “including” in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not so specified. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted and caused this Agreement to be drafted.

ARTICLE II

NOMINATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01     Number of Directors . Except as required by applicable law or the listing standards of the Securities Exchange, from and after the Effective Date until the Termination Date, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of MDP, take any action to (i) increase the number of directors on the Board to more than seven directors, (ii) alter, remove or amend the classification of the Board into three groups of directors with staggered three-year terms or (iii) amend the Bylaws to provide for a voting standard in the election of directors other than plurality voting.

Section 2.02     Board Nominees .

(a)       Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from and after the Effective Date until the Termination Date, at every meeting of the Board, or a committee thereof, at which directors of the Company are appointed by the Board or are nominated to stand for election by stockholders of the Company, MDP shall have the right to nominate for election to the Board (the “ MDP Designated Directors ”):

(i)       two nominees until the first time when the Voting Percentage of MDP and its Affiliates is less than 15%, one of whom shall be a Group II director and the other of whom shall be a Group III director under the Certificate of Incorporation as designated by MDP; and

(ii)       one nominee until the first time when the Voting Percentage of MDP and its Affiliates is less than 5%, who shall be either a Group II director or a Group III director under the Certificate of Incorporation;

provided that no reduction in the Voting Percentage of MDP and its Affiliates shall shorten the term of any director serving on the Board. The initial MDP Designated Directors as of the Effective Date are Vahe A. Dombalagian (who has been named as a Group III director) and Matthew W. Raino (who has been named as a Group II director).

(b)       Subject to Section  2.02(c) , the Company shall take all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by applicable law) to (i) include each MDP Designated Director in the slate of director nominees for election by the Company’s stockholders and (ii) include each MDP Designated Director in the proxy statement prepared by the Company in connection with soliciting proxies for every meeting of the stockholders of the Company called with respect to the election of members of the Board, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the Board with respect to the election of members of the Board.

 

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(c)       The Company’s obligations pursuant to Section  2.02(b) shall be subject to each MDP Designated Director providing, fully and completely, (i) any information that is required to be disclosed in any filing or report under the listing standards of the Securities Exchange and applicable law, (ii) any information that is required in connection with determining the independence status of the MDP Designated Directors under the listing standards of the Securities Exchange and applicable law, and (iii) if required by applicable law, such individual’s written consent to being named in a proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as director if elected.

(d)       If an MDP Designated Director is not appointed, nominated or elected to the Board because of such person’s death, disability, disqualification, withdrawal as a nominee or for other reason, (i) MDP shall be entitled to designate another nominee and shall do so as promptly as practicable following the failure of such MDP Designated Director to be appointed, nominated or elected to the Board and (ii) the director position for which the original MDP Designated Director was nominated shall not be filled pending such designation.

(e)       If a vacancy occurs because of the death, disability, disqualification, resignation or removal of a MDP Designated Director or for any other reason, MDP shall be entitled to designate such person’s successor (regardless of the Voting Percentage held by MDP at the time of such replacement designation), and the Board shall promptly fill the vacancy with such successor, it being understood that any such successor designee shall serve the remainder of the term of the MDP Designated Director whom such designee replaces. MDP shall designate a successor pursuant to this Section  2.02(e) as promptly as practicable following any such vacancy.

Section 2.03     Compensation; Reimbursement of Expenses . The Company shall reimburse each MDP Designated Director for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses properly incurred in connection with such MDP Designated Director’s participation in the meetings of the Board or any committee of the Board and all functions and duties as a member of the Board, including all reasonable and documented travel, lodging and meal expenses, in each case to the same extent as the Company reimburses the other non-executive members of the Board for such expenses.

Section 2.04     Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance .

(a)       The Company shall maintain in effect at all times directors’ and officers’ indemnity insurance covering the MDP Designated Directors to the same extent and on the same terms as any directors’ and officers’ indemnity insurance maintained by the Company with respect to the other non-executive members of the Board. Any directors’ and officers’ indemnity insurance shall be secondary to any insurance coverage for any of the MDP Designated Directors maintained by MDP.

(b)       The Company shall not amend or alter any right to indemnification, exculpation or the advancement of expenses covering or benefiting any MDP Designated Director contained in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof without the prior written consent of the MDP, except to the extent (i) required by applicable law or the listing

 

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standards of the Securities Exchange (and in such cases, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws) or (ii) such amendment or alteration provides a broader right to indemnification, exculpation or advancement of expenses than those previously contained in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as applicable.

Section 2.05     Corporate Policies . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, MDP acknowledges that each MDP Designated Director will be subject to all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and insider trading policies and guidelines of the Company, each as approved by the Board from time to time to the extent such policies and guidelines are applicable to all non-executive directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no confidentiality policy shall preclude any MDP Designated Director that is an employee of MDP or its Affiliates from sharing information with MDP (but not MDP’s portfolio companies); provided that MDP maintains the confidentiality of such information.

ARTICLE III

EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION

Section 3.01     Termination . This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the Termination Date and (b) the delivery of written notice to the Company by MDP terminating this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.01     Notices . All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder to any party shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail to such party at the address set forth below, or sent by e-mail transmission (or such other address or contact information as shall be specified by like notice):

 

(a)   

    if to the Company, to:

 

    EVO Payments, Inc.

    Ten Glenlake Parkway

    South Tower, Suite 950

    Atlanta, Georgia 30328

    Attention:  Steven J. de Groot

                Executive Vice President and General Counsel

    E-mail: Steve.deGroot@evopayments.com

 

    with a copy which shall not constitute notice to:

 

    King & Spalding LLP

    1180 Peachtree Street

    Atlanta, Georgia 30309

    Attention:    Keith M. Townsend and Zachary L. Cochran

    Email: ktownsend@kslaw.com and zcochran@kslaw.com

 

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(b)   

    if to MDP or any MDP Designated Director, to:

 

    c/o Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

    70 W. Madison St.

    Suite 4600

    Chicago, Illinois 60602

    Attention:  Vahe A. Dombalagian

    Email: vdombalagian@mdcp.com

 

    with a copy which shall not constitute notice to:

 

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    300 North LaSalle Street

    Chicago, Illinois 60654

    Attention:  Neal J. Reenan, P.C. and Carol Anne Huff

    Email: neal.reenan@kirkland.com and carolanne.huff@kirkland.com

Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when personally delivered or when receipt of e-mail has been acknowledged by non-automated response, one calendar day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier and five calendar days after deposit in U.S. mail.

Section 4.02     Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

Section 4.03     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be considered one and the same agreement.

Section 4.04     Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) is not intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies hereunder.

Section 4.05     Further Assurances . Each party shall execute, deliver, acknowledge and file such other documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the other parties hereto to give effect to and carry out the transactions contemplated herein.

Section 4.07     Governing Law; Equitable Remedies . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS

 

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PRINCIPLES THEREOF). The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts (as defined below), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties hereto. Each party further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

Section 4.08     Consent To Jurisdiction . With respect to any suit, action or proceeding (“ Proceeding ”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably (a) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts therefrom (the “ Selected Courts ”) and waives any objection to venue being laid in the Selected Courts whether based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise and hereby agrees not to commence any such Proceeding other than before one of the Selected Courts; provided , however , that a party may commence any Proceeding in a court other than a Selected Court solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the Selected Courts; (b) consents to service of process in any Proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized international express carrier or delivery service, to the Company or MDP at their respective addresses referred to in Section  4.01 hereof; provided , however , that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law; and (c) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO HAVE ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

Section 4.09     Amendments; Waivers .

(a)       No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and MDP, or, in the case of a waiver, by each of the parties against whom the waiver is to be effective.

 

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(b)       No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 4.10     Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided that MDP may assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates without the Company’s prior written consent. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered, all as of the date first set forth above.

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

By:                                                                   

Name:

Its:

[Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]


 

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS VI-B, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its:

  
 

MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS EXECUTIVE VI-B, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its:

  
 

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES SPLITTER, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its:

  

[Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]


 

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES LLC

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its:

  
 

MDCP VI-C CARDSERVICES SPLITTER II, L.P.

 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners VI-B, L.P.

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

  
 

Its: General Partner

  
 

By:                                                                       

  
 

Name:

  
 

Its:

  

[Signature Page to Director Nomination Agreement]

Exhibit 10.6

 

   Published CUSIP Numbers:
   26926NAB1 (Multicurrency Commitments)
   26926NAD7 (Dollar Commitments)
   26926NAC9 (Term Loan)

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of May 30, 2012

among

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as the Borrower

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

as the Guarantors

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Syndication Agent

 

 

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Joint Lead Arrangers

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,

as Sole Book Manager


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

     1  

Section 1.1

   Definitions      1  

Section 1.2

   Classifications of Loans and Borrowings      30  

Section 1.3

   Accounting Terms and Determination      30  

Section 1.4

   Terms Generally      30  

Section 1.5

   Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents      31  

Section 1.6

   Change of Currency      31  

ARTICLE II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

     31  

Section 2.1

   General Description of Facilities      31  

Section 2.2

   Revolving Loans      31  

Section 2.3

   Procedure for Revolving Borrowings      32  

Section 2.4

   Swingline Commitment      32  

Section 2.5

   Term Loan Commitment      34  

Section 2.6

   Funding of Borrowings      34  

Section 2.7

   Interest Elections      35  

Section 2.8

   Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments      36  

Section 2.9

   Repayment of Loans      36  

Section 2.10

   Evidence of Indebtedness      37  

Section 2.11

   Optional Prepayments      38  

Section 2.12

   Mandatory Prepayments      38  

Section 2.13

   Interest on Loans      40  

Section 2.14

   Fees      40  

Section 2.15

   Computation of Interest and Fees      42  

Section 2.16

   Inability to Determine Interest Rates      42  

Section 2.17

   Illegality      42  

Section 2.18

   Increased Costs      43  

Section 2.19

   Funding Indemnity      44  

Section 2.20

   Taxes      44  

Section 2.21

   Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs      48  

Section 2.22

   Letters of Credit      50  

Section 2.23

   Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders      54  

Section 2.24

   Mitigation of Obligations      56  

Section 2.25

   Replacement of Lenders      56  

Section 2.26

   Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment      57  

ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     58  

Section 3.1

   Conditions To Effectiveness      58  

Section 3.2

   Each Credit Event      61  

Section 3.3

   Delivery of Documents      61  

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     62  

Section 4.1

   Existence; Power      62  

Section 4.2

   Organizational Power; Authorization      62  

Section 4.3

   Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts      62  

Section 4.4

   Financial Statements      62  

 

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Section 4.5

   Litigation and Environmental Matters      62  

Section 4.6

   Compliance with Laws and Agreements      63  

Section 4.7

   Investment Company Act, Etc.      63  

Section 4.8

   Taxes      63  

Section 4.9

   Margin Regulations      63  

Section 4.10

   ERISA      63  

Section 4.11

   Ownership of Property      64  

Section 4.12

   Disclosure      64  

Section 4.13

   Labor Relations      64  

Section 4.14

   Subsidiaries      64  

Section 4.15

   Solvency      65  

Section 4.16

   Subordination of Subordinated Debt      65  

Section 4.17

   OFAC      65  

Section 4.18

   Patriot Act      65  

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     65  

Section 5.1

   Financial Statements and Other Information      65  

Section 5.2

   Notices of Material Events      67  

Section 5.3

   Existence; Conduct of Business      68  

Section 5.4

   Compliance with Laws, Etc.      68  

Section 5.5

   Payment of Obligations      68  

Section 5.6

   Books and Records      68  

Section 5.7

   Visitation, Inspection, Etc.      68  

Section 5.8

   Maintenance of Properties; Insurance      69  

Section 5.9

   Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit      69  

Section 5.10

   Permitted BIN Arrangement      69  

Section 5.11

   Further Assurances      69  

Section 5.12

   Post-Closing      70  

ARTICLE VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS

     71  

Section 6.1

   Consolidated Leverage Ratio      71  

Section 6.2

   Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio      71  

Section 6.3

   Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio      71  

Section 6.4

   Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA      71  

Section 6.5

   Right to Cure      71  

ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     73  

Section 7.1

   Indebtedness and Preferred Equity      73  

Section 7.2

   Negative Pledge      74  

Section 7.3

   Fundamental Changes      76  

Section 7.4

   Investments, Loans, Etc.      76  

Section 7.5

   Restricted Payments      78  

Section 7.6

   Dispositions      78  

Section 7.7

   Transactions with Affiliates      79  

Section 7.8

   Restrictive Agreements      80  

Section 7.9

   Sale and Leaseback Transactions      81  

Section 7.10

   Hedging Transactions      81  

Section 7.11

   Amendment to Material Documents      81  

Section 7.12

   Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness      81  

Section 7.13

   Accounting Changes      82  

Section 7.14

   Government Regulation      82  

 

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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     82  

Section 8.1

   Events of Default      82  

Section 8.2

   Application of Funds      84  

Section 8.3

   Collection Allocation Mechanism      85  

ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     86  

Section 9.1

   Appointment of Administrative Agent      86  

Section 9.2

   Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent      86  

Section 9.3

   Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent      87  

Section 9.4

   Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent      87  

Section 9.5

   Reliance by Administrative Agent      87  

Section 9.6

   The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity      88  

Section 9.7

   Successor Administrative Agent      88  

Section 9.8

   Withholding Tax      89  

Section 9.9

   Benefits of Article IX      89  

Section 9.10

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      89  

Section 9.11

   Titled Agents      90  

Section 9.12

   Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents      90  

Section 9.13

   Collateral and Guaranty Matters      90  

Section 9.14

   Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations      91  

ARTICLE X THE GUARANTY

     91  

Section 10.1

   The Guaranty      91  

Section 10.2

   Obligations Unconditional      91  

Section 10.3

   Reinstatement      92  

Section 10.4

   Certain Additional Waivers      92  

Section 10.5

   Remedies      92  

Section 10.6

   Rights of Contribution      93  

Section 10.7

   Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee      93  

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     93  

Section 11.1

   Notices      93  

Section 11.2

   Waiver; Amendments      95  

Section 11.3

   Expenses; Indemnification      97  

Section 11.4

   Successors and Assigns      98  

Section 11.5

   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      102  

Section 11.6

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      103  

Section 11.7

   Right of Setoff      103  

Section 11.8

   Counterparts; Integration      104  

Section 11.9

   Survival      104  

Section 11.10

   Severability      104  

Section 11.11

   Confidentiality      104  

Section 11.12

   Interest Rate Limitation      105  

Section 11.13

   Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal      105  

Section 11.14

   Patriot Act      105  

Section 11.15

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      106  

Section 11.16

   Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents      106  

Section 11.17

   Release of Guarantors and Collateral      106  

Section 11.18

   Judgment Currency      107  

 

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Schedules   
  

 

Schedule 1

   Commitment Amounts
   Schedule 1.1    Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts
   Schedule 4.14    Subsidiaries
   Schedule 7.1    Existing Indebtedness
   Schedule 7.2    Existing Liens
   Schedule 7.4    Existing Investments
   Schedule 7.5    Certain Permitted Distributions
   Schedule 7.7    Existing Affiliate Transactions
   Schedule 7.8    Restrictive Agreements

 

Exhibits

     
   Exhibit 2.3    Form of Notice of Revolving Borrowing
   Exhibit 2.4    Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing
   Exhibit 2.7    Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
   Exhibit 2.10    Form of Note
   Exhibit 2.20    U.S. Tax Compliance Forms (1-4)
   Exhibit 2.23    Form of Additional Commitment Agreement
   Exhibit 5.1    Form of Compliance Certificate
   Exhibit 11.4    Form of Assignment and Acceptance

 

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Exhibit 10.6

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of May 30, 2012, by and among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacities as the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide $225,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities, comprised of a $145,000,000 revolving credit facility and an $80,000,000 term loan, for the purposes set forth herein,

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Additional Commitment Agreement ” shall mean an additional commitment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.23 attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Additional Commitment Amount ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section  2.23 .

Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section  2.23 .

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

Administrative Agent ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by”, and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.


Agent Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of March 12, 2012, executed by STRH and SunTrust Bank and accepted by Borrower.

Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders at any time outstanding. On the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments is ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($145,000,000).

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

Alternative Currency ” means Euro.

Alternative Currency Equivalent ” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of the Alternative Currency with Dollars.

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letters of Credit, the Term Loan and the Commitment Fee, as of any date, a percentage per annum as set forth in the table below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) ; provided , that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the third Business Day after which the Borrower delivers each of the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a ) and (b) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c ); provided further , that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level 4 as set forth in the table below until the third Business Day after which such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the third Business Day after which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2012 are required to be delivered shall be at Level 3 as set forth in the table below. In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below (the “ Accurate Applicable Margin ”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statements or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period. The “Applicable Margin” with respect to any Term Loan constituting an Incremental Loan shall be as provided in the Additional Commitment Agreement. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.13(c) or Article Vlll .

 

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Level    Consolidated Leverage Ratio    Eurodollar Loans
and Letter of
Credit Fee
    Base Rate
Loans
    Commitment
Fee
 
1    < 1.50:1.0      2.00     1.00     0.375
2    > 1.50:1.0 but < 2.00:1.0      2.25     1.25     0.375
3    > 2.00:1.0 but < 2.50:1.0      2.50     1.50     0.500
4    > 2.50:1.0 but < 3.00:1.0      2.75     1.75     0.500
5    > 3.00:1.0      3.00     2.00     0.500

Applicable Time ” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in the Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for the Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger ” shall mean STRH and Fifth Third Bank, collectively, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers.

Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section  11.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit 11.4 attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation, (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (d) in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the applicable lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of such lease.

Audited Financial Statements ” shall mean (i) the combined audited financial statements for Merchant Services, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by J.H. Cohn, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (ii) the combined audited financial statements for Federated Payment Systems, LLC and Federated Payment Systems USA, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Grant Thornton, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (iii) the audited financial statements of PowerPay, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Purdy Powers and Company for the fiscal years ended 2008 and 2009 and by J.H. Cohn, LLP for the fiscal year ended 2010, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, and (iv) the consolidated audited financial

 

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statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by J.H. Cohn, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP and the related supplemental schedule of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheet and income statement.

Availability Period ” shall mean the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Available Distribution Amount ” shall mean the sum of (i) $20 million plus (ii) 75% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for the period commencing July 1, 2012 through the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section 5.1 (b) minus (iii) amounts previously distributed pursuant to Section 7.5 (e) hereof.

Bank Product Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Bank Product Provider ”.

Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Party to any Bank Product Provider arising with respect to any Bank Products.

Bank Product Provider ” shall mean any Person that, at the time it provides any Bank Products to any Loan Party, (a) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (b) except when the Bank Product Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrower of (i) the existence of such Bank Product, (ii) the maximum dollar amount of obligations arising thereunder (the “ Bank Product Amount ”) and (iii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Bank Product from time to time. In no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Bank Products except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article IX and Section 11.4 shall be deemed to include such Bank Product Provider and in no event shall the approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document. The Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Bank Product Provider. The Bank Product Amount may not be increased, and no new agreements for Bank Products may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

Bank Products ’’ shall mean any of the following services provided to any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including deposit accounts, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, depository (including cash vault and check deposit), zero balance accounts and sweeps, return items processing, controlled disbursement accounts, positive pay, lockboxes and lockbox accounts, account reconciliation and information reporting, payables outsourcing, payroll processing, trade finance services, investment accounts and securities accounts, and (b) card services, including credit card (including purchasing card and commercial card), prepaid cards, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, merchant services processing, and debit card services.

Base Rate ” shall mean the highest of (a) the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (  1 2 %) per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate). The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate. Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate shall only be made in Dollars.

 

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BIN Sponsorship Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement”.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Borrowing ” shall mean a borrowing consisting of (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, denominated in the same currency and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Atlanta, Georgia are authorized or required by Law to close and (b) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar or Euro deposits in the London interbank market.

CAM Exchange ” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Section  8.3 .

CAM Exchange Date ” means the date on which any Event of Default referred to in Section 8.1(h) shall occur or the date on which the Company receives written notice from the Administrative Agent that any Event of Default referred to in Section 8.1(i) has occurred.

CAM Percentage ” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date and (b) the denominator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other expenditures of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth as capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.

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

Capital Stock ” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

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Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “ Cash Collateralization ” and “ Cash Collateral ” have a corresponding meaning).

Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any event or series of events by which,

(a) prior to the consummation of the MDP Equity Investment, (i) one or more of Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly and Jeff Rosenblatt shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least 70% of the equity interests of the Borrower, or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the equity interests of EVO Merchant Services, LLC, or (iii) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals who that are Continuing Directors.

(b) upon and following the consummation of the MDP Equity Investment, (i) one or more of Madison Dearborn Partners, Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly, Jeff Rosenblatt, and certain members of management shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least 70% of the equity interests of the Borrower, or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the equity interests of EVO Merchant Services, LLC, or (iii) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals who that are Continuing Directors.

Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, or (c) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of Section 2.18(b) , by the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, if applicable) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, 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 regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted or adopted.

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans (and whether such Revolving Loans are Dollar Loans or Multicurrency Loans), Swingline Loans or Term Loans and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment (and whether such Revolving Commitment is a Dollar Commitment or a Multicurrency Commitment), a Swingline Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date hereof.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Collateral ” shall mean a collective reference to all real and personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Obligations, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.

 

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Collateral Documents ” shall mean a collective reference to the Security Agreement and any other security documents executed and delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.11 .

Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment, a Swingline Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.14(b) .

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from the principal executive officer or the principal financial officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 .

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (iii) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (iv) all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with the repayment and termination of existing bank Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000, provided that such fees, costs and expenses are incurred no later than November 30, 2012, (v) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with consummated acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to the terms hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in any twelve month period, (vi) non-cash charges for the impairment of merchant card portfolios and all other non-cash charges, expenses and losses acceptable to the Administrative Agent, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period, (vii) expenses incurred in connection with or charges related to the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount for all such expenses or charges not to exceed $13,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, (viii) non-cash deferred compensation paid to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 and (ix) in each of the first three Fiscal Years following the Closing Date only, payments for consulting services paid to the seller of Power Pay, Inc., in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,250,000 per Fiscal Year.

Consolidated Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, determined on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus (b) decreases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network receivables) minus (c)(i) Capital Expenditures made during such period (other than Capital Expenditures financed with Indebtedness (other than the Term Loan, Revolving Loans and the Incremental Loans under this Agreement)), (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash during such period, (iii) Permitted Tax Distributions and cash Taxes paid during such period, (iv) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments made during such period (excluding payments of Revolving Loans unless such payment is coupled with a corresponding reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments), (v) increases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network receivables), (vi) cash

 

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consideration for permitted acquisitions paid in such period (other than (A) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section  7.1 and incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to fund such permitted acquisition and (B) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of equity issuances received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to fund such permitted acquisitions within 180 days of receipt of such proceeds) and (vii) cash payments made during such period with respect to Permitted Earnouts.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA plus, without duplication, repayments made to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any entity that is not a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to loans and advances made to such entity by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary minus (i) the actual amount paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash on account of Capital Expenditures, (ii) federal, state and local income taxes (including Permitted Tax Distributions) paid during such period, (iii) cash payments made during such period with respect to Permitted Earnouts and (iv) any dividends and distributions permitted to be made and so made pursuant to Section 7.5(e) during such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Fixed Charges ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense paid or required to be paid in cash for such period and (ii) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments paid or required to be paid on Consolidated Total Debt during such period.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (a) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated EBITDA, calculated to exclude the EBITDA of any Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, calculated for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Debt minus (i) cash or Permitted Investments of Loan Parties in excess of $10,000,000 held in deposit accounts or securities accounts, as applicable, subject to customary deposit account or securities account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent; provided that the aggregate amount of cash subtracted from Consolidated Total Debt pursuant to this clause (i) shall in no event exceed $20,000,000, and minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount of any Prefunded Debt Facility; provided that Consolidated Net Debt shall be calculated without regard to any Excluded Repurchase Obligation.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, and (iii) from and after October 1, 2012, equity interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary accruing after such date.

 

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Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments ” shall mean for any period for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Indebtedness. For purposes of this definition, “scheduled payments of principal” (a) shall be determined without giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled payments resulting from the application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments made during the applicable period, (b) shall be deemed to include any payments with respect to the principal of Attributable Indebtedness and (c) shall not include any voluntary prepayments under, or mandatory prepayments required by, Section  2.12 .

Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) (x) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date minus (y) the aggregate outstanding amount of Permitted Subordinated Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Total Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, but excluding Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition thereof.

Continuing Director ” shall mean, with respect to any period, any individual (A) who was a member of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower on the first day of such period, (B) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (A) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body, or (C) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (A) and (B) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (B) and clause (C), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors).

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

Cure Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 .

Cure Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 .

Cure Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 .

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

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(c) .

 

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Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender (a) that has failed for three (3) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan and/or to make a payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan (each a “ funding obligation ”), (b) that has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, or has defaulted on, its obligation to fund generally under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, (c) that has, for three (3) or more Business Days, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or (d) with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing. The Administrative Agent will promptly send to all parties hereto a copy of any notice to the Borrower provided for in this definition.

Designated Obligations ” means all obligations of the Borrower with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans and LC Exposure and (b) accrued and unpaid fees under the Loan Documents.

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” shall mean the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) the disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) the disposition of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including allowing registrations of applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business); (c) the disposition of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; (d) the disposition of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (e) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any-material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (f) the disposition of cash and Permitted Investments for fair market value; and (g) any Recovery Event.

Dollar(s) ” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Dollar Commitment” means, with respect to each Dollar Lender, the commitment of such Dollar Lender to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section  2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section  11.4 . The initial amount of each Lender’s Dollar Commitment is set forth on Schedule 1 , or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Dollar Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Dollar Lenders’ Dollar Commitments is $12,888,888.90.

Dollar Equivalen t” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency.

Dollar Lender ” means the Persons listed on Schedule 1 as having Dollar Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Dollar Commitment or to acquire Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Dollar Loan ” means a Loan made or incurred under the Dollar Commitments.

 

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Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

EMU ” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

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

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

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

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

ERISA Event ” shall mean (i) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (ii) the failure of any Plan to meet the minimum funding standard applicable to the Plan for a plan year under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (vii) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Euro ” and “ EUR ” mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

 

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

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1 /100 th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning provided in Article VIII .

Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts ” shall mean those certain merchant reserve and settlement accounts serving as collateral under the Permitted BIN Arrangement and set forth on Schedule 1.1 .

Excluded Property ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned real property which is located outside of the United States, unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, and all leased property, (b) unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders; any JP Rights for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, any personal property (other than personal property described in clause (b) above) for which the attachment or perfection of a Lien thereon is not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, (d) the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section  5.11(c) , (e) any property which, subject to the terms of Section  7.8 , is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section  7.2(d) pursuant to documents which prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property, (f) the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts and the BIN Sponsorship Agreement, (g) any “intent to use” trademark application, solely during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law, (h) any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Borrower its reasonable determination, in consultation with the Borrower, that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a security interest is excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (i) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition is rendered ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (j) any rights of a Loan Party arising under or evidenced by any contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement to the extent the Liens therein are prohibited or restricted by such contract, lease, instrument, license or other agreement, except to the extent (x) the pledge of such rights is deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, or (y) such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity, (k) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent Liens in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby (except to the extent such

 

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prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity) and (I) until the earlier of (x) the date that the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement is terminated and (y) the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the HSBC Cash Collateral.

Excluded Repurchase Obligation ” shall mean an obligation of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary if such obligation is structured so that no payment is due thereunder if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder or if a Default or Event of Default, on a pro forma basis, would be created by the making of such payment.

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case imposed as a result of (i) such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document), (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section  2.25 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section  2.20 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.20(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2010 among Merchant Services, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as agent, and Fifth Third Bank, as collateral agent.

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

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letters ” shall mean the Agent Fee Letter and the Fifth Third Fee Letter.

Fifth Third Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of May 25, 2012, executed by Fifth Third Bank and accepted by Borrower.

 

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Financial Statement Worksheets ” shall mean the internally prepared unaudited consolidated income statements of the predecessor of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010.

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Borrower.

Foreign Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ’’ shall mean any Subsidiary that (a) is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia or (b) is organized under the Laws of the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia that is a disregarded entity for purposes of the Code and all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of Capital Stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in the immediately preceding clause (a).

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section  1.3 .

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

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, (a) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) each Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.11 or otherwise, (c) with respect to any Hedging Obligations between any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and any Lender-Related Hedge Provider that are permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section  7.10 and any Bank Products Obligations owing by any Loan Party (other than the Borrower), the Borrower, and (d) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing.

 

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Guaranty ” shall mean the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, pursuant to Article X .

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Hedging Obligations ’’ of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (a) any and all Hedging Transactions, (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (c) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

HSBC Cash Collateral ” shall mean any and all “Collateral” as such term is defined in the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement, including, without limitation, Account Number 942-686314 maintained by EVO Merchant Services, LLC at HSBC Bank USA, National Association (including, without limitation, the $17,625,000 deposited therein).

HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and HSBC Bank USA, National Association.

Incremental Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.23(a) .

Incremental Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to the Persons identified as a “Lender” or an “Incremental Loan Lender” in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement, together with their respective successors and assigns, the commitment of such Person to make an Incremental Loan pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement; provided that, at any time after the funding of an Incremental Loan, determination of “Required Lenders” shall include the outstanding principal amount of such Incremental Loan.

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in

 

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respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided , that trade payables overdue by more than 180 days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, with the amount of such Indebtedness being equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness and (b) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith, (ix) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, (xi) all Hedging Obligations and (xii) to the extent characterized as indebtedness pursuant to GAAP, obligations of such Person in respect of deferred compensation. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party.

Information Memorandum ” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April, 2012 relating to the Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Interest Period ” shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months (or, upon the consent of the applicable Lenders holding the same Type of Loans, such other period that is twelve months or less); provided, that:

(a) the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

(b) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

(c) any Interest Period which begins 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 end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;

(d) each principal installment of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal balance (if any) of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above; and

(e) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans is equal to or greater than the aggregate principal amount of Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods expiring after such date, and no Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date.

 

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Investments ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.4 .

IP Rights ” shall mean all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the legal right to use.

Issuing Bank ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit.

Laws ” shall mean, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of Law.

LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000).

LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Documents ” shall mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit but excluding the Letters of Credit.

LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit governed by the International Standby Practices 1998 as provided in Section 2.22(j) has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices 1998, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (b)   a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (c)   a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

 

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Lender-Related Hedge Provider ” shall mean, (a) any Lender on the Closing Date or Affiliate of such Lender that is party to a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party in existence on the Closing Date, (b) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (c) except when the Lender-Related Hedge Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrower of (i) the existence of such Hedging Transaction, and (ii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Hedging Transaction from time to time. In no event shall any Lender-Related Hedge Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Hedging Obligations except that each reference to the term “ Lender ” in Article IX and Section 11.4 shall be deemed to include such Lender-Related Hedge Provider. In no event shall the approval of any such Person in its capacity as Lender-Related Hedge Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document. No new Hedging Transactions may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

Lenders ” shall mean, collectively, the Multicurrency Lenders and the Dollar Lenders and each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.23 , and their successors and assigns, and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender.

Letter of Credit ” shall mean any stand-by letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.22 by the Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the LC Commitment. Letters of Credit may be denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency.

Letter of Credit Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c) .

LIBOR ” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in the relevant currency at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which deposits in the relevant currency in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan comprising part of such borrowing would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the LC Documents, the Fee Letters, each Additional Commitment Agreement, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, and all stock powers and similar instruments of transfer delivered in connection with any Collateral Document and any other instrument, agreement or document executed by a Loan Party in connection with any of the foregoing.

Loan Parties ” shall mean, collectively, the Guarantors and the Borrower.

 

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Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Term Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits arc conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, resulting in a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (a) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their respective material obligations under the Loan Documents, (c) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender, and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents or (d) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than (a) the Loans and Letters of Credit and (b) any Indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower) and Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in an aggregate committed or outstanding principal amount exceeding $5,000,000. For purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness attributable to Hedging Obligations, the “principal amount” of any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations.

Maturity Date ” shall mean, the earlier of (i) May 30, 2017 and (ii) the date on which the principal amount of any Loan has been declared or automatically has become due and payable pursuant to Section 8.1 (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

MDP Equity Investment ” shall mean the direct or indirect acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners of Capital Stock of the Borrower.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multicurrency Commitment ” means, with respect to each Multicurrency Lender, the commitment of such Multicurrency Lender to make Multicurrency Loans, and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.4 . The initial amount of each Multicurrency Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Multicurrency Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Multicurrency Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person. The initial aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Lenders’ Multicurrency Commitments is $132,111,111.10.

Multicurrency Lender ” means the Persons listed on Schedule I as having Multicurrency Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Multicurrency Commitment or to acquire Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

 

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Multicurrency Loan ” means a Loan made or incurred under the Multicurrency Commitments.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001 (a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which Borrower has any liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate).

Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean the aggregate cash or Permitted Investments proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition, Recovery Event or Cure Right net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof and (c) in the case of any Disposition or any Recovery Event, the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section 7.2 (ranking senior to any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property.

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation. “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Note ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.10(b) .

Notice of Conversion/Continuation ” shall mean the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided in Section 2.7(b) .

Notice of Revolving Borrowing ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.3 .

Notice of Swingline Borrowing ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.4 .

Notices of Borrowing ” shall mean, collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of Swingline Borrowing.

Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, (a) all amounts owing by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) or the Arranger pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit including without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, (b) all Hedging Obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider permitted by Section 7.10 , and (c) all Bank Product Obligations, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings of any of the foregoing.

 

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OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

Organization Documents ” shall mean, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Overnight Rate ” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section II.4(d) .

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section II.4(e) .

Participating Member State ” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section II.14 .

 

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Payment Office ” shall mean, with respect to any currency, the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N .E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location with respect to such currency as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

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

Permitted BIN Arrangement ” shall mean that certain BIN arrangement evidenced by that certain BIN Sponsorship Agreement by and between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of January 19, 2012, and any agreement entered into by EVO Merchant Services, LLC and another Person in replacement of such agreement (the “ BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”).

Permitted Earnouts ” shall mean, for any period, any obligation (other than obligations relating to any working capital adjustment or similar purchase price adjustment) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (or an Affiliate of or successor to such Person) arising before or after the Closing Date that is (or, prior to a determination of the amount thereof, was) based on the financial performance of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that is in substance, an amount owing on account of the unpaid portion of the purchase price for (a) Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) assets comprising the business, or a portion thereof, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which, in either case, was acquired from such Person or an Affiliate of such Person; provided , however that, such obligations shall be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

(i) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(ii) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

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

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

(v) judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(vi) customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;

(vii) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, minor defects and other irregularities in title and similar encumbrances on real property that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not, in the aggregate, in any case materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the use of the property for its intended purpose;

(viii) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements or similar public filings arising in the ordinary course of business.

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

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

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

(g) commercial paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof,

(h) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

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

(j) mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount thereof does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness (including any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and any unpaid accrued interest thereon) so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (b) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than that of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended.

 

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Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any seller-financed Indebtedness) (i) that is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion and (ii) that matures by its terms no earlier than six months after the later of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the Maturity Date then in effect with no scheduled principal payments permitted prior to such maturity; provided , that up to $25,000,000 of such Indebtedness shall not be subject to this clause (ii).

Permitted Tax Distributions ” shall mean tax distributions by a Person (so long as such Person is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for federal and state income tax purposes) to its members, partners or shareholders (as applicable, each a “ Member ”) (“ Tax Distributions ”) (i) on a quarterly basis, pro rata in proportion to their respective percentage interests of allocations of the net taxable income and gain of such Person (except as otherwise required below), so long as the aggregate amount of such Tax Distributions does not exceed, quarterly, an amount equal to, such Person’s good faith estimate of the Applicable Tax (as hereinafter defined) with respect to such taxable year, less the amount paid, if any, with respect to prior quarters of such taxable year; and (ii) on an annual basis after the end of such Person’s taxable year, to the extent necessary so that the sum of the amounts so distributed under this clause (ii) and the amounts distributed under clause (i) above equals the minimum aggregate amount (the “ Applicable Tax ”) that must be distributed to provide each Member with an amount that equals the product of: (1) the sum of all items of taxable income or gain allocated to such Member for such taxable year less all items of deduction, loss and the loss equivalent of tax credits allocated to such Member (or, to the extent applicable, its predecessors in interest) for such taxable year and all prior taxable years to the extent not previously offset by taxable income or gain allocated to such Member (or, to the extent applicable, its predecessors in interest) and (2) a percentage equal to ((100%-B) x A) + B, where “A” is the highest marginal federal income tax rate applicable to any corporation (and, if such corporation is treated as an S-corporation for federal income tax purposes, any of such corporation’s shareholders) or any individual, (as appropriate) treated as holding an interest (or, in the case of shareholders of an S-corporation, holding an indirect interest) in such Person for federal income tax purposes for such preceding taxable year and “B,” is the highest marginal state income tax rate applicable to any individual or corporation (and, if such corporation is treated as an S-corporation for federal income tax purposes, any of such corporation’s shareholders) for such preceding taxable year; provided, however that if the amount distributed to Members of such Person pursuant to clause (i) for the taxable year exceeds the Applicable Tax for such taxable year (including where the amounts included in taxable income of such Loan Party for such taxable year are decreased as result of an audit, amended return or otherwise), then such excess shall be credited against the next Tax Distributions permitted to be made with respect to subsequent taxable years.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

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

Prefunded Debt Facility ” shall mean a Permitted Subordinated Debt facility that is incurred to finance a permitted acquisition where the proceeds of such Permitted Subordinated Debt facility are held for no more than six (6) months in an escrow or other account on terms and subject to conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pending the closing of such permitted acquisition.

 

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Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, with respect to any transaction, that for purposes of calculating the financial covenants set forth in Article VI , such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four Fiscal Quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which the Borrower was required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 5.1 . In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition or Recovery Event, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property the subject of such Disposition or Recovery Event shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of the applicable period and (b) with respect to any permitted acquisition, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in Section 1.1 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination.

Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Commitment of such Lender (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure or Term Loan, as applicable), and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure or Term Loans, as applicable, of all Lenders) and (b) with respect to all Commitments of any Lender at any time, the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure) and Term Loans owing to such Lender and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Revolving Commitments (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders funded under such Commitments) and the Term Loans.

Recovery Event ” shall mean any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of. any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

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

Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments and the Term Loans at such time or if the Lenders have no Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the Revolving Credit Exposure and the Term Loans; provided that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its Revolving Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Lenders. The Required Lenders of a Class (which shall include the terms “Required Dollar Lenders” and “Required Multicurrency Lenders”) means Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Class representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Class at such time.

Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any Law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person or such other representative of such Person as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person.

Restricted Payment ” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of, any shares of its Capital Stock, any Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof or any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock or such Indebtedness, whether now or hereafter outstanding.

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower formed or acquired after the Closing Date other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary, including any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof (including without limitation, the provisions set forth in the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”); provided that, except with the consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary may not thereafter be re-designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revaluation Date ” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.7 , and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of

 

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Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require.

Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the Dollar Commitment or Multicurrency Commitment of such Lender, as applicable, initially in the amount set forth on Schedule I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Dollar Commitment” or “Multicurrency Commitment,” as applicable, as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such Commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to terms hereof.

Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 2.8 or 8.1 .

Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent amount of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure and Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure at such time.

Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Dollar Lender at any time, the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Dollar Loans at such time.

Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Multicurrency Lender at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Multicurrency Loans, and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby such Person shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

Securitization Transaction ” means, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or Affiliate of such Person.

Security Agreement ” shall mean the security and pledge agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, by each of the Loan Parties.

Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities, of such Person; (b) the present fair

 

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saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital; (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business and (f) such Person does not intend, in any transaction, to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors or any other person to which such Person is or will become, through such transaction, indebted. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Spot Rate ” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the Issuing Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency.

STRH ” shall mean SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and its successors.

Subordinated Debt Documents ” shall mean any indenture, agreement or similar instrument governing Permitted Subordinated Debt.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, and (b) either (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

SunTrust ” shall mean SunTrust Bank and its successors.

Swingline Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000).

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section 2.4 , which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline Loans.

 

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Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline Commitment. Swingline Loans shall only be denominated in Dollars.

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Sections 840-10 & 840-20, as amended and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

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

Term Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 , and include any Incremental Loan that is a term loan.

Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule 1 . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments is EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS ($80,000,000).

Term Loans ” shall mean, collectively, the Term Loan and the Incremental Loans that are term loans.

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

United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Closing Date which, within thirty (30) days of such formation, the Borrower designates in writing to the Administrative Agent as being an Unrestricted Subsidiary and satisfies the conditions set forth in the following sentence of this definition (it being understood that any such designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary within such thirty (30) day period shall be deemed an initial designation and not a re-designation from a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary). The Borrower may designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and may subsequently re-designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by giving written notice of such re-designation to the Administrative Agent, so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default is in existence or would be caused by such designation or redesignation and (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that, after giving effect to such designation or redesignation on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI as of the most recent Fiscal Quarter end with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received the required financial information.

 

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

Section 1.2 Classifications of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “Revolving Loan”, “Dollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Loan” or “Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g. a “Eurodollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Loan”, “Dollar Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”, “Dollar Borrower” or “Multicurrency Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Borrowing” or “Dollar Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(b) ; provided , that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all calculations of the financial covenants contained in Article VI (including for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and any transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires that any financial covenant contained in Article VI be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”) shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis with respect to any Disposition, Recovery Event or acquisition occurring during such period.

Section 1.4 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not

 

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to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise provided, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.5 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents . Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurodollar Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in the Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of the Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

Section 1.6 Change of Currency .

(a) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

Section 2.1 General Description of Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally agrees (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2 , (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.22 , (iii) the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.4 , (iv) each Multicurrency Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided , that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect from time to time; and (v) each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.

Section 2.2 Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each Dollar Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Dollar Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such

 

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Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Dollar Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeding the aggregate Dollar Commitments and (b) each Multicurrency Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars or the Alternative Currency, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Multicurrency Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeding the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments. During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided , that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

Section 2.3 Procedure for Revolving Borrowings . The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 (a “ Notice of Revolving Borrowing ”) (a) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (b) prior to 1:00 p.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (ii) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing, (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period), (v) the currency of the Loans to be borrowed and (vi) whether such Borrowing is to be made under the Dollar Commitments or the Multicurrency Commitments. If the Borrower fails to specify a currency in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to specify a Class in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be deemed to be under the Multicurrency Commitments. Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided , that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 2.22(d) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any time exceed six (6) Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the amount (and currency) of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.

Section 2.4 Swingline Commitment .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the difference between the Multicurrency Commitments and the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders; provided , that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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(b) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4 attached hereto (“ Notice of Swingline Borrowing ”) prior to 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the principal amount of such Swingline Loan, (ii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Swingline Loan shall not be less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 4:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Multicurrency Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any Swingline Loan. Each Multicurrency Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.6 , and such proceeds will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.

(d) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Multicurrency Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender.

(e) Each Multicurrency Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.4(c) or to purchase the participating interests pursuant to Section 2.4(d) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Multicurrency Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. Until such time as such Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In addition, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such Lender’s participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section 2.4 , until such amount has been purchased in full.

 

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Section 2.5 Term Loan Commitment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single loan (the “ Term Loan ”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loan may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Section 3.1 shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request to borrow the Term Loan on the Closing Date.

Section 2.6 Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan in the Alternative Currency, in each case to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office for the applicable currency; provided , that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section 2.4 . The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(c) All Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

 

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Section 2.7 Interest Elections.

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, all as provided in this Section 2.7 . The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.7 , the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 1:00 p.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Loan and (B) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing (including the Class) to which such Notice of Conversion/Continuation applies and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. If any such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section 2.3 .

(c) If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing; provided , however, such Loan shall be of the same Class; provided further , however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurodollar Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof. No Loan may be converted into a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.

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Section 2.8 Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments.

(a) Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments, Swingline Commitments and LC Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.23 , the Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.5 .

(b) Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole; provided , that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and any larger multiple of $500,000, and (iii) no such reduction of either Class shall be permitted which would reduce the total Revolving Commitments of such Class to an amount less than the total Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class. Any such reduction in the Multicurrency Commitments below the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment.

Section 2.9 Repayment of Loans.

(a) The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be due and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

(b) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below (and on such other date(s) and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement):

 

Installment Date

   Principal Amount  

September 30, 2012

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2012

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

June 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 31, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

 

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June 30, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 31, 2015

   $ 1,000,000.00  

June 30, 2015

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2015

   $ 1,500,000.00  

December 31, 2015

   $ 1,500,000.00  

March 31,2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

June 30,2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

September 30, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

March 31,2017

   $ 1,500,000.00  

provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date with respect to the Term Loan.

(c) The outstanding principal amount of any incremental Loan shall be repaid as provided in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement.

Section 2.10 Evidence of Indebtedness .

(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment and Term Loan Commitment of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section 2.7 , (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section 2.7 , (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , that the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b) This Agreement evidences the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and is being executed as a “noteless” credit agreement. However, at the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.10 (a “ Note ”). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment permitted hereunder) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.

Section 2.11 Optional Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. (x) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) not less than four (4) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) in the case of Swingline Borrowings, 11:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment, the Class of the Loans to be prepaid, the currencies of the Loans to be prepaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided , that a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the closing of a Disposition or the incurrence of Indebtedness, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such proposed prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section 2.13(d ); provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 2.19 . Each partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 or in the case of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.4 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and in the case of a prepayment of a Term Loan Borrowing, to principal installments as directed by the Borrower.

Section 2.12 Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Not later than thirty (30) Business Days following receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition or Recovery Event, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.12(c) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that such prepayment shall not be required (i) if the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such 30-Business Day period that such Net Cash Proceeds are to be used to repair or replace the property subject to such Disposition or Recovery Event or to acquire other property useful in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and either such use or acquisition shall occur, or a binding commitment for such use or acquisition shall have been entered into, within one year of the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event, (ii) if the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds that are not reinvested or committed for such reinvestment in accordance with the foregoing clause (i) hereof is less than or equal to (x) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions, $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Recovery Events, $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (iii) in the event such

 

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Disposition occurs outside of the United States, if the Borrower has reasonably determined that the repatriation of such Net Cash Proceeds, and the related prepayment required pursuant to this clause (a), would cause a material adverse tax consequence on the Borrower; provided further that if the Borrower shall fail to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within such one-year period but shall have notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such one-year period in writing of an Investment that the Borrower has committed to make with such Net Cash Proceeds , then such one-year reinvestment period shall be extended for an additional 180 days.

(b) Promptly upon (but in any event no later than one (1) Business Day following) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Cure Amounts, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.12(c) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds.

(c) Any prepayments made by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) or ( b ) above shall be applied as follows: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such interest and fees; fourth , to the principal balance of the Term Loans on a ratable basis, until all of the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their Pro Rata Shares of each respective Term Loan and applied to the principal installments of the Term Loans on a pro rata basis; fifth , to the principal balance of the Swingline Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, to the Swingline Lender, sixth , to the principal balance of the Revolving Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments and seventh , to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit in an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon. The Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall not be permanently reduced by the amount of any prepayments made pursuant to clauses fifth through seventh above, unless a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender) holding more than 50% of the Revolving Commitments so request.

(d) If at any time (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeds the aggregate Dollar Commitments or (iii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments, as reduced pursuant to Section 2.8 or otherwise, the Borrower shall immediately, upon the earlier of demand from the Administrative Agent or knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, repay Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) and applicable Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section 2.19 . Each prepayment shall be applied first to the Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) to the full extent thereof, second, within the affected Class, first to the Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof, and then to Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof. If after giving effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or (ii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit in an amount equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon.

 

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Section 2.13 Interest on Loans .

(a) The Borrower shall pay interest on (i) each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b) The Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a)  and (b) above, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the option of the Required Lenders, and after acceleration, the Borrower shall pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) (i) with respect to all Base Rate Loans, at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Base Rate Loans and (ii) with respect to all Eurodollar Loans at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Eurodollar Loans for the then-current Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and with respect to all Base Rate Loans and all other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for Base Rate Loans.

(d) Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last Business Day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.14 Fees .

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

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(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”), which shall accrue at the Applicable Margin on the average daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period. For purposes of computing the Commitment Fee with respect to the Multicurrency Commitments, the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Multicurrency Lender, in Dollars, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each Letter of Credit (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”), which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (such Letter of Credit Fee shall continue to accrue on any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account, in Dollars, a facing fee, which shall accrue at the rate set forth in the Agent Fee Letter on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of the LC Exposure during the Availability Period (or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Required Lenders elect to increase the interest rate on the Loans to the Default Interest pursuant to Section 2.13(c) , the rate per annum used to calculate the letter of credit fee pursuant to clause (i)  above shall automatically be increased by two hundred (200) basis points.

(d) The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent and its affiliates, in Dollars, all fees in the Agent Fee Letter that are due and payable on the Closing Date. The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to the Lenders all upfront fees previously agreed in writing.

(e) Accrued fees under paragraphs (b)  and (c) above shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and if later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety); provided further , that any such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand.

(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to Commitment Fees during such period pursuant to Section 2.14(b) or Letter of Credit Fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section  2.14(c) (without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (a) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.26 , such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments and (b) to the extent any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank. The pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.21 shall automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this subsection (f).

 

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Section 2.15 Computation of Interest and Fees .

Interest hereunder based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days (or three hundred sixty-six (366) days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and all fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Section 2.16 Inability to Determine Interest Rates . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans (whether in Dollars or the Alternative Currency) for such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans denominated in Dollars shall be converted into Base Rate Loans (or, in the case of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (I) Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing (or, in the case of a pending request for a Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate).

Section 2.17 Illegality . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency) and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist (which such Lender shall endeavor to do promptly upon that being the case), the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then

 

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current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Section 2.18 Increased Costs .

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) subject any Lender or the Issuing Bank to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(iii) [reserved]; or

(iv) impose on any Lender or on the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), such additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have reasonably determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital requirements and affecting such Lender or Issuing Bank has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank with respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank for any such reduction suffered.

 

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(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.18 shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay any such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such amount or amounts within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 2.19 Funding Indemnity . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked) or (d) any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in the Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) in a different currency from such Loan or Letter of Credit drawing, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for any loss (other than loss of profit), cost or expense attributable to such event within five (5) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice from the Lenders, through the Administrative Agent, setting forth such amounts. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. An invoice as to any additional amount payable under this Section 2.19 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

Section 2.20 Taxes .

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes; provided, that if the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by applicable Law to deduct any Taxes from such payments (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Person), (i) then such Person shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant

 

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Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section  2.20 ) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

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

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank, within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.20 ) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, or required to be withheld from a payment to such Person on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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

(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  11.4(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection (e) .

(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax under the Code, any treaty to which the United States is a party or otherwise, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or as reasonably requested by the Borrower or the

 

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Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed

by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. 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 clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

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

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

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

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

 

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(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8EC1, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-2 or Exhibit 2.20-3 , 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 2.20-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

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

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

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

(g) If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section  2.20 , it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant

 

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Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

Section 2.21 Payments Generally: Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(a) Except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Sections 2.18 , 2.19 or 2.20 , or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, in the Alternative Currency and in immediately available funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.18 , 2.19 and 2.20 and 11.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and fourth , to the payment of principal of the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

 

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(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Revolving Credit Exposure or Term Loans, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans; provided , that(i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amount paid by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of LC Disbursements, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated interest bearing account until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date at which time the funds in such account (including any accrued interest thereon) will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, in the following order of priority: first to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement, third to the payment of interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable

 

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to them, fifth to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Tenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Tenders, ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them, sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, and seventh to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

Section 2.22 Letters of Credit.

(a) During the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to Section  2.22(d ) and 2.22(e) , agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided , that (i) each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one year after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (B) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (but may contain provisions for automatic renewal provided that no Default or Event of Default exists on the renewal date or would be caused by such renewal and provided that no such renewal shall extend beyond the date five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date); (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least $50,000; (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit, if, after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the LC Commitment and (B) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders would exceed the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments; and (iv) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, such Letter of Credit shall not be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or the Alternative Currency. Each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in each Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance with respect to all other Letters of Credit. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation.

(b) To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the amount and currency thereof (and in the absence of specification of currency shall be deemed a request for a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article III (or, with respect to Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, Section  3.2 ), the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Bank shall require; provided , that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

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(c) At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice and if not, the Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from the Administrative Agent on or before 5:00 p.m. the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Letter of Credit (1) directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in Section. 2.22(a) or that one or more conditions specified in Article III (or, with respect to Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, Section 3.2 ) are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

(d) The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. The Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC Disbursement thereunder; provided , that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to such LC Disbursement. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank in the Alternative Currency, unless (i) the Issuing Bank (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (ii) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the Issuing Bank in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to (x) 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or (y) the Applicable Time, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in the Alternative Currency, that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing Bank (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency); provided , that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 hereof shall not be applicable. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.3 , and each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.6. The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement.

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the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. Each Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided , that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank to it.

(f) To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section on the due date therefor, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; provided, that if such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section 2.13(c) .

(g) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding that its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit be Cash Collateralized pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided , that such obligation to Cash Collateralize the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Letters of Credit shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 8.1. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest and profits, if any, on such

 

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investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such cash collateral so posted (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the extent amounts held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure exceed the LC Exposure, the Administrative Agent shall endeavor, from time to time, at the written request of the Borrower, to deliver to the Borrower promptly after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, the amount of such excess.

(h) Upon the request of any Lender, but no more frequently than quarterly, the Issuing Bank shall deliver (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower a report describing the aggregate Letters of Credit then outstanding. Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.

(i) The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

(i) Any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

(ii) The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) Any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv) Payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(v) Any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the Alternative Currency to any Loan Party or Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;

(vi) Any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section  2.22 , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

 

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(vii) The existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided , that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(j) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable Laws, (i) each standby Letter of Credit shall be governed by the “International Standby Practices 1998” (ISP98) (or such later revision as may be published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued), (ii) each documentary Letter of Credit shall be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later revision as may be published by the International Chamber of Commerce on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued) and (iii) the Borrower shall specify the foregoing in each letter of credit application submitted for the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

Section 2.23 Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders.

(a) From time to time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to each Lender), propose to increase the Term Loan, increase the Multicurrency Commitments, or establish one or more additional term loans (each, an “ Incremental Loan ”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $45,000,000 (the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Loans, the “ Additional Commitment Amount ”); provided , that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) after giving effect to such increase, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants in Article VI

 

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on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming full utilization of the Revolving Commitments, (iii) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Commitment Amount shall be not less than $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $5,000,000, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Loan, (x) the final maturity date shall be no earlier than the latest Maturity Date for any then existing Loan, (y) the weighted average life to maturity of such Incremental Loan shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of any then existing Loan and (z) the interest rate may not exceed the interest rate applicable to any then existing Loan by more than 0.50% per annum (after taking into account any interest rate floors, original issue discount and upfront fees, as applicable, equated to per annum interest in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent and consistent with generally accepted financial practice based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity (e.g., 25 basis points equals 100 basis points in original issue discount or upfront fees payable on the principal amount of debt)), it being understood that the interest rate applicable to any existing Loan may be increased to the extent necessary to satisfy such requirement, and (v) no Lender shall have any obligation to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment, and any decision by a Lender to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other Lender.

(b) If any Lender shall decline to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment pursuant to s ubsection (a)  of this Section  2.23 , or any Lender shall fail to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing about whether it will provide any Incremental Loan Commitment within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice of the Borrower’s request for any Incremental Loan Commitment, the Borrower may designate another bank or other financial institution (which may be, but need not be, one or more of the existing Lenders) which at the time agrees to, in the case of any such Person that is an existing Lender, provide an Incremental Loan Commitment, as applicable, and in the case of any other such Person that is not already a Lender (an “ Additional Lender ”), become a party to this Agreement pursuant to an Additional Commitment Agreement; provided , however , that any new bank or financial institution must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which acceptance will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The principal amount of Incremental Loans of the existing Lenders pursuant to this subsection (b) plus the principal amount of Incremental Loans of the Additional Lenders shall not in the aggregate exceed the unsubscribed amount of the Additional Commitment Amount.

(c) Any establishment of any Incremental Loan pursuant to this Section  2.23 shall become effective upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Additional Commitment Agreement duly executed by the Borrower and by any Lender (including any Additional Lender) providing an Incremental Loan Commitment, setting forth the Incremental Loan Commitment of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender, if any, to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, together with evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties with respect to such Incremental Loan and opinions of counsel for the Loan Parties with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(d) Upon the acceptance of a duly executed Additional Commitment Agreement by the Administrative Agent, the Commitments shall automatically be increased by the amount of the Incremental Loan Commitments added through such Additional Commitment Agreement and Schedule I shall automatically be deemed amended to reflect the Commitments of all Lenders after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Loan Commitments.

 

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(e) Upon any increase in the Multicurrency Commitments pursuant to this Section  2.23 that is not pro rata among all Multicurrency Lenders, (x) within five (5) Business Days, in the case of any Base Rate Loans that are Multicurrency Loans then outstanding, and at the end of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans that are Multicurrency Loans then outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety and, to the extent the Borrower elects to do so and subject to the conditions specified in Article III , the Borrower shall reborrow Multicurrency Loans from the Multicurrency Lenders in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments after giving effect to such increase, until such time as all outstanding Multicurrency Loans are held by the Multicurrency Lenders in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments after giving effect to such increase and (y) effective upon such increase, the amount of the participations held by each Multicurrency Lender in each Letter of Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted automatically such that, after giving effect to such adjustments, the Multicurrency Lenders shall hold participations in each such Letter of Credit in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments.

(f) If any amendment to this Agreement is required to give effect to any institution of an Incremental Loan pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2.23 , then such amendment shall be effective if executed by the Loan Parties, each lender providing an Incremental Loan Commitment and the Administrative Agent notwithstanding anything in Section 11.2 (other than the proviso of Section 11.2(b) ) to the contrary.

Section 2.24 Mitigation of Obligations . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section 2.18 or Section 2.20 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

Section 2.25 Replacement of Lenders . If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18 , (b) 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 2.20 , (c) any Lender notifies the Borrower and Administrative Agent that it is unable to fund Eurodollar Loans pursuant to Sections 2.16 or 2.17 , (d) a Lender (a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section  11.2(b) but requires unanimous consent of all Lender or all the Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 11.4(b) ) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender); provided, that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (ii) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section 2.18 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.20 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law and (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination

 

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with respect to any Loan Document, the applicable assignee consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided that the failure by such Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section  2.25 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.26 Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment.

(a) If a Lender with a Revolving Commitment becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

(i) the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders that are Multicurrency Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Commitments (calculated as if the Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment was reduced to zero and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment had been increased proportionately); provided that (a) the sum of each such Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Multicurrency Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (b) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “ unreallocated portion ”) of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be reallocated pursuant to clause (i) for any reason the Borrower will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (A) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in respect of such LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, (B) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (C) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.

(b) If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that any Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, (i) if such Defaulting Lender is a Multicurrency Lender, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Multicurrency Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion

 

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of outstanding Multicurrency Loans of the other Multicurrency Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of the Multicurrency Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Commitments and (ii) if such Defaulting Lender is a Dollar Lender, such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Dollar Loans of the other Dollar Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of the Dollar Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Dollar Commitments, in each case, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Credit Exposure of each affected Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing). If any cash collateral has been posted with respect to the LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrower; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1 Conditions To Effectiveness . This Agreement and the obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) Loan Documents . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or thereto or written evidence (which may include telecopy transmission of such signed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such party is a party.

(b) Organization Documents; Resolutions and Certificates . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents and resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

(ii) certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party.

 

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(c) Opinions of Counsel . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary written opinions of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders.

(d) Officer’s Closing Certificate . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, the conditions specified in Sections 3.1(e) and (f)  and Sections 3.2(a) , (b) and (c)  are satisfied as of the Closing Date.

(e) Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2011, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Consolidated Leverage Ratio . The Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the twelve month period ended March 31, 2012, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein to be consummated on the Closing Date, is not greater than 2.20:1.0.

(g) Required Consents and Approvals . The Loan Parties shall have received all consents (including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance and other necessary governmental, shareholder or third party consents), approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings and orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any applicable Law, the Organization Documents of any Loan Party or by any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, and no investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority regarding the Loan Documents or any other transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall be ongoing.

(h) Solvency . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower, confirming that (i) the Borrower is and (ii) the Borrower and the Guarantors on a consolidated basis are Solvent before and after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein.

(i) Insurance . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of certificates of insurance issued on behalf of insurers of the Loan Parties, describing in reasonable detail the types and amounts of insurance (property and liability) maintained by the Loan Parties, and endorsements naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured on liability policies and lender loss payee on property and casualty policies.

(j) [Intentionally omitted.]

(k) Personal Property Collateral . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) Searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party and each other jurisdiction where each Loan Party owns real property;

 

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(ii) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

(iii) [intentionally omitted];

(iv) Searches of ownership of, and Liens on, United States registered intellectual property owned by each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices; and

(v) Duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in any IP Rights registered in the United States and owned by the Loan Parties (if and to the extent perfection may be achieved in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office by such filings).

(l) Refinancing of Existing Indebtedness . Except with respect to Indebtedness permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 7.1 , receipt by the Administrative Agent of copies of duly executed payoff letters, executed by each of the Loan Parties’ existing lenders or the agent thereof, together with (i) evidence of payment of such existing Indebtedness, (ii) authorization to file UCC-3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all liens of such existing lenders upon any of the personal property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) cancellations and releases, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, releasing all liens of any existing lenders upon any of the real property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) any other releases, terminations or other documents reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence the payoff of Indebtedness owed to any existing lenders (including, but not limited to, Indebtedness pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement).

(m) Patriot Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “ know your customer ” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

(n) Financial Statements . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Audited Financial Statements and the Financial Statement Worksheets, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of the Audited Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

(o) Fees and Expenses . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and STRH (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement with the Administrative Agent or STRH.

 

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Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 3.1 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3.1 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 3.2 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

(c) the Borrower shall have delivered (i) the required Notice of Borrowing in the case of making a Loan or (ii) the notice required under Section 2.22(b) in the case of the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit;

(d) if any Lender with a Multicurrency Commitment is a Defaulting Lender at the time of any request by the Borrower of a Borrowing of a Swingline Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, set forth in this Section 3.2 , the Issuing Bank will not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit and the Swingline Lender will not be required to make any Swingline Loans, unless they are satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure is fully covered or eliminated pursuant to Section 2.26 ; and

(e) In the case of a Loan or Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required Multicurrency Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) or the Issuing Bank (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Loan or Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 3.2.

Section 3.3 Delivery of Documents . All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article III , unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

Section 4.1 Existence; Power . Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or other legal entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2 Organizational Power; Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

Section 4.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens granted by the Loan Parties under the Collateral Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents.

Section 4.4 Financial Statements . (i) The Audited Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial condition of each of Merchant Services, Inc., PowerPay, Inc., Federated Payments Systems, LLC, Federated Payment Systems USA, Inc., and Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of such dates and the consolidated results of operations for such periods in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, and (ii) the Financial Statement Worksheets are true and correct in all material respects. Since December 31, 2011, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.5 Litigation and Environmental Matters.

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(i) as to which

there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b) Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

Section 4.6 Compliance with Laws and Agreements . The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority and (b) all indentures, agreements or other instruments binding upon it or its properties, except where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.7 Investment Company Act, Etc. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company’’ or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection therewith.

Section 4.8 Taxes . The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated.

Section 4.9 Margin Regulations . None of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulation T, U or X. Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock.”

Section 4.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

 

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Section 4.11 Ownership of Property .

(a) Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower referred to in Section 4.4 or purported to have been acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed, or otherwise has the right, to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower in the case of any of the foregoing not owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, infringe on the rights of any other Person other than infringement which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured as required by Section  5.8 .

Section 4.12 Disclosure . The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments, and corporate or other restrictions to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports (including without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission), financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided , that with respect to projected or pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time.

Section 4.13 Labor Relations . There are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.14 Subsidiaries . Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the Borrower in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date.

 

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Section 4.15 Solvency . After giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making of the Loans under this Agreement, each Loan Party is Solvent.

Section 4.16 Subordination of Subordinated Debt . This Agreement, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings and refundings hereof, constitute the “Senior Credit Agreement” (or other comparable term) within the meaning of the Subordinated Debt Documents; this Agreement, together with each of the other Loan Documents and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings and refundings hereof and thereof, constitute “Senior Loan Documents” (or other comparable term) within the meaning the Subordinated Debt Documents; and the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans and all other Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refundings or refinancings of any of the foregoing constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) of the Borrower within the meaning of the Subordinated Debt Documents, and the holders thereof from time to time shall be entitled to all of the rights of a holder of “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) pursuant to the Subordinated Debt Documents.

Section 4.17 OFAC . No Loan Party (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.

Section 4.18 Patriot Act . Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, 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, as amended.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 5.1 Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender:

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the Administrative Agent, such 90 day period shall be extended to 120 days) after the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrower, (i) a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year and (ii) in the event the revenue of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis accounts for 20% or more of the total revenue of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and, to the extent available, the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, to the extent available, and in each case in reasonable detail and reported on by J.H. Cohn, LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower, (i) an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year and (ii) an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year;

(c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate (i) certifying as to whether there exists a Default or Event of Default on the date of such certificate, and if a Default or an Event of Default then exists, specifying the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI , (iii) specifying any change in the identity of the Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter from the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on the Closing Date or as of the most recent Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be, including any change with respect to the designation of any Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iv) identifying any change in GAAP or the application thereof that has occurred since the Closing Date which has had an effect on the financial statements accompanying such Compliance Certificate;

 

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(d) [reserved];

(e) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the calendar year, a pro forma budget for the succeeding Fiscal Year, containing an income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow;

(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and

(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.

Section 5.2 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender written notice of the following (i) with respect to clause (a) promptly upon the occurrence thereof and (ii) with respect to each other clause, promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual knowledge thereof:

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000;

(e) the occurrence of any default or event of default, or the receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged default or event of default, with respect to any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) the occurrence of any breach or default that remains uncured after giving effect to any applicable cure periods set forth in the BIN Sponsorship Agreement or of any termination event (including pursuant to Article VIII of the BIN Sponsorship Agreement) with respect to the Permitted BIN Arrangement;

 

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

Each notice delivered under this Section  5.2 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.3 Existence; Conduct of Business . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and its respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business; provided , that nothing in this Section  5.3 shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section  7.3 or Disposition permitted under Section 7.6.

Section 5.4 Compliance with Laws, Etc . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5 Payment of Obligations . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, levies and all other claims that could result in a statutory Lien before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.6 Books and Records . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries, in all material respects, shall be made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower in conformity with GAAP.

Section 5.7 Visitation, Inspection, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants (subject to such accountant’s customary policies and procedures), all at such reasonable times and as often as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided , however , other than any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 5.7 and, absent the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one (1) time during any calendar year which shall not be at the Borrower’s expense; provided , further , however, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the

 

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contrary in this Section 5.7 , none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or extracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Law or any bona fide arm’s length third party contract, so long as such contract was not entered into solely for the purposes of circumventing such disclosure or (b) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

Section 5.8 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Restricted Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and (c) at all times shall name Administrative Agent as additional insured on all liability policies of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 5.9 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit . The Borrower will use the proceeds of all Loans to refinance certain existing Indebtedness on the Closing Date, finance working capital needs, Investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.4 , Capital Expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. None of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X. All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes.

Section 5.10 Permitted BIN Arrangement . The Permitted BIN Arrangement shall be in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement.

Section 5.11 Further Assurances.

(a) Additional Loan Parties . If for purposes of complying with the terms of Section 6.4 hereof or otherwise, the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it intends to cause a non-Loan Party Subsidiary to become a Loan Party, such Subsidiary shall become a Loan Party by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a joinder to this Agreement and each Collateral Document, such joinder to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, accompanied by (i) all other Loan Documents related thereto and in connection therewith, (ii) certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements, and other organizational documents, appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of such Subsidiary, and opinions of counsel comparable to those delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(c) , and (iii) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(b) Personal Property . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause the personal property (other than (x) Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, the pledging of which shall be governed by clause (c)  below and (y) Excluded Property) of such Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in any applicable Collateral Document.

 

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(c) Capital Stock . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause (i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Loan Party and (ii) 65% (or such greater percentage that, due to a Change in Law after the date hereof, (A) could not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (B) could not reasonably be expected to cause any adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956 2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956 2(c)(2)) in each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary owned by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in any applicable Collateral Document. Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any actions under the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States in order to create or perfect any Lien granted under any Collateral Document.

Section 5.12 Post-Closing .

(a) not later than five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all certificates evidencing any certificated Capital Stock pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to, and as identified in, the Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank, undated stock powers attached thereto;

(b) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all notes or other instruments that evidence intercompany debt pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to, and as identified in, the Security Agreement, together with duly executed customary allonges attached thereto;

(c) not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all notes or other instruments not delivered pursuant to clause (b) above as required pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with duly executed customary allonges attached thereto;

(d) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver an estoppel letter, consent and waiver from the landlord of that real property located at 515 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York 11747, in the form previously agreed to between the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the landlord;

(e) not later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent fully executed customary deposit account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent with respect to each deposit account held at a depositary bank other than SunTrust Bank which is required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents to be subject to such deposit account control agreements or (ii) in the case of any such deposit account for which such a control agreement has not been delivered by such date, close such account;

 

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(f) not later than the date that the Borrower’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ purchase of the remaining Capital Stock of Power Pay, Inc. is consummated (as permitted by Section 7.4(f) ), the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Promissory Note dated October 1, 2005 executed by PowerPay, LLC in favor of Stephen P. Goodrich has been (i) paid in full and terminated or (ii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(g) not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note dated May 27, 2011 executed by Commerce Payment Group LLC in favor of Karen Davidson has been (i) paid in full and terminated or (ii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(h) not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts held at HSBC Bank, USA, N.A., as set forth on Schedule I.1 have been closed; and

(i) not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Indebtedness of EVO Merchant Services, LLC pursuant to an Automated Clearing House / Overdraft Protection Arrangement with HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as further described on Schedule 7.1 , shall have been paid in full and terminated, the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement, as further described on Schedule 7.2 , shall have been terminated and released, and the HSBC Cash Collateral shall have been released and returned to the Loan Parties.

ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Loan Parties shall not and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to:

Section 6.1 Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter, to be greater than 3.75:1.0.

Section 6.2 Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio . Permit, for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015 and as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter thereafter, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.50:1.0

Section 6.3 Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter, to be less than 1.25:1.0.

Section 6.4 Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA . Permit the Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA to be less than $35,000,000.

Section 6.5 Right to Cure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.1 or 6.2 , in the event that any Loan Party would otherwise be in default of the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.1 or 6.2 for any period, on or before the tenth Business Day subsequent to the due date for delivery of the financial statements for such period pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or, with

 

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respect to the fourth Fiscal Quarter of a Fiscal Year of the Borrower, Section  5.1(a) (the “ Cure Deadline ”), the Borrower shall have the right to issue common or, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, preferred Capital Stock, for cash in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to cure the relevant failure to comply with all the applicable financial covenants contained in Section 6.1 or 6.2 (collectively, the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash on or before the Cure Deadline (the “ Cure Amount ”), such financial covenants shall be recalculated giving effect to the following: (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ending at the end of such period shall be increased by the Cure Amount, and such increase shall be effective for all periods that include such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Loan Parties shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.1 or 6.2 , the Loan Parties shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements thereof as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default thereof which had occurred shall be deemed cured as of such date for all purposes of this Agreement; provided, that:

(i) the Cure Amount proceeds shall be used to repay the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.12(b) ; provided , however such Obligations shall not be deemed to have been repaid for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for the period with respect to which such Compliance Certificate applies or any future Compliance Certificate including such period applies;

(ii) (A) in each four fiscal quarter period, there shall be a period of at least two (2) fiscal quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (B) the Cure Amount for any applicable period shall be no greater than the aggregate amount necessary to cure all Events of Default arising in respect of Section 6.1 or 6.2 for such applicable period, (C) there shall be no more than two (2) Cure Rights exercised during any period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters and (D) there shall be no more than four (4) Cure Rights exercised during the term of this Agreement,

(iii) the Cure Amount shall be disregarded for all calculations under this Agreement other than compliance with Section 6.1 or 6.2 , as applicable, and shall be disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with Section 6.1 and 6.2 on a Pro Forma Basis for purposes of Article VII ; and

(iv) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice from the Borrower prior to the Cure Deadline with respect to any fiscal period, that the Borrower intends to exercise its Cure Right pursuant to this Section 6.5 for such fiscal period, the Lenders shall not be permitted to accelerate the Loans held by them and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders shall not be permitted to exercise remedies against the Collateral, in each case to the extent such acceleration or such exercise of remedies is based solely on a failure to comply with the requirements of Section 6.1 or 6.2 for such fiscal period, unless and until such Cure Deadline shall have passed without the Borrower exercising its Cure Right for such fiscal period prior to such Cure Deadline and otherwise in accordance with this Section 6,5 ; provided , that , for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.5(iv) shall not apply at such time as the Borrower has used all of its Cure Rights (x) for the applicable four Fiscal Quarter period and/or (y) for the term of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 7.1 Indebtedness and Preferred Equity . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness created pursuant to the Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.1 and Permitted Refinancings of such Indebtedness;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof; provided, that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements and Permitted Refinancings of any such Indebtedness; provided further, that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $7,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(d) Indebtedness (including Guarantees, and other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (b)  of this Section 7.1 ) of the Borrower owing to any Restricted Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such Indebtedness is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion;

(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence thereof and the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(f) Hedging Obligations permitted by Section 7.10 ;

(g) To the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of Permitted Earnouts;

(h) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue of this subsection, Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section 7.1 );

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(j) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, (i) indemnification obligations and obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a permitted acquisition, any other Investment or Disposition permitted hereunder and (ii) other indemnification obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of arrangements of any of the types described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Bank Products” whether or not provided by a Bank Product Provider to the extent permitted hereunder;

(1) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(m) Excluded Repurchase Obligations; and

(n) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of deferred compensation (i) put in place in connection with the MDP Equity Investment and (ii) other deferred compensation in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.

Other than an Excluded Repurchase Obligation, Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred equity interests that (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except to the extent redeemable for common equity of the applicable issuer), (ii) is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable by Borrower or such Subsidiary at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (except to the extent redeemable for common equity of the applicable issuer) or (iii) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness or preferred stock or any other preferred equity interests described in this paragraph, on or prior to, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), the first anniversary of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Section 7.2 Negative Pledge . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired or, except:

(a) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document and other Liens securing the Obligations, provided , however , that no Liens may secure Hedging Obligations without securing all other Obligations on a basis at least pari passu with such Hedging Obligations and subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.21 ;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) any Liens on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.2 ; provided , that such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(c) ; provided , that (i) such Lien attaches to the assets being acquired, constructed or improved concurrently or within 90 days after the acquisition, improvement or completion of the construction; (ii) such Lien does not extend to any other asset (except for additions and accessions to such assets and products and proceeds thereof); and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such assets;

 

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(e) Liens on the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts;

(f) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(h) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(i) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(j) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions in the ordinary course of business; and

(k) without duplication of, or aggregation with, any other Lien permitted under any other clause of this Section 7.2 , other Liens (not covering Collateral) securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000 at any time outstanding determined as of the date of incurrence;

(I) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with any acquisition permitted hereunder, to be applied against the purchase price of such property;

(m) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases giving rise to Capitalized Lease Obligations) or licenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(o) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries securing intercompany Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date owed to the Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000; and

 

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(p) extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in this Section 7.2 ; provided , that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby.

Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided, that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with a Person if the surviving Person is (x) the Borrower or (y) if the Borrower is not a party to such merger, is (or will become simultaneously with such merger) a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into another Restricted Subsidiary; provided , that if any party to such merger is a Loan Party, the surviving Person shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such merger) a Loan Party, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Restricted Subsidiary Disposing of such assets is a Loan Party, then either (x) the Restricted Subsidiary to which such assets are transferred shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such transfer) a Loan Party or (y) the Investment resulting from such Disposition is permitted under Section  7.6 , and (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage primarily in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related thereto.

Section 7.4 Investments, Loans, Etc . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Capital Stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary, except:

(a) Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.4 (including Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries);

(b) cash and Permitted Investments;

(c) Guarantees by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1 ;

 

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(d) Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Restricted Subsidiary and by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or in or to another Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Investments resulting in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, (i) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or to, and Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of, any Subsidiary that is not (or will not become simultaneously with such Investment) a Restricted Subsidiary (excluding all such Investments and Guarantees existing on the Closing Date) and (ii) Investments in or to entities that are not Subsidiaries, including independent sales organizations and other strategic partners (excluding all such Investments existing on the Closing Date), in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), in an aggregate amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed the sum of (A) $25,000,000 plus (B) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending as of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for with financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section 5.1(a) or (b) , as applicable;

(f) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the Borrower’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ purchase (either in cash, through the incurrence of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder, or a combination thereof) of the remaining Capital Stock of PowerPay, Inc.;

(g) loans or advances made after the Closing Date to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $3,000,000 at any time;

(h) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section 7.10 ;

(i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Investments (including debt obligations and Capital Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment;

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

(l) a loan to Blueapple Inc. to be used for the payment of certain payroll taxes resulting from the MDP Equity Investment so long as such loan (i) does not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 and (ii) has a term of no more than six (6) months; and

 

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(m) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, other Investments that do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, determined as of the date of such Investment.

Section 7.5 Restricted Payments . The Borrower will not, and will not permit its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except for

(a) dividends payable by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any of its Capital Stock payable solely in shares of the same class as such Capital Stock or in any class of its common equity;

(b) Restricted Payments made by any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) any other shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not wholly owned by the Borrower and other wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (x) on at least a pro rata basis with any other shareholders, (y) in accordance with the agreements described on Schedule 7.5 or (z) on a non-rata basis consistent with past practices;

(c) Permitted Tax Distributions;

(d) so long as no Default of Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, distributions to a minority shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary up to the distributable earnings of such Restricted Subsidiary related to the equity ownership of such minority shareholder;

(e) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom at the time such dividend or distribution is paid or redemption is made, and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, (i) distributions made in connection with the Permitted Earnouts and (ii) other cash dividends and distributions paid on the common equity of the Borrower; provided that any such Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (e) (ii) shall not exceed the Available Distribution Amount as calculated at the time of such Restricted Payment;

(f) in addition to the foregoing Restricted Payments and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 during any Fiscal Year; and

(g) Restricted Payments made by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount not to exceed $13,000,000.

Section 7.6 Dispositions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its assets, business or property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person other than the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to qualify directors if required by applicable Law), except:

(a) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, EVO Merchant Services, LLC may sell its ownership interest in (x) Federated Payment Systems, LLC and (y) US Merchant Systems, LLC;

 

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(b) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such sale is made, or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the sale or other Disposition of such assets (which sale or other Disposition shall be for cash and for fair market value) in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (B) $45,000,000 over the term of the Agreement; provided that for purposes of this clause (b) only, any liabilities of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released, shall be deemed to be cash;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d) Dispositions (i) permitted by Section 7.3 or (ii) made to effect an Investment permitted under Section 7.4 or a Restricted Payment permitted under Section 7.5 ;

(e) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of property pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 7.9 ;

(f) licensing or sublicensing of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business on customary terms;

(g) Dispositions of Investments (including Capital Stock) in joint ventures that are not Loan Parties to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(h) the Disposition, within one (1) year of such acquisition, of assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(i) Dispositions of Capital Stock in Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Section 7.7 Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable, when considered on the whole, to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary not involving any other Affiliates; (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.5 ; (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into employment and severance arrangements with officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business, and (e) transactions in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.7 .

 

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Section 7.8 Restrictive Agreements . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Capital Stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (c) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (d) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, except for:

(i) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by Law or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(ii) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of assets or of a Restricted Subsidiary pending such Disposition, provided such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary that is to be Disposed of and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(iii) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements that exist on the date hereof and are listed on Schedule 7.8 , and in the case of an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions;

(iv) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions that are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof), so long as the agreements containing such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(v) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section  7.4 and applicable solely to, in the case of the foregoing clause (a), the assets and Capital Stock of such joint venture, and in the case of the foregoing clauses (b) through (d), such joint venture;

(vi) in the case of the preceding clause (a), restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.2 or 7.4 and limited to such cash or deposit;

(vii) negative pledges and other prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by an agreement securing Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1(c) if such negative pledges, prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and additions and accessions to such property and assets and products and proceeds thereof;

(viii) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto;

 

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(ix) in the case of the preceding clause (c), provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(x) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), any restrictions regarding licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such IP Rights).

Section 7.9 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless at the time such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (b) after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI .

Section 7.10 Hedging Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

Section 7.11 Amendment to Material Documents . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders or the Borrower under (a) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or (b) the BIN Sponsorship Agreement.

Section 7.12 Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness .

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to (i) prepay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value any Permitted Subordinated Debt, or (ii) make any principal, interest or other payments on any Permitted Subordinated Debt that is not expressly permitted by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Debt Documents.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, agree to or permit any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of any Subordinated Debt Documents if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to (i) increase the yield on such Permitted Subordinated Debt or change (to earlier dates) the dates upon which principal and interest are due thereon; (ii) alter the redemption, prepayment or subordination provisions thereof; (iii) alter the covenants and events of default in a manner that would make such provisions more onerous or restrictive to the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in any material respect; or (iv) otherwise increase the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Permitted Subordinated Debt or confer additional rights upon the holders thereof which individually or in the aggregate would be adverse to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect or to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

 

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Section 7.13 Accounting Changes . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change the fiscal year of the Borrower or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to change the fiscal year of a Restricted Subsidiary to conform its fiscal year to that of the Borrower.

Section 7.14 Government Regulation . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) be or become subject at any time to any Law, regulation, or list of any Governmental Authority of the United States (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits Lenders or the Administrative Agent from making any advance or extension of credit to Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with the Loan Parties, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the identity of the Loan Parties as may be requested by Lenders or the Administrative Agent at any time to enable Lenders or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of the Loan Parties or to comply with any applicable Law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 1 U.S.C. Section 5318.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.1 Events of Default . If any of the following events (each an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or of any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or any payment under Section 2.22(a) or shall fail to make when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or otherwise; or

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section 8.1 or an amount related to a Bank Product Obligation) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days; or

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) when made or deemed made or submitted; or

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Sections 5.1 , 5.2 or 5.3 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or Articles VI or VII ; or

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any other Loan Document or related to any Bank Product Obligation, and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which any officer of the Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) the date on which notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or

(f) the subordination provisions contained in any Subordinated Debt Document shall cease to be in full force and effect or the validity or enforceability thereof is disaffirmed by or on behalf of any subordinated lender party thereto, or any Obligations fail to constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) for purposes of the Permitted Subordinated Debt; or

(g) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Section  8.1 , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(i) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(j) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall become unable to pay, shall admit in writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts as they become due; or

(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000; or

 

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(l) any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage thereof) in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been legally commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(m) any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(n) a Change in Control shall occur or exist.

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section  8.1 ) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at Law or in equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

Section 8.2 Application of Funds.

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.1 (or immediately after an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) of Section 8.1 ), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

(a) first , to the reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such sale or other realization upon the Collateral, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(b) second , to the fees and other reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(c) third , to all reimbursable expenses, if any, of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

 

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(d) fourth , to the fees due and payable under Sections 2.14(b) and (c)  of this Agreement and interest then due and payable under the terms of this Agreement, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(e) fifth , to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (allocated pro rata among the Term Loan Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares), to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, the LC Exposure, the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of Hedging Obligations owed by a Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider (to the extent secured by Liens) and the Bank Product Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, until the same shall have been paid in full, allocated pro rata among any Lender, any Lender-Related Hedge Provider and any Bank Product Provider, based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, LC Exposure, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations;

(f) sixth , to additional cash collateral for the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit until the aggregate amount of all cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement is equal to 102% of the LC Exposure after giving effect to the foregoing clause fifth; and

(g) to the extent any proceeds remain, to the Borrower or other parties lawfully entitled thereto.

All amounts allocated pursuant to the foregoing clauses third through sixth to the Lenders as a result of amounts owed to the Lenders under the Loan Documents shall be allocated among, and distributed to, the Lenders pro rata based on their respective Pro Rata Shares; provided , that all amounts allocated to that portion of the LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to clause fifth and sixth shall be distributed to the Administrative Agent, rather than to the Lenders, and held by the Administrative Agent in an account in the name of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Loan Lenders as cash collateral for the LC Exposure, such account to be administered in accordance with Section 2.22(g) .

Section 8.3 Collection Allocation Mechanism .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, on the CAM Exchange Date, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, (a) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have exchanged interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the Designated Obligations under each Loan and Letter of Credit in which it shall participate as of such date, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in the Designated Obligations under each of the Loans and Letters of Credit and (b) simultaneously with the deemed exchange of interests pursuant to clause (a)  above, the interests in the Designated Obligations to be received in such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent of such amount (as of the Business Day immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date) and on and after such date all amounts accruing and owed to the Lenders in respect of such Designated Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rate otherwise applicable hereunder. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section 11.4 and the Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. The Borrower and the Lenders agree from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes

 

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so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of the Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange. As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment).

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.1 Appointment of Administrative Agent .

(a) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including Section 11.3(d) , as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “administrative agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

(b) The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith and the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article included the Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.

Section 9.2 Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.2 ), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not

 

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have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11. 2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “Default” or “Event of Default” hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

Section 9.3 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of any action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 9.4 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent . If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 9.5 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing

 

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Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.6 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders”, “holders of Notes”, or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the bank serving as the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefore to the Lenders.

Section 9.7 Successor Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the approval by the Borrower provided that no Default or Event of Default shall exist at such time. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof or a bank which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

(b) Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If within forty-five (45) days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section 9.7 no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (iii) the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 11.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its representatives and agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

 

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(c) In addition to the foregoing, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, and if any Default or Event of Default has arisen from a failure of the Borrower to comply with Section 2.26(a) , then the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, resign as Issuing Bank or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be, effective at the close of business Atlanta, Georgia time on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice); provided that such resignation by the Issuing Bank will have no effect on the validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit then outstanding or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Letter of Credit or otherwise to the Issuing Bank; and provided , further , that such resignation of the Swingline Lender will have no effect on its rights in respect of any outstanding Swingline Loans or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Swingline Loan.

Section 9.8 Withholding Tax . To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction 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, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including reasonable legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses, in each case, to the extent actually incurred.

Section 9.9 Benefits of Article IX . None of the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section 9.7(a) ) or of any Person other than Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Accordingly, neither the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section 9.7(a) ) nor any Person other than Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and their respective successors and permitted assigns) shall be entitled to rely upon, or to raise as a defense, the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lenders to comply with the provisions of this Article IX .

Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim .

(a) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or like proceeding or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any Revolving Credit Exposure 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, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans or Revolving Credit Exposure and all other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and

 

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the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Section 11.3 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

(b) any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 11.3 .

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 or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11 Titled Agents . Each Lender and each Loan Party hereby agrees that any “Documentation Agent” or “Syndication Agent” designated hereunder shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or any Loan Party.

Section 9.12 Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents. Subject to Section 11.2 , each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement.

Section 9.13 Collateral and Guaranty Matters . The Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its reasonable discretion,

(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination or expiration of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted, (B) all Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations that are not then due and payable and (C) Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank shall have been made), (ii) that is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) as approved in accordance with Section  11.2 ;

(b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by clause (e)  of “Permitted Encumbrances” in Section 1.1 ; and

(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.

 

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Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement, pursuant to this Section  9.13 .

Section 9.14 Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations . No Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender that holds any Hedging Obligation or any Bank Product Obligation that obtains the benefits of Section  8.2 or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that holds such Hedging Obligation or such Bank Product Obligation, as the case may be.

ARTICLE X

THE GUARANTY

Section 10.1 The Guaranty . Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and each Bank Product Provider as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations is not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents or the other documents relating to the Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under applicable Debtor Relief Laws.

Section 10.2 Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 10.1 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section  10.2 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article X until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

 

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(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d) any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

(e) any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including any creditor of any Guarantor).

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

Section 10.3 Reinstatement . The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article X shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent or such holder of the Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 10.4 Certain Additional Waivers . Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section  10.2 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section  10.6 .

Section 10.5 Remedies . The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Obligations, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as specified in Section 8.1 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the

 

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circumstances specified in Section  8.1 ) for purposes of Section  10.1 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section  10.1 . The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 10.6 Rights of Contribution . The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.

Section 10.7 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee in this Article X is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to the Obligations whenever arising.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Notices .

(a) Written Notices . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

To any Loan Party:    EVO Payments International, LLC
515 Broadhollow Road
Melville, New York 11747
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:    EVO Payments International, LLC
515 Broadhollow Road
Melville, New York 11747
Attention: General Counsel
To the Administrative Agent:    SunTrust Bank
3333 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Attention: Mr. David Bennett
Facsimile: (404) 439-7390
With a copy to:    SunTrust Bank
303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz
Facsimile: (404) 221-2001

 

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To the Issuing Bank:    SunTrust Bank
245 Peachtree Center Avenue
17 th Floor, Mail Code 3707
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Dept.
Facsimile: (404) 588-8129
To the Swingline Lender:    SunTrust Bank
303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz
Facsimile; (404) 221-2001
To any other Lender:    To the address or facsimile number, set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire or the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Lender.

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery; provided, that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section 11.1 .

Any agreement of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

(b) Electronic Communications .

(i) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II unless such Lender, the Issuing Bank, as applicable, and Administrative Agent have agreed to receive notices under such Section by electronic communication and have agreed to the procedures governing such communications.

 

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Administrative Agent or 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.

(ii) Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

Section 11.2 Waiver; Amendments.

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent or any Lender, 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 right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 11.2 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (other than the Fee Letters), nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that

(i) no amendment or waiver shall:

(A) increase a Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

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(C) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(D) change Section  2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section  8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender;

(E) change any of the provisions of this Section  11.2 or the definition of “ Required Lenders ” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender;

(F) amend the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(G) release the Borrower without the consent of each Lender, or, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors or limit the liability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(H) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender;

(ii) prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless also signed by Lenders holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans, no such amendment or waiver shall, (i) waive any Default for purposes of Section  3.2 , (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Sections 3.2 or 8.1 in a manner adverse to such Lenders or (iii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Article VI (or any defined term used therein) or this Section 11.2(a)(ii) ; or

(iii) unless also signed by Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding amount of all outstanding Term Loans, no such amendment or waiver shall (i) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Section  2.12(c) so as to alter the manner of application of proceeds of any mandatory prepayment required by Section  2.12(a) or (b)  hereof or (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate this Section  11.2(a)(iii) ;

provided further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended, and amounts payable to such Lender hereunder may not be permanently reduced without the consent of such Lender (other than reductions in fees and interest in which such reduction does not disproportionately affect such Lender); (iii) this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any

 

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Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement; (iv) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein; and (v) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

Section 11.3 Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates, actually incurred in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel and the allocated cost of inside counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section  11.3 , or in connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related expenses, including the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, actually incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any actual or alleged Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the

 

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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent (i) that a court having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (ii) arising from a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee (or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and legal counsel) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (iii) arising from any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than (x) any claims against any Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Administrative Agent, Arranger or Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any Loan Document or (y) any claims that arise as a result of the Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s negligence or breach of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through Syndtrak or any other Internet or intranet website, except as a result of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. This Section 11.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) Subject to Section  2.20 , the Loan Parties shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

(d) To the extent that the Loan Parties fail to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under clauses (a) , (b) or (c)  hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

(e) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, none of the Loan Parties shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.

(f) All amounts due under this Section 11.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

Section 11.4 Successors and Assigns.

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obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b)  of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d)  of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (h)  of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d)  of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Loans, and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments, Loans and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding thereunder) of a Class or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $10,000,000 with respect to Term Loans (or such lesser minimum amount (of $1,000,000 or more) approved by the Borrower, with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and $5,000,000 with respect to Revolving Loans, and, in each case, in minimum increments of $1,000,000, unless, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment of any Class of Commitments or Loans shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Class of the Loans or the Commitments assigned, except that this clause (ii)  shall not (A) apply to the Swingline Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Commitments (and the related Revolving Loans thereunder) and its outstanding Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis.

 

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(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided , that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for (x) assignments in respect of the Revolving Commitments to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (y) assignments by Defaulting Lenders; and

(C) the consent of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Commitments.

(iv) Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender of the applicable Class and (D) the documents required under Section 2.20 if such assignee is a Foreign Lender.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons . No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B)  or (C) to a natural person.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 11.4 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 11.4 .

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addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ’’). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be available for inspection by such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; information contained in the Register shall also be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In establishing and maintaining the Register, Administrative Agent shall serve as Borrower’s agent solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the actions described in this Section, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent SunTrust Bank serves in such capacity, SunTrust Bank and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or a Defaulting Lender) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i)such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

(e) Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section 8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section 11.4 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release the Borrower or all of the Guarantors, or limit the ability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, except to the extent such release is expressly provided under the terms of this Agreement; or (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section 11.4 , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits

 

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of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , and 2.20 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)  of this Section 11.4 . Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.18 and Section  2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.20 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.20(e) as though it were a Lender.

(g) Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section  2.25 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.7 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section  2.21 as though it were a Lender.

(h) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

Section 11.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

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New York county and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such District Court or New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 . Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.1 . Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

Section 11.6 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO 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 THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 11.7 Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrower at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender and the Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender and the Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees to apply all amounts collected from any such set-off to the Obligations before applying such amounts to any other Indebtedness or other obligations owed by the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries to such Lender or Issuing Bank.

 

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Section 11.8 Counterparts: Integration . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, the Fee Letters, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto and their affiliates regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement and any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

Section 11.9 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any Loan Party herein, in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 , and 11.3 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the Loan Documents, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

Section 11.10 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 11.11 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, provided to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any such Lender including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such information is made available will, to the extent reasonably practicable, be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided

 

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that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, shall endeavor to notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such required disclosure by such Person unless such disclosure is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section  11.11 , or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section  11.11 , to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) any rating agency, the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, in each case only when required by such Person (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such Person shall be informed of the confidential nature of such information), or (viii) with the consent of the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section  11.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

Section 11.12 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable Law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “ Maximum Rate” ) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section  11.12 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 11.13 Wai ver of Effect of Corporate Seal . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any Requirement of Law, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by Borrower under seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

Section 11.14 Patriot Act . Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into Law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.

 

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Section 11.15 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that: (i) (A) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and each of the Administrative Agent and Lenders has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Loan Party of any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waive and release, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 11.16 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) 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.

Section 11.17 Release of Guarantors and Collateral . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders agrees that:

(a) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and (B) Obligations constituting Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations either (x) as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider shall have been made or (y) notice has not been received by the Administrative Agent from the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider, as the case may be, that amounts are due and payable under the applicable Hedging Transaction or in respect of the applicable Bank Products, as the case may be) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (unless the LC Exposure related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall terminate (other than any provisions thereof which by their express terms are to survive termination), (ii) any and all Liens on any

 

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Collateral (including Cash Collateral, except to the extent intended to remain in place with respect to Letters of Credit by written agreement between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank) shall be released and (iii) each Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty;

(b) any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset constituting Collateral shall be released in the event that such asset is Disposed of as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document; and

(c) any Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder, and any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset of such Guarantor constituting Collateral shall be released as well.

In connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the Borrower’s reasonable request and at the Borrower’s sole expense, (x) promptly execute and file in the appropriate location and deliver to the Borrower such termination and full or partial release statements or confirmations thereof, as applicable, and (y) take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to release the Liens and the Loan Parties from the Guaranty to be released pursuant hereto promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release.

Section 11.18 Judgment Currency . If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or such Lender agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

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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.

 

BORROWER:    

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Board Chair
GUARANTORS:    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company

    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Manager and CEO
    LEASESOURCE, INC., a New York corporation
    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   President and CEO
   

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company

    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Manager
    VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Manager

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NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Manager

 

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC., a New York corporation
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO

 

COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO of Member

 

EVO DIRECT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO of Member

 

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Manager

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MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Manager

 

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Manager of Member

 

POWERPAY, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO

 

EVO POS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO of Member

 

POWERPAY, LLC, a Maine limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Manager

 

MEINC, LTD., a Maine corporation
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO

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E-ONLINEDATA, INC., a Maine corporation
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO

 

E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, INC., a Maine corporation,
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: CEO

 

CVE CORPORATION, a Maine corporation
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   CEO

 

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Manager

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ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENT:

   

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, as Issuing Bank and as

Swingline Lender

    By:   /s/ Carle A. Felton III
    Name:   Carle A. Felton III
    Title:   Director
LENDERS:     SUNTRUST BANK, as Lender
    By:   /s/ Carle A. Felton III
    Name:   Carle A. Felton III
    Title:   Director
    FIFTH THIRD BANK , as Lender
    By:   [ILLEGIBLE]
    Name:  
    Title:  
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Lender
    By:   /s/ GOH SIEW TAN
    Name:   GOH SIEW TAN
    Title:   VICE PRESIDENT
    PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK, as Lender
    By:   /s/ Robert M. Carley
    Name:   Robert M. Carley
    Title:   SVP
    SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A., as Lender
    By:   /s/ Constantine Krikos
    Name:   Constantine Krikos
    Title:   Vice President
    SYNOVUS BANK, as Lender
    By:   /s/ William C. Buchly
    Name:   William C. Buchly
    Title:   Relationship Manager
Corporate Banking
    CERTUSBANK, N.A., as Lender
    By:   /s/ Stacy B. Brandon
    Name:   Stacy B. Brandon
    Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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COMERICA BANK, as Lender
By:    /s/ Daniel J. Roesner
Name:   Daniel J. Roesner
Title:   Vice President

 

COMMUNITY & SOUTHERN BANK, as Lender
By:     /s/ Thomas A. Bethel
Name:   Thomas A. Bethel
Title:   Corporate Banking - Manager

 


Exhibit 2.3

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF REVOLVING BORROWING

[Date]

SunTrust Bank

3333 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Mr. David Bennett

Facsimile: (404) 439-7390

To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Notice of Revolving Loan. The Borrower hereby requests a Revolving Loan under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the Revolving Loan requested hereby:

(A) Aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loan 1 :

(B) Date of Revolving Loan (which is a Business Day):

(C) Type of Revolving Loans comprising such Borrowing 2 :

(D) Interest Period 3 :

(E) Applicable Currency:

(F) Class of Commitments: [Dollar Commitments] [Multicurrency Commitments ]

(G) Location and number of Borrower’s account to which proceeds of such

Revolving Loan are to be disbursed:

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied.

 

Very truly yours,

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

1   In the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000.
2   Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing.
3   Which must comply with the definition of “Interest Period” and end not later than the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, except as otherwise provided in clause (e) of the definition of “Interest Period” in the Credit Agreement.

 


Exhibit 2.4

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF SWINGLINE BORROWING

[Date]

SunTrust Bank

303 Peachtree Street, N .E./25 th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz

Facsimile: (404) 221-2001

To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Notice of Swingline Borrowing. The Borrower hereby requests a Borrowing of Swingline Loans under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the Swingline Loan requested hereby:

 

  (A) Aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loan 1 :

 

  (B) Date of Swingline Loan (which is a Business Day):

 

  (C) Account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited:

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied.

 

Very truly yours,

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

1 Not less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000.


Exhibit 2.7

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION

[Date]

SunTrust Bank

3333 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Mr. David Bennett

Facsimile: (404) 439-7390

To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Notice of Continuation/Conversion. The Borrower hereby requests a continuation or conversion under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the continuation or conversion requested hereby:

 

  (A) Aggregate principal amount of the Borrowing to be continued or converted 1 :

 

  (B) Date of continuation or conversion (which is a Business Day):

 

  (C) Type of Loans comprising such Borrowing 2 :

 

  (D) Applicable Currency:

 

  (E) Class of Commitments: [Dollar Commitments] [Multicurrency Commitments]

 

  (F) Interest Period 3 :

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied.

 

Very truly yours,

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

1   In the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000.
2   Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing.
3 Which must comply with the definition of “Interest Period” and, in the case of a Revolving Loan, end not later than the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, except as otherwise provided in clause (e) of the definition of “Interest Period” in the Credit Agreement.


Exhibit 2.10

[FORM OF] NOTE

                 ,         

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to                                  or its registered assigns (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) dated as of May 30, 2012 among the Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement.

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Credit Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:    
Name:  
Title:  


EXHIBIT 2.20-1

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:    
        Name:    
        Title:    

Date:                           , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-2

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:    
        Name:    
        Title:    

Date:                           , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-3

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ’’), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:    
        Name:    
        Title:    

Date:                           , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-4

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-81MY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:    
        Name:    
        Title:    

Date:                           , 20[    ]1


Exhibit 2.23

[FORM OF] ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT AGREEMENT

THIS ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT AGREEMENT dated as of                  , 201      (this “ Agreement ”) is by and among each of the Persons identified as “Lenders” on the signature pages hereto (each, a “ Lender ”), the Borrower, the Guarantors, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased or extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, the Lenders have agreed to provide the Borrower with revolving credit and term loan facilities;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that each Lender provide a portion of the [increase in the Multicurrency Commitments][increase in the Term Loan][additional Term Loan(s)] under the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, each Lender has agreed to [increase its Multicurrency Commitment or provide an additional Multicurrency Commitment, as applicable] [increase its Term Loan Commitment or provide an additional Term Loan Commitment, as applicable], and in the case of any Person that is not an existing Lender (an “ Additional Lender ”), to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement and provide an Incremental Loan Commitment in connection therewith;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Credit Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Additional Commitment Amount of Incremental Loans (other than an increase of the Multicurrency Commitments) in a single advance to the Borrower on the date hereof in the amount of its respective Additional Commitment Amount of such Incremental Loans. With respect to an increase of the Multicurrency Commitments, each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Aggregate Commitment Amount of such Incremental Loan available in accordance with Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement. The Additional Commitment Amount for each of the Lenders shall be as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. The existing Schedule I to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to include the information set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.

2. The Applicable Margin with respect to the Additional Commitment Amount shall be (a) [              %], with respect to Eurodollar Loans, and (b) [              %], with respect to Base Rate Loans.

[3. The Maturity Date with respect to the Incremental Loan established pursuant to this Agreement shall be [                      ].]


[4. The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders the principal amount of the Incremental Loan in quarterly installments on the dates set forth below as follows:]

 

Date   

        Principal        

Amortization Payment

  
Maturity Date    Outstanding Amount

5. Each Additional Lender hereby (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Additional Lender under Section 2.23(b) of the Credit Agreement, (iii) from and after the date hereof, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Guarantors agrees that, as of the date hereof, each Additional Lender shall (a) be a party to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) be a “Lender” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (c) have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

3. The address of each Additional Lender for purposes of all notices and other communications is as set forth on the Administrative Questionnaire delivered by such Additional Lender to the Administrative Agent.

4. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

5. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

LENDERS :    
      By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

 

BORROWER :    

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

      By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

 

GUARANTORS 1     [INSERT GUARANTORS]
      By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

Accepted and Agreed :

 

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

1   Revise/update as necessary to reflect Guarantors at time of execution.


Exhibit 5.1

[FORM OF] COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

In connection with the terms of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, the undersigned certifies that the following information is true and correct, in all material respects, as of the date of this Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal [Quarter][Year] ended                  , 20          :

Capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

[ Use the following paragraph I for fiscal year-end financial statements ]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule I are the audited annual financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Year ending [              ] together with the audit report of an independent certified public accountant required by such section.

[ Use the following paragraph I for fiscal quarter-end financial statements ]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule I are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ending [                      ,          ].

[ Use the following paragraphs as applicable ]

2. [No][A] Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. [ If a Default or Event of Default then specify the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken or proposes to take ] .

3. Set forth on Schedule 2 are detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement.

4. Since [the Closing Date/the date of the delivery of the last Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 5.1(c) of the Credit Agreement], there has been [no change/the changes specified below] with respect to the identity of the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on such date. 1

5. There has been [no] change in GAAP or the application thereof since December 31, 2011 which has had an effect on the financial statements attached hereto as Schedule I . [ If any change in GAAP has occurred, please specify the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying this certificate ] .

 

1   These changes include the designation of any Subsidiary as Restricted or Unrestricted during such period.


[ Select one ]

6. Attached hereto are supplements to Schedule 1.1 (Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts) and Schedule 7.4 (Existing Investments) of the Credit Agreement, such that, as supplemented, each such Schedule is accurate and complete as of the date hereof.

7. No such supplements are required at this time.

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]


The foregoing is true and correct, in all material respects, as of the date hereof.

Dated as of                      ,          .

 

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:    
Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit 11.4

[FORM OF] ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from 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 and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including 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 (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)  and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor:                                                                                      
2.    Assignee:                                                                                      
      [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] 1 ]
3.    Borrower:    EVO Payments International, LLC
4.    Administrative Agent:   

SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as the administrative agent under the

Credit Agreement

 

1   Select if applicable.


5.    Credit Agreement:   

Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2012 among Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Guarantors party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender.

6.    Assigned Interest:   

 

Aggregate Amount of

Commitment/Loans for all

Lenders

  

Amount of Commitment/

Loans Assigned

  

Percentage Assigned of

Commitment/Loans 2

$    $    %
$    $    %
$    $    %

Effective Date:                       , 20          [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:    
  Title:

 

ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:    
  Title:

[Consented to and] 3 Accepted:

 

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

By:    
  Title:

 

2   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
3   To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


[Consented to: ] 4

 

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as Borrower

By:    
  Title:

 

4   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


ANNEX I

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

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 Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance 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 and Acceptance


by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

Exhibit 10.7

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 7, 2013 (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower executed that certain Security Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012 (as amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”) in favor of the Administrative Agent; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement, as provided herein.

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

AGREEMENT

1. Amendments .

(a) The Credit Agreement (excluding the Exhibits and Schedules thereto except for the Schedules amended as provided in the following clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e)) is amended in its entirety to read in the form of such Credit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(b) Schedule I of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read in the form of such Schedule I attached hereto.

(c) A new Schedule II of the Credit Agreement is added to read in the form of such Schedule II attached hereto.

(d) Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read in the form of such Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

(e) Schedule 7.4 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read in the form of such Schedule 7.4 attached hereto.

(f) In Section 1.1 of the Security Agreement, the definitions of “Pledged Certificated Stock” and “Pledged Uncertificated Stock” are amended by replacing the references to “Person” with “Subsidiary”.


(g) Section 5.7(b)(iii) of the Security Agreement is amended by (i) inserting an “(x)” immediately prior to the phrase “the security interests created by this Agreement” and (ii) inserting the following language immediately following such clause:

and (y) any right of first refusal or related option to purchase any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary (A) as set forth in the Organizational Documents of such Restricted Subsidiary and (B) in favor of any other existing holder of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary

(h) Section 5.8 of the Security Agreement is amended by inserting the following at the end of clause (1):

provided however, that certain Chattel Paper and Instruments that name both a Subsidiary and a natural person as Makers may be amended and/or modified so that the natural persons named as Makers are released from their obligations thereunder,

2. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall be effective when all of the conditions set forth in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

(b) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents (or, with respect to Organization Documents of a Loan Party previously delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement that have not changed since such delivery, a certification that such Organization Documents remain true and correct and as of the Closing Date no change has occurred) and resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Amendment and transactions contemplated thereby.

(c) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary written opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders.

(d) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that:

(i) All of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the First Amendment Effective Date (other than representations and warranties which are as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable, as of such date);

(ii) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the Borrowings to be made on the First Amendment Effective Date; and


(iii) After giving effect to the Borrowings to be made on the First Amendment Effective Date, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio will not be greater than 3.85:1.00.

(e) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a request from the Borrower for the Add-On Term Loans, which request shall set forth the initial Type of such Loans and if such Loans are to be Eurodollar Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Loans (it being agreed that such request shall constitute a “Notice of Borrowing” for purposes of the Credit Agreement).

(f) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date to or for the account of the Lenders, Administrative Agent or the Arranger.

3. Waiver and Release of Lien . Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment (a) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders waive any Default or Event of Default resulting solely from any breach of Section 5.7(b)(iii) of the Security Agreement which occurred and prior to the date hereof attributable to the existence of any right of first refusal or related option to purchase any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary (A) as set forth in the Organizational Documents of such Restricted Subsidiary and (B) in favor of any other existing holder of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary and (b) the Administrative Agent releases any Lien it may have in any Collateral that became “Excluded Property” upon the effectiveness of this Amendment pursuant to (x) clause (m) of the definition thereof and (y) pursuant to amended Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

4. Expenses . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.

5. Ratification of Credit Agreement . Each Loan Party acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Amendment does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

6. Authority/Enforceability . Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:

(a) It has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

(c) No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Amendment does not (i) contravene the terms of its Organization Documents (ii) violate any Law or (iii) contravene any contracts to which such Loan Party is bound.


7. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it shall be true and correct in all respects as written) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default.

8. Counterparts/Telecopy . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by telecopy or other secure electronic format (.pdf) shall be effective as an original.

9. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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

11. Headings . The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

12. Severability . If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

13. New Lenders .

(a) By executing this Amendment, each of Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Regions Bank, PNC Bank, National Association, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Allied Irish Banks Plc, having a Commitment as of the First Amendment Effective Date (but who are not currently party to the Credit Agreement) hereby ratifies the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as executed on May 30, 2012, and as subsequently amended, and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, all reallocations of Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 13 shall be deemed to be assignments made subject to and in compliance with Section 11.4 of the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the “Standard Terms and Conditions” applicable to the Assignments and Assumptions).

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:     EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name: Ray Sidhom
    Title: Chairman
GUARANTORS:     EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name: Ray Sidhom
    Title: Authorized Officer
    ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name: Ray Sidhom
    Title: Authorized Officer
    VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name: Ray Sidhom
    Title: Authorized Officer
    NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name: Ray Sidhom
    Title: Authorized Officer

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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name: Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer
PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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EVO POS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name: Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer
POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer
EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

LEASESOURCE, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer
E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE      
AGENT:     SUNTRUST BANK,
    as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender
    By:  

/s/ Brian M. Lewis

    Name:   Brian M. Lewis
    Title:   Vice President
LENDERS:     SUNTRUST BANK,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Brian M. Lewis

    Name:   Brian M. Lewis
    Title:   Vice President
    FIFTH THIRD BANK,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Carrie Weisman

    Name:   Carrie Weisman
    Title:   AVP
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Goh Siew Tan

    Name:   Goh Siew Tan
    Title:   Vice President
    PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Robert M. Carley

    Name:   Robert M. Carley
    Title:   Senior Vice President
    SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Yulia Murphy

    Name:   Yulia Murphy
    Title:   AVP
    SYNOVUS BANK,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ William Buchy

    Name:   William Buchy
    Title:   Corporate Banker

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CERTUSBANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Stacy B. Brandon

Name:   Stacy B. Brandon
Title:   Senior Vice President

COMERICA BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Daniel Rosen

Name:   Daniel Rosen
Title:   Vice President

COMMUNITY & SOUTHERN BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Thomas A. Bethel

Name:   Thomas A. Bethel
Title:   Director of Corporate Banking

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Hichem Kerma

Name:   Hichem Kerma
Title:   Director

PNC Bank, National Association

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Susan J. Dimmick

Name:   Susan J. Dimmick
Title:   Senior Vice President

REGIONS BANK,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Knight D. Kieffer

Name:

 

Knight D. Kieffer

Title:

 

Vice President

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ G. Mendel Lay, Jr.

Name:   G. Mendel Lay, Jr.
Title:   Senior Vice President

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Masaki Sone

Name:   Masaki Sone
Title:   Managing Director


ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Joanne O’Driscoll

Name:   Joanne O’Driscoll
Title:   Vice President
 
By:  

/s/ Roisin O’Connell

Name:   Roisin O’Connell
Title:   Senior Vice President


Exhibit A

                                                             Published CUSIP Numbers:

                                                                                       26926NAB1 (Multicurrency Commitments)

                                                                          26926NAD7 (Dollar Commitments)

                                                         26926NAC9 (Term Loan)

                                                                        26926NAE5 (Add-On Term Loan)

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of May 30, 2012

among

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as the Borrower

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

as the Guarantors

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Syndication Agent

 

 

 

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Joint Lead Arrangers

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,

as Sole Book Manager


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION      1  

Section 1.1

 

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.2

 

Classifications of Loans and Borrowings

     34  

Section 1.3

 

Accounting Terms and Determination

     34  

Section 1.4

 

Terms Generally

     35  

Section 1.5

 

Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents

     35  

Section 1.6

 

Change of Currency

     35  
ARTICLE II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS      35  

Section 2.1

 

General Description of Facilities

     35  

Section 2.2

 

Revolving Loans

     36  

Section 2.3

 

Procedure for Revolving Borrowings

     36  

Section 2.4

 

Swingline Commitment

     37  

Section 2.5

 

Term Loan Commitment

     38  

Section 2.6

 

Funding of Borrowings

     38  

Section 2.7

 

Interest Elections

     39  

Section 2.8

 

Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments

     40  

Section 2.9

 

Repayment of Loans

     41  

Section 2.10

 

Evidence of Indebtedness

     43  

Section 2.11

 

Optional Prepayments

     43  

Section 2.12

 

Mandatory Prepayments

     44  

Section 2.13

 

Interest on Loans

     45  

Section 2.14

 

Fees

     46  

Section 2.15

 

Computation of Interest and Fees

     47  

Section 2.16

 

Inability to Determine Interest Rates

     47  

Section 2.17

 

Illegality

     48  

Section 2.18

 

Increased Costs

     48  

Section 2.19

 

Funding Indemnity

     49  

Section 2.20

 

Taxes

     50  

Section 2.21

 

Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

     53  

Section 2.22

 

Letters of Credit

     55  

Section 2.23

 

Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders

     60  

Section 2.24

 

Mitigation of Obligations

     62  

Section 2.25

 

Replacement of Lenders

     62  

Section 2.26

 

Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment

     62  
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT      64  

Section 3.1

 

Conditions To Effectiveness

     64  

Section 3.2

 

Each Credit Event

     66  

Section 3.3

 

Delivery of Documents

     67  
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      67  

Section 4.1

 

Existence; Power

     67  

Section 4.2

 

Organizational Power; Authorization

     67  

Section 4.3

 

Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts

     68  

Section 4.4

 

Financial Statements

     68  

 

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Section 4.5

 

Litigation and Environmental Matters

     68  

Section 4.6

 

Compliance with Laws and Agreements

     68  

Section 4.7

 

Investment Company Act, Etc.

     69  

Section 4.8

 

Taxes

     69  

Section 4.9

 

Margin Regulations

     69  

Section 4.10

 

ERISA

     69  

Section 4.11

 

Ownership of Property

     69  

Section 4.12

 

Disclosure

     70  

Section 4.13

 

Labor Relations

     70  

Section 4.14

 

Subsidiaries

     70  

Section 4.15

 

Solvency

     70  

Section 4.16

 

Subordination of Subordinated Debt

     70  

Section 4.17

 

OFAC

     71  

Section 4.18

 

Patriot Act

     71  
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS      71  

Section 5.1

 

Financial Statements and Other Information

     71  

Section 5.2

 

Notices of Material Events

     73  

Section 5.3

 

Existence; Conduct of Business

     73  

Section 5.4

 

Compliance with Laws, Etc.

     73  

Section 5.5

 

Payment of Obligations

     74  

Section 5.6

 

Books and Records

     74  

Section 5.7

 

Visitation, Inspection, Etc.

     74  

Section 5.8

 

Maintenance of Properties; Insurance

     74  

Section 5.9

 

Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit

     75  

Section 5.10

 

Permitted BIN Arrangement

     75  

Section 5.11

 

Further Assurances

     75  

Section 5.12

 

Post-Closing

     76  
ARTICLE VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS      77  

Section 6.1

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

     77  

Section 6.2

 

Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio

     77  

Section 6.3

 

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

     77  

Section 6.4

 

Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA

     77  

Section 6.5

 

Right to Cure

     77  
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS      78  

Section 7.1

 

Indebtedness and Preferred Equity

     78  

Section 7.2

 

Negative Pledge

     80  

Section 7.3

 

Fundamental Changes

     82  

Section 7.4

 

Investments, Loans, Etc.

     83  

Section 7.5

 

Restricted Payments

     84  

Section 7.6

 

Dispositions

     85  

Section 7.7

 

Transactions with Affiliates

     86  

Section 7.8

 

Restrictive Agreements

     86  

Section 7.9

 

Sale and Leaseback Transactions

     88  

Section 7.10

 

Hedging Transactions

     88  

Section 7.11

 

Amendment to Material Documents

     88  

Section 7.12

 

Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness

     88  

Section 7.13

 

Accounting Changes

     88  

Section 7.14

 

Government Regulation

     89  

 

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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT      89  

Section 8.1

 

Events of Default

     89  

Section 8.2

 

Application of Funds

     91  

Section 8.3

 

Collection Allocation Mechanism

     92  
ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT      93  

Section 9.1

 

Appointment of Administrative Agent

     93  

Section 9.2

 

Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent

     93  

Section 9.3

 

Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent

     94  

Section 9.4

 

Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent

     94  

Section 9.5

 

Reliance by Administrative Agent

     94  

Section 9.6

 

The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity

     95  

Section 9.7

 

Successor Administrative Agent

     95  

Section 9.8

 

Withholding Tax

     96  

Section 9.9

 

Benefits of Article IX

     96  

Section 9.10

 

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     96  

Section 9.11

 

Titled Agents

     97  

Section 9.12

 

Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents

     97  

Section 9.13

 

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

     97  

Section 9.14

 

Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations

     98  
ARTICLE X THE GUARANTY      98  

Section 10.1

 

The Guaranty

     98  

Section 10.2

 

Obligations Unconditional

     98  

Section 10.3

 

Reinstatement

     99  

Section 10.4

 

Certain Additional Waivers

     99  

Section 10.5

 

Remedies

     100  

Section 10.6

 

Rights of Contribution

     100  

Section 10.7

 

Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee

     100  

Section 10.8.

 

Keepwell

     100  
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS      100  

Section 11.1

 

Notices

     100  

Section 11.2

 

Waiver; Amendments

     102  

Section 11.3

 

Expenses; Indemnification

     104  

Section 11.4

 

Successors and Assigns

     106  

Section 11.5

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process

     110  

Section 11.6

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     110  

Section 11.7

 

Right of Setoff

     111  

Section 11.8

 

Counterparts; Integration

     111  

Section 11.9

 

Survival

     111  

Section 11.10

 

Severability

     112  

Section 11.11

 

Confidentiality

     112  

Section 11.12

 

Interest Rate Limitation

     112  

Section 11.13

 

Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal

     113  

Section 11.14

 

Patriot Act

     113  

Section 11.15

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     113  

Section 11.16

 

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

     114  

Section 11.17

 

Release of Guarantors and Collateral

     114  

Section 11.18

 

Judgment Currency

     114  

 

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Schedules

  

Schedule I

  

Commitment Amounts

Schedule II

  

Certain Add-backs to Consolidated EBITDA

Schedule 1.1

  

Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts

Schedule 4.14

  

Subsidiaries

Schedule 7.1

  

Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 7.2

  

Existing Liens

Schedule 7.4

  

Existing Investments

Schedule 7.5

  

Certain Permitted Distributions

Schedule 7.7

  

Existing Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 7.8

  

Restrictive Agreements

Exhibits

  

Exhibit 2.3

  

Form of Notice of Revolving Borrowing

Exhibit 2.4

  

Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing

Exhibit 2.7

  

Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation

Exhibit 2.10

  

Form of Note

Exhibit 2.20

  

U.S. Tax Compliance Forms (1-4)

Exhibit 2.23

  

Form of Additional Commitment Agreement

Exhibit 5.1

  

Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit 11.4

  

Form of Assignment and Acceptance

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of May 30, 2012, by and among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacities as the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide $385,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities, comprised of a $233,000,000 revolving credit facility, an $80,000,000 term loan and a $72,000,000 add-on term loan, for the purposes set forth herein,

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Add-On Term Loan ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section  2.5(b) .

Add-On Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Add-On Term Loan hereunder on the First Amendment Effective Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lender’s Add-On Term Loan Commitments as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date is SEVENTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($72,000,000).

Additional Commitment Agreement ” shall mean an additional commitment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.23 attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Additional Commitment Amount ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section  2.23 .

Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section  2.23 .

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

Administrative Agent ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

 


Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by”, and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.

Agent Fee Letter ” shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain fee letter, dated as of March 12, 2012, executed by STRH and SunTrust Bank and accepted by Borrower and (b) that certain fee letter, dated as of April 30, 2013, executed by STRH and SunTrust Bank and accepted by Borrower.

Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders at any time outstanding. On the First Amendment Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments is TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($233,000,000).

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

Alternative Currency ” means Euro.

Alternative Currency Equivalent ” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of the Alternative Currency with Dollars.

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letters of Credit, the Term Loan, the Add-On Term Loan and the Commitment Fee, as of any date, a percentage per annum as set forth in the table below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(c) ; provided , that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the third Business Day after which the Borrower delivers each of the financial statements required by Section  5.1(a ) and ( b ) and the Compliance Certificate required by Section  5.1(c ); provided further , that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level 7 as set forth in the table below until the third Business Day after which such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the third Business Day after which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2012 are required to be delivered shall be at Level 3 as set forth in the table below and (ii) the Applicable Margin from the First Amendment Effective Date until the third Business Day after which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2013 are required to be delivered shall be set at Level 6 as set forth in the table below. In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or

 

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the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below (the “ Accurate Applicable Margin ”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statements or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period. The “Applicable Margin” with respect to any Term Loan constituting an Incremental Loan shall be as provided in the Additional Commitment Agreement. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section  2.13(c) or Article VIII .

 

Level    Consolidated Leverage Ratio    Eurodollar Loans
and Letter of
Credit Fee
    Base Rate
Loans
    Commitment
Fee
 
1    < 1.50:1.0      2.00     1.00     0.375
2    ³ 1.50:1.0 but < 2.00:1.0      2.25     1.25     0.375
3    ³ 2.00:1.0 but < 2.50:1.0      2.50     1.50     0.500
4    ³ 2.50:1.0 but < 3.00:1.0      2.75     1.75     0.500
5    ³ 3.00:1.0 but < 3.50:1.0      3.00     2.00     0.500
6    ³ 3.50:1.0 but < 4.00:1.0      3.50     2.50     0.500
7    ³ 4.00:1.0      4.00     3.00     0.500

Applicable Time ” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in the Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for the Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger ” shall mean STRH and Fifth Third Bank, collectively, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers.

Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section  11.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit 11.4 attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation, (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into

 

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account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (d) in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the applicable lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of such lease.

Audited Financial Statements ” shall mean (i) the combined audited financial statements for Merchant Services, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by J.H. Cohn, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (ii) the combined audited financial statements for Federated Payment Systems, LLC and Federated Payment Systems USA, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Grant Thornton, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (iii) the audited financial statements of PowerPay, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Purdy Powers and Company for the fiscal years ended 2008 and 2009 and by J.H. Cohn, LLP for the fiscal year ended 2010, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, and (iv) the consolidated audited financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by J.H. Cohn, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP and the related supplemental schedule of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheet and income statement.

Availability Period ” shall mean the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Available Distribution Amount ” shall mean the sum of (i) $20 million plus (ii) 75% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for the period commencing July 1, 2012 through the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section  5.1(b) minus (iii) amounts previously distributed pursuant to Section  7.5 (e) hereof (other than pursuant to Section 7.5(e)(ii) hereof); provided that the amount set forth in clause (i) hereof shall be increased on a Dollar for Dollar basis by the amount of cash proceeds (other than (x) proceeds used to consummate Investments and (y) any Cure Amount) received by the Borrower from any issuance of non-redeemable common Capital Stock by, or contribution to the capital of, Investco (net of direct costs and discounts incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions)).

Bank Product Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Bank Product Provider ”.

Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Party to any Bank Product Provider arising with respect to any Bank Products.

Bank Product Provider ” shall mean any Person that, at the time it provides any Bank Products to any Loan Party, (a) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (b) except when the Bank Product Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrower of (i) the existence of such Bank Product, (ii) the maximum dollar amount of obligations arising thereunder (the “ Bank Product Amount ”) and (iii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Bank Product from time to time. In no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Bank Products except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article IX and Section  11.4 shall be deemed to include such Bank Product Provider and in no event shall the

 

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approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document. The Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Bank Product Provider. The Bank Product Amount may not be increased, and no new agreements for Bank Products may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

Bank Products ” shall mean any of the following services provided to any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including deposit accounts, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, depository (including cash vault and check deposit), zero balance accounts and sweeps, return items processing, controlled disbursement accounts, positive pay, lockboxes and lockbox accounts, account reconciliation and information reporting, payables outsourcing, payroll processing, trade finance services, investment accounts and securities accounts, and (b) card services, including credit card (including purchasing card and commercial card), prepaid cards, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, merchant services processing, and debit card services.

Base Rate ” shall mean the highest of (a) the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (  1 2 %) per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate). The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate. Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate shall only be made in Dollars.

BIN Sponsorship Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement”.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Borrowing ” shall mean a borrowing consisting of (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, denominated in the same currency and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Atlanta, Georgia are authorized or required by Law to close and (b) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar or Euro deposits in the London interbank market.

CAM Exchange ” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Section  8.3 .

CAM Exchange Date ” means the date on which any Event of Default referred to in Section  8.1(h) shall occur or the date on which the Company receives written notice from the Administrative Agent that any Event of Default referred to in Section  8.1(i) has occurred.

CAM Percentage ” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date and (b) the denominator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date.

 

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Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other expenditures of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth as capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.

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

Capital Stock ” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “ Cash Collateralization ” and “ Cash Collateral ” have a corresponding meaning).

Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any event or series of events by which,

(a) prior to the consummation of the MDP Equity Investment, (i) one or more of Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly and Jeff Rosenblatt shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least 70% of the equity interests of the Borrower, or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the equity interests of EVO Merchant Services, LLC, or (iii) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals who that are Continuing Directors.

(b) upon and following the consummation of the MDP Equity Investment, (i) one or more of Madison Dearborn Partners or any of its Fund Affiliates, Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly, Jeff Rosenblatt, and certain members of management shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least 70% of the equity interests of the Borrower, or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the equity interests of EVO Merchant Services, LLC, or (iii) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals who are (x) Continuing Directors or (y) other directors approved, appointed or nominated for election by Madison Dearborn Partners or any of its Fund Affiliates, Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly, Jeff Rosenblatt or certain members of management.

Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, or (c) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of Section  2.18(b) , by the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, if applicable) with any request,

 

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guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, 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 regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted or adopted.

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans (and whether such Revolving Loans are Dollar Loans or Multicurrency Loans), Swingline Loans, Term Loans or Add-On Term Loans and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment (and whether such Revolving Commitment is a Dollar Commitment or a Multicurrency Commitment), a Swingline Commitment, a Term Loan Commitment or an Add-On Term Loan Commitment.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date hereof.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Collateral ” shall mean a collective reference to all real and personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Obligations, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Collateral Documents ” shall mean a collective reference to the Security Agreement and any other security documents executed and delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to Section  5.11 .

Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment, a Swingline Commitment, a Term Loan Commitment or an Add-On Term Loan Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.14(b) .

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

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from the principal executive officer or the principal financial officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 .

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and without duplication,

(i) Consolidated Interest Expense,

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(iii) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,

(iv) all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with (x) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with the repayment and termination of existing bank Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) other than those fees, costs and expenses added back pursuant to clause (iv)(y) below) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000, provided that such fees, costs and expenses are incurred no later than November 30, 2012, and (y) any amendments, waivers or consents to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent paid in cash, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 in any twelve month period,

(v) (x) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with consummated acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries (whether such acquisitions or joint ventures are with respect to assets or Capital Stock) permitted pursuant to the terms hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in any twelve month period and (y) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with unconsummated acquisitions or joint ventures (whether such acquisitions or joint ventures are with respect to assets or Capital Stock) that would have been permitted pursuant to the terms hereof if so consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 in any twelve month period; provided that all such expenses shall be added back in the period in which they are incurred,

(vi) non-cash charges for the impairment of merchant card portfolios and all other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period; provided that if the amount of such other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (other than unusual and non-recurring non-cash charges, expenses or losses) exceeds $2,000,000 in the aggregate for such period, the addition of such other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (other than unusual and non-recurring non-cash charges, expenses or losses) in excess of $2,000,000 shall be consented to by the Administrative Agent,

(vii) expenses incurred in connection with or charges related to the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount for all such expenses or charges not to exceed $13,000,000 during the term of this Agreement,

(viii) non-cash deferred compensation paid to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000,

(ix) in each of the first three Fiscal Years following the Closing Date only, payments for consulting services paid to the seller of Power Pay, Inc., in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,250,000 per Fiscal Year,

(x) restructuring charges or reserves, including any restructuring costs and integration costs, costs related to the closure or consolidation of facilities, contract termination costs, retention, recruiting, relocation, severance and signing bonuses and expenses incurred in connection with (A) any permitted acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount with respect to such permitted acquisition or permitted Investment not to exceed 15% (or such greater percentage as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) of Target EBITDA as of such date of determination and (B) any Disposition permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount with respect to such permitted Disposition not to exceed $2,000,000, in each case during such period,

 

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(xi) with respect to any period, without duplication (A) the amount of any costs, charges or losses incurred during such period for which there is insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or other guarantee coverage and for which a related insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is not recorded in accordance with GAAP, but for which such insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is to be received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a subsequent period and in any event within one year of the date of the incurrence of the underlying costs, charges or losses, (B) the cash proceeds of business interruption insurance and (C) amounts paid during such period with respect to cash litigation fees, costs and expenses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount, with respect to this clause (C) (x) not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate for any such period or (y) otherwise, as consented to by the Administrative Agent,

(xii) any unusual or non-recurring cash charges, expenses or losses for such period not to exceed an aggregate amount equal to $2,500,000 during any such period,

(xiii) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options to employees of Investco, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting,

(xiv) transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any issuance of Capital Stock, Disposition, Recovery Event, recapitalization or the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, whether or not consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 during any such period and

(xv) add-backs for historical items as set forth on Schedule II , provided , however , such amounts shall not be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA until such time as the underlying transaction has been consummated,

minus (c) without duplication and to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period the sum of: (i) all non-cash income or gains (excluding any such non-cash income or gains to the extent representing an accrual of cash income or gain in any future period), (ii) all extraordinary or non-recurring income or gains to the extent resulting from activities unrelated to the primary business activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) any gains attributable to non-ordinary course asset sales and (iv) the amount of any distributions made and permitted to be made pursuant to Section  7.5(i) .

Consolidated Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, determined on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus (b) decreases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network receivables) minus (c)(i) Capital Expenditures made during such period (other than Capital Expenditures financed with Indebtedness (other than the Term Loan, the Add-On Term Loan, Revolving Loans and the Incremental Loans under this Agreement)), (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash during such period, (iii) Permitted Tax Distributions and cash Taxes paid during such period, (iv) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments made during such period (excluding payments of Revolving Loans unless such payment is coupled with a corresponding reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments), (v) increases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network

 

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receivables), (vi) cash consideration for permitted acquisitions paid in such period (other than (A) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section  7.1 and incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to fund such permitted acquisition and (B) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of equity issuances received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to fund such permitted acquisitions within 180 days of receipt of such proceeds) and (vii) cash payments made during such period with respect to Permitted Earnouts.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA plus, without duplication, repayments made to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any entity that is not a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to loans and advances made to such entity by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary minus (i) the actual amount paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash on account of Capital Expenditures, (ii) federal, state and local income taxes (including Permitted Tax Distributions) paid during such period, (iii) cash payments made during such period with respect to Permitted Earnouts and (iv) any dividends and distributions permitted to be made and so made pursuant to Section  7.5(e) during such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Fixed Charges ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense paid or required to be paid in cash for such period and (ii) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments paid or required to be paid on Consolidated Total Debt during such period.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (a) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated EBITDA, calculated to exclude the EBITDA of any Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, calculated for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Debt minus (i) cash or Permitted Investments of Loan Parties in excess of $10,000,000 held in deposit accounts or securities accounts, as applicable, subject to customary deposit account or securities account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent; provided that the aggregate amount of cash subtracted from Consolidated Total Debt pursuant to this clause (i) shall in no event exceed $20,000,000, and minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount of any Prefunded Debt Facility; provided that Consolidated Net Debt shall be calculated without regard to any Excluded Repurchase Obligation.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, and (iii) from and after October 1, 2012, equity interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary accruing after such date. For purposes of calculating Target EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income shall be determined with respect to the applicable target, entity or assets in a manner consistent with the preceding sentence.

 

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Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments ” shall mean for any period for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Indebtedness. For purposes of this definition, “scheduled payments of principal” (a) shall be determined without giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled payments resulting from the application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments made during the applicable period, (b) shall be deemed to include any payments with respect to the principal of Attributable Indebtedness and (c) shall not include any voluntary prepayments under, or mandatory prepayments required by, Section  2.12 .

Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) (x) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date minus (y) the aggregate outstanding amount of Permitted Subordinated Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Total Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, but excluding Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition thereof.

Continuing Director ” shall mean, with respect to any period, any individual (A) who was a member of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower on the first day of such period, (B) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (A) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body, or (C) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (A) and (B) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (B) and clause (C), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors).

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

Cure Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.5 .

Cure Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.5 .

Cure Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.5 .

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

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

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Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.13(c) .

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender (a) that has failed for three (3) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan and/or to make a payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan (each a “ funding obligation ”), unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) that has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, or has defaulted on, its obligation to fund generally under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, unless such notice or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied, (c) that has, for three (3) or more Business Days, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or (d) with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing. The Administrative Agent will promptly send to all parties hereto a copy of any notice to the Borrower provided for in this definition.

Designated Obligations ” means all obligations of the Borrower with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans and LC Exposure and (b) accrued and unpaid fees under the Loan Documents.

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” shall mean the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) the disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) the disposition of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including allowing registrations of applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business); (c) the disposition of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; (d) the disposition of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (e) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (f) the disposition of cash and Permitted Investments for fair market value; and (g) any Recovery Event.

Dollar(s) ” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Dollar Commitment ” means, with respect to each Dollar Lender, the commitment of such Dollar Lender to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section  2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section  11.4 . The initial amount of each Lender’s Dollar Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Dollar Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Dollar Lenders’ Dollar Commitments is $12,888,888.90.

Dollar Equivalent ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency.

 

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Dollar Lender ” means the Persons listed on Schedule I as having Dollar Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Dollar Commitment or to acquire Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Dollar Loan ” means a Loan made or incurred under the Dollar Commitments.

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

EMU ” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

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

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

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

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

ERISA Event ” shall mean (i) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (ii) the failure of any Plan to meet the minimum funding standard applicable to the Plan for a plan year under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint

 

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a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (vii) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Euro ” and “ EUR ” mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

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

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100 th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning provided in Article VIII .

Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts ” shall mean those certain merchant reserve and settlement accounts (and related investment accounts) serving as collateral under the Permitted BIN Arrangement and set forth on Schedule 1.1 , and any accounts into which any amounts from such merchant reserve and settlement accounts are swept or otherwise transferred for investment purposes, and from which such amounts have been agreed to be returned to such merchant reserve and settlement accounts the next day.

Excluded Property ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned real property which is located outside of the United States, unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, and all leased property, (b) unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, any IP Rights for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, any personal property (other than personal property described in clause (b) above) for which the attachment or perfection of a Lien thereon is not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, (d) the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section  5.11(c) , (e) any property which, subject to the terms of Section  7.8 , is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section  7.2(d) pursuant to documents which prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property, (f) the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts and the BIN Sponsorship Agreement, (g) any “intent to use” trademark application, solely during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law, (h) any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in

 

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writing to the Borrower its reasonable determination, in consultation with the Borrower, that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a security interest is excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (i) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition is rendered ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (j) any rights of a Loan Party arising under or evidenced by any contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement to the extent the Liens therein are prohibited or restricted by such contract, lease, instrument, license or other agreement, except to the extent (x) the pledge of such rights is deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, or (y) such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity, (k) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent Liens in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby (except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity), (l) until the earlier of (x) the date that the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement is terminated and (y) the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the HSBC Cash Collateral and (m) the Capital Stock of any Person that is not a Subsidiary.

Excluded Repurchase Obligation ” shall mean an obligation of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary if such obligation is structured so that no payment is due thereunder if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder or if a Default or Event of Default, on a pro forma basis, would be created by the making of such payment.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section  10.8 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case imposed as a result of (i) such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document), (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in

 

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the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section  2.25 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section  2.20 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section  2.20(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2010 among Merchant Services, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as agent, and Fifth Third Bank, as collateral agent.

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

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letters ” shall mean the Agent Fee Letter and the Fifth Third Fee Letter.

Fifth Third Fee Letter ” shall mean certain fee letters, dated as of May 25, 2012 and June 7, 2013, executed by Fifth Third Bank and accepted by Borrower.

Financial Statement Worksheets ” shall mean the internally prepared unaudited consolidated income statements of the predecessor of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010.

First Amendment ” shall mean that certain first amendment to this Agreement effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

First Amendment Effective Date ” shall mean June 7, 2013.

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Borrower.

Foreign Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that (a) is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia or (b) is organized under the Laws of the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia and all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of Capital Stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in the immediately preceding clause (a).

 

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Fund Affiliate ” shall mean any Affiliate of Madison Dearborn Partners and any funds or partnerships for which Madison Dearborn Partners or any such Affiliate acts as the principal investment manager or advisor, but not including any of their respective portfolio operating companies.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section  1.3 .

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

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, (a) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) each Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section  5.11 or otherwise, (c) with respect to (i) any Hedging Obligations between any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and any Lender-Related Hedge Provider that are permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section  7.10 and any Bank Products Obligations owing by any Loan Party (other than the Borrower), the Borrower and (ii) the payment and performance by each Specified Loan Party of its obligations under its Guaranty with respect to all Swap Obligations, the Borrower, and (d) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing.

Guaranty ” shall mean the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, pursuant to Article X .

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (a) any and all Hedging Transactions, (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (c) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

 

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Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

HSBC Cash Collateral ” shall mean any and all “Collateral” as such term is defined in the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement, including, without limitation, Account Number 942-686314 maintained by EVO Merchant Services, LLC at HSBC Bank USA, National Association (including, without limitation, the $17,625,000 deposited therein).

HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and HSBC Bank USA, National Association.

Incremental Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to the Persons identified as a “Lender” or an “Incremental Loan Lender” in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement, together with their respective successors and assigns, the commitment of such Person to make an Incremental Loan pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement; provided that, at any time after the funding of an Incremental Loan, determination of “Required Lenders” shall include the outstanding principal amount of such Incremental Loan.

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided , that trade payables overdue by more than 180 days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, with the amount of such Indebtedness being equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness and (b) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith, (ix) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, (xi) all Hedging Obligations and (xii) to the extent characterized as indebtedness pursuant to GAAP,

 

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obligations of such Person in respect of deferred compensation. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party.

Information Memorandum ” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April, 2012 relating to the Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Interest Period shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months (or, upon the consent of the applicable Lenders holding the same Type of Loans, such other period that is twelve months or less); provided, that:

(a) the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

(b) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

(c) any Interest Period which begins 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 end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;

(d) each principal installment of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal balance (if any) of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above;

(e) each principal installment of the Add-On Term Loans shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal balance (if any) of the Add-On Term Loans shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above; and

(f) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans is equal to or greater than the aggregate principal amount of Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods expiring after such date, and no Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Investco ” shall mean EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Investments ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.4 .

IP Rights ” shall mean all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the legal right to use.

 

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Issuing Bank ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit.

Laws ” shall mean, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of Law.

LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000).

LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Documents ” shall mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit but excluding the Letters of Credit.

LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit governed by the International Standby Practices 1998 as provided in Section  2.22(j) has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices 1998, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (b) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (c) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent; provided that , for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

Lender-Related Hedge Provider ” shall mean, (a) any Lender on the Closing Date or Affiliate of such Lender that is party to a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party in existence on the Closing Date, (b) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (c) except when the Lender-Related Hedge Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrower of (i) the existence of such Hedging Transaction, and (ii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the

 

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obligations under such Hedging Transaction from time to time. In no event shall any Lender-Related Hedge Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Hedging Obligations except that each reference to the term “ Lender ” in Article IX and Section  11.4 shall be deemed to include such Lender-Related Hedge Provider. In no event shall the approval of any such Person in its capacity as Lender-Related Hedge Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document. No new Hedging Transactions may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

Lenders ” shall mean, collectively, the Multicurrency Lenders and the Dollar Lenders and each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section  2.23 , and their successors and assigns, and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender.

Letter of Credit ” shall mean any stand-by letter of credit issued pursuant to Section  2.22 by the Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the LC Commitment. Letters of Credit may be denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency.

Letter of Credit Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.14(c) .

LIBOR ” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in the relevant currency at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which deposits in the relevant currency in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan comprising part of such borrowing would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the LC Documents, the Fee Letters, each Additional Commitment Agreement, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, and all stock powers and similar instruments of transfer delivered in connection with any Collateral Document and any other instrument, agreement or document executed by a Loan Party in connection with any of the foregoing.

Loan Parties ” shall mean, collectively, the Guarantors and the Borrower.

Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, resulting in a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (a) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their respective material obligations under the Loan Documents, (c) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender, and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents or (d) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than (a) the Loans and Letters of Credit and (b) any Indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower) and Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in an aggregate committed or outstanding principal amount exceeding $5,000,000. For purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness attributable to Hedging Obligations, the “principal amount” of any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations.

Maturity Date ” shall mean, the earlier of (i) May 30, 2017 and (ii) the date on which the principal amount of any Loan has been declared or automatically has become due and payable pursuant to Section  8.1 (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

MDP Equity Investment ” shall mean the direct or indirect acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners of Capital Stock of the Borrower.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multicurrency Commitment ” means, with respect to each Multicurrency Lender, the commitment of such Multicurrency Lender to make Multicurrency Loans, and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section  2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section  11.4 . The initial amount of each Multicurrency Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Multicurrency Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Multicurrency Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person. The initial aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Lenders’ Multicurrency Commitments is $220,111,111.10.

Multicurrency Lender ” means the Persons listed on Schedule I as having Multicurrency Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Multicurrency Commitment or to acquire Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Multicurrency Loan ” means a Loan made or incurred under the Multicurrency Commitments.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which Borrower has any liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate).

 

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Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean the aggregate cash or Permitted Investments proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition, Recovery Event or Cure Right net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), (b) taxes and Permitted Tax Distributions paid or payable as a result thereof and (c) in the case of any Disposition or any Recovery Event, the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section  7.2 (ranking senior to any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property.

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation. “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Note ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section  2.10(b) .

Notice of Conversion/Continuation ” shall mean the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided in Section  2.7(b) .

Notice of Revolving Borrowing ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section  2.3 .

Notice of Swingline Borrowing ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section  2.4 .

Notices of Borrowing ” shall mean, collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of Swingline Borrowing.

Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, (a) all amounts owing by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) or the Arranger pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit including without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, (b) all Hedging Obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider permitted by Section  7.10 , and (c) all Bank Product Obligations, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings of any of the foregoing; provided , that “Obligations” of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

Organization Documents ” shall mean, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Overnight Rate ” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(d ).

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(e) .

Participating Member State ” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  11.14 .

Payment Office ” shall mean, with respect to any currency, the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location with respect to such currency as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

 

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

Permitted BIN Arrangement ” shall mean that certain BIN arrangement evidenced by that certain BIN Sponsorship Agreement by and between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of January 19, 2012, and any agreement entered into by EVO Merchant Services, LLC and another Person in replacement of such agreement (the “ BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”).

Permitted Earnouts ” shall mean, for any period, any obligation (other than obligations relating to any working capital adjustment or similar purchase price adjustment) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (or an Affiliate of or successor to such Person) arising before or after the Closing Date that is (or, prior to a determination of the amount thereof, was) based on the financial performance of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that is in substance, an amount owing on account of the unpaid portion of the purchase price for (a) Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) assets comprising the business, or a portion thereof, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which, in either case, was acquired from such Person or an Affiliate of such Person; provided , however that, such obligations shall be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(b) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

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

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

(e) judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(f) customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(g) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, minor defects and other irregularities in title and similar encumbrances on real property that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not, in the aggregate, in any case materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the use of the property for its intended purpose;

(h) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements or similar public filings arising in the ordinary course of business.

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

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

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

(b) commercial paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(c) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

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

(e) mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described in clauses (a) through (d) above; and

(f) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation.

In the case of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Permitted Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Permitted Investments shall also include (i) investments of the types and maturities described in clauses (a) through (f) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign ratings agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (f) and in this paragraph.

 

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Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount thereof does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness (including any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and any unpaid accrued interest thereon) so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (b) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than that of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended.

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any seller-financed Indebtedness) (i) that is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion and (ii) that matures by its terms no earlier than six months after the later of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the Maturity Date then in effect with no scheduled principal payments permitted prior to such maturity; provided , that up to $25,000,000 of such Indebtedness shall not be subject to this clause (ii).

Permitted Tax Distributions ” shall mean distributions by the Borrower, with respect to such periods the Borrower is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for federal, state and/or local income tax purposes (a “ Flow-Through Entity ”), to its members, partners or shareholders in an amount equal to the aggregate Taxes determined by multiplying (1) the highest combined tax rate (including all applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes determined with reference to income, including without limitation taxes imposed under Code Section 1411, and taking into account the deductibility (including applicable limitations on deductibility) of state and local income taxes for federal income tax purposes) applicable to any direct or indirect (through other Flow-Through Entities) holder of Capital Stock of such Flow Through Entity by (2) the aggregate taxable income of the Borrower (determined by (i) disregarding the effects of any step-up in the tax basis of the assets of the Borrower and its Flow-Through Entity Subsidiaries attributable to any transaction or event occurring after May 30, 2012, including without limitation pursuant to Code Section 743(b) and (ii) calculated prior to any deduction for any guaranteed payments under Code Section 707(c); any determinations made by giving effect to the adjustments in clauses (i) and (ii) being referred to as “Adjusted” or “as Adjusted”) for the period to which the distribution relates allocated to holders of Capital Stock of the Borrower as estimated in good faith by the Borrower, taking into account all operating losses, as Adjusted, of the Borrower for prior periods beginning on or after May 30, 2012, to the extent such Adjusted losses were not previously used to reduce taxable income, as Adjusted, for purposes of this determination in prior periods, on a quarterly basis at least ten days in advance of the due date for a corporation’s quarterly estimated U.S. federal income tax payment or such more frequent basis as any such Taxes would be required to be paid; provided , that if the amounts initially distributed with respect to a taxable year (the “ Distributed Amounts ”) exceed the amount that would have been distributed for such year if the distributions had been made in accordance with the Borrower’s Adjusted actual taxable income for such taxable year (the “ Actual Amount ”), then such excess shall be credited against the next Permitted Tax Distribution permitted to be made for subsequent periods, and if the Actual Amount exceeds the Distributed Amount, the Borrower shall immediately be permitted to distribute an amount equal to such excess as a Permitted Tax Distribution.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

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

Prefunded Debt Facility ” shall mean a Permitted Subordinated Debt facility that is incurred to finance a permitted acquisition where the proceeds of such Permitted Subordinated Debt facility are held for no more than six (6) months in an escrow or other account on terms and subject to conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pending the closing of such permitted acquisition.

 

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Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, with respect to any Specified Transaction, that for purposes of calculating the financial covenants set forth in Article VI and Consolidated EBITDA , such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four Fiscal Quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which the Borrower was required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section  5.1 . In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition or Recovery Event, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property the subject of such Disposition or Recovery Event shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of the applicable period and (b) with respect to any permitted acquisition or other Investment, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in Section  1.1 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined subject to pro forma adjustments which are directly attributable to such Specified Transactions that are factually supportable, and are reasonably expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and which reflect the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies with respect to Specified Transactions to the extent identifiable, quantifiable and reasonably attributable to and reasonably anticipated to result from actions taken or expected to be taken within 12 months of the applicable Specified Transaction, as certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, provided that, the aggregate amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies permitted to be added back pursuant to this sentence for any period (x) shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period, and (y) are either (1) explicitly recommended by any due diligence quality of earnings report conducted by financial advisors retained by the Borrower, (2) determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and as interpreted by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency), or (3) otherwise determined in such other manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. All the aforementioned adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA shall be added back thereto as if each applicable Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable calculation period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period, in each case without duplication of any amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (b)(i) through (xvi)  of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and net of the amount of actual benefits realized during the applicable period.

Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Commitment of such Lender (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loan or Add-On Term Loan, as applicable), and the denominator

 

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of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans or Add-On Term Loans, as applicable, of all Lenders) and (b) with respect to all Commitments of any Lender at any time, the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure), Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans owing to such Lender and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Revolving Commitments (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders funded under such Commitments), the Term Loans and the Add-On Term Loans.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” shall mean, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Recovery Event ” shall mean any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

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

Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments, the Term Loans and the Add-On Term Loans at such time or if the Lenders have no Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the Revolving Credit Exposure, the Term Loans and the Add-On Term Loans; provided that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its Revolving Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Lenders. The Required Lenders of a Class (which shall include the terms “Required Dollar Lenders” and “Required Multicurrency Lenders”) means Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Class representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Class at such time.

 

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Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any Law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person or such other representative of such Person as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person.

Restricted Payment ” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of, any shares of its Capital Stock, any Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof or any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock or such Indebtedness, whether now or hereafter outstanding.

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower formed or acquired after the Closing Date other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary, including any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof (including without limitation, the provisions set forth in the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”); provided that, except with the consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary may not thereafter be re-designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revaluation Date ” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency pursuant to Section  2.7 , and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require.

Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the Dollar Commitment or Multicurrency Commitment of such Lender, as applicable, initially in the amount set forth on Schedule I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Dollar Commitment” or “Multicurrency Commitment,” as applicable, as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such Commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to terms hereof.

Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section  2.8 or 8.1 .

Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent amount of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure and Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure at such time.

 

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Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Dollar Lender at any time, the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Dollar Loans at such time.

Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Multicurrency Lender at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Multicurrency Loans, and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby such Person shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

Securitization Transaction ” means, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or Affiliate of such Person.

Security Agreement ” shall mean the security and pledge agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, by each of the Loan Parties.

Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities, of such Person; (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital; (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business and (f) such Person does not intend, in any transaction, to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors or any other person to which such Person is or will become, through such transaction, indebted. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Specified Loan Party ” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section  10.8 ).

Specified Transaction ” means any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any permitted acquisition or other Investment (including, without

 

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limitation, any acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries), any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary, any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or any incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any increase in Commitments or incurrence of Incremental Loans pursuant to Section  2.23 and any amendments, waivers, consents, or repayments in connection with any incurrence thereof, but excluding (x) Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes and (y) any scheduled payments of interest or amortization with respect to such Indebtedness), that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”. It is understood and agreed that the term “Specified Transaction” shall also include (a) the facility and infrastructure consolidation related to the Borrower’s Affiliates as previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent and (b) the conversion of the “back end processing” off the Global Payments Direct, Inc. system.

Spot Rate ” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the Issuing Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency.

STRH ” shall mean SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and its successors.

Subordinated Debt Documents ” shall mean any indenture, agreement or similar instrument governing Permitted Subordinated Debt.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, and (b) either (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

SunTrust ” shall mean SunTrust Bank and its successors.

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

Swingline Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000).

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section  2.4 , which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline Loans.

 

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Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline Commitment. Swingline Loans shall only be denominated in Dollars.

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Sections 840-10 & 840-20, as amended and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

Target EBITDA ” means, with respect to any target company, entity or assets acquired in connection with an acquisition, on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for the trailing twelve month period ending at the month-end at least thirty (30) days but not more than sixty (60) days prior to such date of determination period plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b) payment of or provisions for taxes based on income for such period, (c) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for such period and (d) all other non-cash charges for such period (excluding any non-cash charge to the extent that such charge represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period).

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

Term Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.5(a) , and include any Incremental Loan that is a term loan.

Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments is EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS ($80,000,000).

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

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Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Closing Date which, within thirty (30) days of such formation, the Borrower designates in writing to the Administrative Agent as being an Unrestricted Subsidiary and satisfies the conditions set forth in the following sentence of this definition (it being understood that any such designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary within such thirty (30) day period shall be deemed an initial designation and not a re-designation from a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary). The Borrower may designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and may subsequently re-designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by giving written notice of such re-designation to the Administrative Agent, so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default is in existence or would be caused by such designation or redesignation and (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that, after giving effect to such designation or redesignation on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI as of the most recent Fiscal Quarter end with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received the required financial information.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.20(f) .

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

Section 1.2 Classifications of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “Revolving Loan”, “Dollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Loan”, “Term Loan” or “Add-On Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g. a “Eurodollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Loan”, “Dollar Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”, “Dollar Borrower” or “Multicurrency Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Borrowing” or “Dollar Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(b ); provided , that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all calculations of the financial covenants contained in Article VI (including for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and any transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires that any financial covenant contained in Article VI be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”) shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis consistent with the definition of such term.

 

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Section 1.4 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise provided, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.5 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents . Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurodollar Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in the Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of the Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

Section 1.6 Change of Currency.

(a) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

Section 2.1 General Description of Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally agrees (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section  2.2 , (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with Section  2.22 , (iii) the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section  2.4 , (iv) each Multicurrency Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of Credit and the

 

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Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided , that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect from time to time; (v) each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment; and (vi) each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Add-On Term Loan to the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Add-On Term Loan Commitment.

Section 2.2 Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each Dollar Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Dollar Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Dollar Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeding the aggregate Dollar Commitments and (b) each Multicurrency Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars or the Alternative Currency, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Multicurrency Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeding the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments. During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided , that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

Section 2.3 Procedure for Revolving Borrowings . The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 (a “ Notice of Revolving Borrowing ”) (a) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (b) prior to 1:00 p.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (ii) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing, (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period), (v) the currency of the Loans to be borrowed and (vi) whether such Borrowing is to be made under the Dollar Commitments or the Multicurrency Commitments. If the Borrower fails to specify a currency in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to specify a Class in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be deemed to be under the Multicurrency Commitments. Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided , that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section  2.4 or Section  2.22(d) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any time exceed six (6). Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the amount (and currency) of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.4 Swingline Commitment.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the difference between the Multicurrency Commitments and the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders; provided , that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4 attached hereto (“ Notice of Swingline Borrowing ”) prior to 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the principal amount of such Swingline Loan, (ii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Swingline Loan shall not be less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 4:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Multicurrency Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any Swingline Loan. Each Multicurrency Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section  2.6 , and such proceeds will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.

(d) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Multicurrency Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender.

(e) Each Multicurrency Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section  2.4(c) or to purchase the participating interests pursuant to Section  2.4(d) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment,

 

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(iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Multicurrency Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. Until such time as such Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In addition, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such Lender’s participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section  2.4 , until such amount has been purchased in full.

Section 2.5 Term Loan Commitments and Add-On Term Loan Commitments .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single loan (the “ Term Loan ”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loan may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Section  3.1 shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request to borrow the Term Loan on the Closing Date.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single loan (the “ Add-On Term Loan ”) to the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount equal to the Add-On Term Loan Commitment of such Lender. Add-On Term Loans do not constitute Incremental Loans. The Add-On Term Loan may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of the First Amendment by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent as described therein shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request to borrow the Add-On Term Loan on the First Amendment Effective Date.

Section 2.6 Funding of Borrowings.

(a) Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan in the Alternative Currency, in each case to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office for the applicable currency; provided , that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section  2.4 . The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(c) All Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

Section 2.7 Interest Elections.

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, all as provided in this Section  2.7 . The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section  2.7 , the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 1:00 p.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Loan and (B) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing (including the Class) to which such Notice of Conversion/Continuation applies and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such

 

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election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. If any such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section  2.3 .

(c) If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing; provided , however, such Loan shall be of the same Class; provided further , however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurodollar Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof. No Loan may be converted into a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.

(d) Upon receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

Section 2.8 Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments.

(a) Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments, Swingline Commitments and LC Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section  2.23 , the Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term Loan pursuant to Section  2.5(a) and the Add-On Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the First Amendment Effective Date upon the making of the Add-On Term Loan pursuant to Section  2.5(b) .

(b) Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole; provided , that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section  2.8 shall be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and any larger multiple of $500,000, and (iii) no such reduction of either Class shall be permitted which would reduce the total Revolving Commitments of such Class to an amount less than the total Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class. Any such reduction in the Multicurrency Commitments below the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment.

 

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Section 2.9 Repayment of Loans.

(a) The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be due and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

(b) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below (and on such other date(s) and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement):

 

Installment Date

   Principal Amount  

September 30, 2012

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2012

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

June 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 31, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

June 30, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 31, 2015

   $ 1,000,000.00  

June 30, 2015

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2015

   $ 1,500,000.00  

December 31, 2015

   $ 1,500,000.00  

March 31, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

June 30, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

September 30, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

March 31, 2017

   $ 1,500,000.00  

 

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provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

(c) The outstanding principal amount of any Incremental Loan shall be repaid as provided in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement.

(d) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Add-On Term Loan of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below (and on such other date(s) and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement):

 

Installment Date

   Principal Amount  

September 30, 2013

   $ 900,000.00  

December 31, 2013

   $ 900,000.00  

March 31, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

June 30, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

September 30, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

December 31, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

March 31, 2015

   $ 900,000.00  

June 30, 2015

   $ 900,000.00  

September 30, 2015

   $ 1,350,000.00  

December 31, 2015

   $ 1,350,000.00  

March 31, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

June 30, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

September 30, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

March 31, 2017

   $ 1,350,000.00  

provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Add-On Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

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Section 2.10 Evidence of Indebtedness .

(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment, Term Loan Commitment and Add-On Term Loan Commitment of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section  2.7 , (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section  2.7 , (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , that the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement evidences the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and is being executed as a “noteless” credit agreement. However, at the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.10 (a “ Note ”). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment permitted hereunder) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.

Section 2.11 Optional Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. (x) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) not less than four (4) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) in the case of Swingline Borrowings, 11:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment, the Class of the Loans to be prepaid, the currencies of the Loans to be prepaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided , that a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the closing of a Disposition or the incurrence of Indebtedness, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such proposed prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section  2.13(d ); provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section  2.19 . Each partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section  2.2 or in the case of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section  2.4 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and in the case of a prepayment of a Term Loan Borrowing or an Add-On Term Loan Borrowing, to principal installments of the Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans, on a pro rata basis, as directed by the Borrower.

 

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Section 2.12 Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) Not later than thirty (30) Business Days following receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition or Recovery Event, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section  2.12(c) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that such prepayment shall not be required (i) if the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such 30-Business Day period that such Net Cash Proceeds are to be used to repair or replace the property subject to such Disposition or Recovery Event or to acquire other property useful in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and either such use or acquisition shall occur, or a binding commitment for such use or acquisition shall have been entered into, within one year of the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event, (ii) if the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds that are not reinvested or committed for such reinvestment in accordance with the foregoing clause (i)  hereof is less than or equal to (x) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions, $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Recovery Events, $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (iii) in the event such Disposition occurs outside of the United States, if the Borrower has reasonably determined that the repatriation of such Net Cash Proceeds, and the related prepayment required pursuant to this clause (a), would cause a material adverse tax consequence on the Borrower; provided further that if the Borrower shall fail to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within such one-year period but shall have notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such one-year period in writing of an Investment that the Borrower has committed to make with such Net Cash Proceeds, then such one-year reinvestment period shall be extended for an additional 180 days.

(b) Promptly upon (but in any event no later than one (1) Business Day following) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Cure Amounts, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section  2.12(c) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds.

(c) Any prepayments made by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) or (b)  above shall be applied as follows: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such interest and fees; fourth , to the principal balance of the Term Loans and the Add-On Term Loans on a ratable basis, until all of the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their Pro Rata Shares of each respective Term Loan and Add-On Term Loan and applied to the principal installments of the Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans on a pro rata basis; fifth , to the principal balance of the Swingline Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, to the Swingline Lender, sixth , to the principal balance of the Revolving Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments and seventh , to

 

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Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit in an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon. The Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall not be permanently reduced by the amount of any prepayments made pursuant to clauses fifth through seventh above, unless a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender) holding more than 50% of the Revolving Commitments so request.

(d) If at any time (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeds the aggregate Dollar Commitments or (iii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments, as reduced pursuant to Section  2.8 or otherwise, the Borrower shall immediately, upon the earlier of demand from the Administrative Agent or knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, repay Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) and applicable Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section  2.19 . Each prepayment shall be applied first to the Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) to the full extent thereof, second, within the affected Class, first to the Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof, and then to Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof. If after giving effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or (ii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit in an amount equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon.

Section 2.13 Interest on Loans.

(a) The Borrower shall pay interest on (i) each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b) The Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a)  and (b) above, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the option of the Required Lenders, and after acceleration, the Borrower shall pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) (i) with respect to all Base Rate Loans, at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Base Rate Loans and (ii) with respect to all Eurodollar Loans at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Eurodollar Loans for the then-current Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and with respect to all Base Rate Loans and all other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for Base Rate Loans.

(d) Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving

 

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Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last Business Day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.14 Fees.

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”), which shall accrue at the Applicable Margin on the average daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period. For purposes of computing the Commitment Fee with respect to the Multicurrency Commitments, the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Multicurrency Lender, in Dollars, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each Letter of Credit (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”), which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (such Letter of Credit Fee shall continue to accrue on any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account, in Dollars, a facing fee, which shall accrue at the rate set forth in the Agent Fee Letter on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of the LC Exposure during the Availability Period (or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Required Lenders elect to increase the interest rate on the Loans to the Default Interest pursuant to Section  2.13(c) , the rate per annum used to calculate the letter of credit fee pursuant to clause (i)  above shall automatically be increased by two hundred (200) basis points.

(d) The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent and its affiliates, in Dollars, all fees in the Agent Fee Letter that are due and payable on the Closing Date. The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to the Lenders all upfront fees previously agreed in writing.

 

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(e) Accrued fees under paragraphs (b)  and (c) above shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and if later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety); provided further , that any such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand.

(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to Commitment Fees during such period pursuant to Section  2.14(b) or Letter of Credit Fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section  2.14(c) (without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (a) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section  2.26 , such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments and (b) to the extent any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank. The pro rata payment provisions of Section  2.21 shall automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this subsection (f).

Section 2.15 Computation of Interest and Fees.

Interest hereunder based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days (or three hundred sixty-six (366) days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and all fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Section 2.16 Inability to Determine Interest Rates . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans (whether in Dollars or the Alternative Currency) for such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans denominated in Dollars shall be converted into Base Rate Loans (or, in

 

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the case of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing (or, in the case of a pending request for a Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate).

Section 2.17 Illegality . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency) and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist (which such Lender shall endeavor to do promptly upon that being the case), the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Section 2.18 Increased Costs.

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) subject any Lender or the Issuing Bank to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(iii) [reserved]; or

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and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), such additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have reasonably determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements and affecting such Lender or Issuing Bank has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank with respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section  2.18 shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay any such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such amount or amounts within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section  2.18 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 2.19 Funding Indemnity . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked) or (d) any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in the Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) in a different currency from such Loan or Letter of Credit drawing, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall

 

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compensate each Lender for any loss (other than loss of profit), cost or expense attributable to such event within five (5) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice from the Lenders, through the Administrative Agent, setting forth such amounts. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. An invoice as to any additional amount payable under this Section  2.19 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

Section 2.20 Taxes. For purposes of this Section  2.20 , the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes; provided , that if the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by applicable Law to deduct any Taxes from such payments (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Person), (i) then such Person 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section  2.20 ) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

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

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank, within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.20 ) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, or required to be withheld from a payment to such Person on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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

 

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(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  11.4(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection (e) .

(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax under the Code, any treaty to which the United States is a party or otherwise, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or as reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. 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 clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

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

 

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

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

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-2 or Exhibit 2.20-3 , 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 2.20-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

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

 

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

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

(g) If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section  2.20 , it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

Section 2.21 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(a) Except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Sections 2.18 , 2.19 or 2.20 , or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, in the Alternative Currency and in immediately available funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the

 

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Alternative Currency payment amount. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.18 , 2.19 and 2.20 and 11.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and fourth , to the payment of principal of the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans or Add-On Term Loans, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans; provided , that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

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(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amount paid by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of LC Disbursements, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated interest bearing account until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date at which time the funds in such account (including any accrued interest thereon) will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, in the following order of priority: first to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement, third to the payment of interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them, fifth to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them, sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, and seventh to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

Section 2.22 Letters of Credit.

(a) During the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to Section  2.22(d ) and 2.22(e) , agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided , that (i) each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one year after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (B) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (but may contain provisions for automatic renewal provided that no Default or Event of Default exists on the renewal date or would be caused by such renewal and provided that no such renewal shall extend beyond the date five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date); (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least $50,000; (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit, if, after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the LC Commitment and (B) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders would exceed the aggregate

 

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Multicurrency Commitments; and (iv) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, such Letter of Credit shall not be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or the Alternative Currency. Each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in each Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance with respect to all other Letters of Credit. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation.

(b) To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the amount and currency thereof (and in the absence of specification of currency shall be deemed a request for a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article III (or, with respect to Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, Section  3.2 ), the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Bank shall require; provided , that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

(c) At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice and if not, the Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from the Administrative Agent on or before 5:00 p.m. the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Letter of Credit (1) directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in Section  2.22(a ) or that one or more conditions specified in Article III (or, with respect to Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, Section  3.2 ) are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

(d) The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. The Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC Disbursement thereunder; provided , that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to such LC Disbursement. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank in the Alternative Currency, unless (i) the Issuing Bank

 

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(at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (ii) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the Issuing Bank in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to (x) 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or (y) the Applicable Time, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in the Alternative Currency, that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing Bank (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency); provided , that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section  3.2 hereof shall not be applicable. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.3 , and each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in accordance with Section  2.6 . The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement.

(e) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. Each Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided , that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank to it.

 

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(f) To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section on the due date therefor, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; provided , that if such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section  2.13(c) .

(g) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding that its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit be Cash Collateralized pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided , that such obligation to Cash Collateralize the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Letters of Credit shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section  8.1 . Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest and profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such cash collateral so posted (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the extent amounts held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure exceed the LC Exposure, the Administrative Agent shall endeavor, from time to time, at the written request of the Borrower, to deliver to the Borrower promptly after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, the amount of such excess.

(h) Upon the request of any Lender, but no more frequently than quarterly, the Issuing Bank shall deliver (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower a report describing the aggregate Letters of Credit then outstanding. Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.

 

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(i) The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

(i) Any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

(ii) The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) Any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv) Payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(v) Any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the Alternative Currency to any Loan Party or Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;

(vi) Any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section  2.22 , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

(vii) The existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided , that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised

 

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due care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(j) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable Laws, (i) each standby Letter of Credit shall be governed by the “International Standby Practices 1998” (ISP98) (or such later revision as may be published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued), (ii) each documentary Letter of Credit shall be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later revision as may be published by the International Chamber of Commerce on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued) and (iii) the Borrower shall specify the foregoing in each letter of credit application submitted for the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

Section 2.23 Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders.

(a) From time to time after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to each Lender), propose to increase the Term Loan, increase the Multicurrency Commitments, or establish one or more additional term loans (each, an “ Incremental Loan ”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Loans, the “ Additional Commitment Amount ”); provided , that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) after giving effect to such increase, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants in Article VI on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming actual average utilization of the Revolving Commitments over the immediately preceding fiscal quarter period, (iii) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Commitment Amount shall be not less than $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $5,000,000, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Loan, (x) the final maturity date shall be no earlier than the latest Maturity Date for any then existing Loan, (y) the weighted average life to maturity of such Incremental Loan shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of any then existing Loan and (z) the interest rate may not exceed the interest rate applicable to any then existing Loan by more than 0.50% per annum (after taking into account any interest rate floors, original issue discount and upfront fees, as applicable, equated to per annum interest in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent and consistent with generally accepted financial practice based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity (e.g., 25 basis points equals 100 basis points in original issue discount or upfront fees payable on the principal amount of debt)), it being understood that the interest rate applicable to any existing Loan may be increased to the extent necessary to satisfy such requirement, and (v) no Lender shall have any obligation to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment, and any decision by a Lender to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other Lender.

(b) If any Lender shall decline to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment pursuant to subsection (a)  of this Section  2.23 , or any Lender shall fail to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing about whether it will provide any Incremental Loan Commitment within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice of the Borrower’s request for any

 

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Incremental Loan Commitment, the Borrower may designate another bank or other financial institution (which may be, but need not be, one or more of the existing Lenders) which at the time agrees to, in the case of any such Person that is an existing Lender, provide an Incremental Loan Commitment, as applicable, and in the case of any other such Person that is not already a Lender (an “ Additional Lender ”), become a party to this Agreement pursuant to an Additional Commitment Agreement; provided , however , that any new bank or financial institution must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which acceptance will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The principal amount of Incremental Loans of the existing Lenders pursuant to this subsection (b)   plus the principal amount of Incremental Loans of the Additional Lenders shall not in the aggregate exceed the unsubscribed amount of the Additional Commitment Amount.

(c) Any establishment of any Incremental Loan pursuant to this Section  2.23 shall become effective upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Additional Commitment Agreement duly executed by the Borrower and by any Lender (including any Additional Lender) providing an Incremental Loan Commitment, setting forth the Incremental Loan Commitment of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender, if any, to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, together with evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties with respect to such Incremental Loan and opinions of counsel for the Loan Parties with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(d) Upon the acceptance of a duly executed Additional Commitment Agreement by the Administrative Agent, the Commitments shall automatically be increased by the amount of the Incremental Loan Commitments added through such Additional Commitment Agreement and Schedule I shall automatically be deemed amended to reflect the Commitments of all Lenders after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Loan Commitments.

(e) Upon any increase in the Multicurrency Commitments pursuant to this Section  2.23 that is not pro rata among all Multicurrency Lenders, (x) within five (5) Business Days, in the case of any Base Rate Loans that are Multicurrency Loans then outstanding, and at the end of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans that are Multicurrency Loans then outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety and, to the extent the Borrower elects to do so and subject to the conditions specified in Article III , the Borrower shall reborrow Multicurrency Loans from the Multicurrency Lenders in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments after giving effect to such increase, until such time as all outstanding Multicurrency Loans are held by the Multicurrency Lenders in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments after giving effect to such increase and (y) effective upon such increase, the amount of the participations held by each Multicurrency Lender in each Letter of Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted automatically such that, after giving effect to such adjustments, the Multicurrency Lenders shall hold participations in each such Letter of Credit in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments.

(f) If any amendment to this Agreement is required to give effect to any institution of an Incremental Loan pursuant to and in accordance with this Section  2.23 , then such amendment shall be effective if executed by the Loan Parties, each lender providing an Incremental Loan Commitment and the Administrative Agent notwithstanding anything in Section  11.2 (other than the proviso of Section  11.2(b) ) to the contrary.

 

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Section 2.24 Mitigation of Obligations . If any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.18 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  2.20 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section  2.18 or Section  2.20 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

Section 2.25 Replacement of Lenders . If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.18 , (b) 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  2.20 , (c) any Lender notifies the Borrower and Administrative Agent that it is unable to fund Eurodollar Loans pursuant to Sections 2.16 or 2.17 , (d) a Lender (a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section  11.2(b) but requires unanimous consent of all Lender or all the Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section  11.4(b )) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender); provided , that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (ii) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section  2.18 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section  2.20 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law and (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document, the applicable assignee consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided that the failure by such Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section  2.25 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.26 Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment.

(a) If a Lender with a Revolving Commitment becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

(i) the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders that are Multicurrency Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Multicurrency

 

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Commitments (calculated as if the Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment was reduced to zero and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment had been increased proportionately); provided that (a) the sum of each such Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Multicurrency Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (b) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “ unreallocated portion ”) of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be reallocated pursuant to clause (i) for any reason the Borrower will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (A) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in respect of such LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, (B) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (C) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.

(b) If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that any Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, (i) if such Defaulting Lender is a Multicurrency Lender, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Multicurrency Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Multicurrency Loans of the other Multicurrency Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of the Multicurrency Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Commitments and (ii) if such Defaulting Lender is a Dollar Lender, such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Dollar Loans of the other Dollar Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of the Dollar Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Dollar Commitments, in each case, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Credit Exposure of each affected Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing). If any cash collateral has been posted with respect to the LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrower; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1 Conditions To Effectiveness . This Agreement and the obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder on the Closing Date shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) Loan Documents . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or thereto or written evidence (which may include telecopy transmission of such signed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such party is a party.

(b) Organization Documents; Resolutions and Certificates . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents and resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

(ii) certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party.

(c) Opinions of Counsel . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary written opinions of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders.

(d) Officer’s Closing Certificate . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, the conditions specified in Sections 3.1(e) and (f)  and Sections 3.2(a) , (b) and (c)  are satisfied as of the Closing Date.

(e) Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2011, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Consolidated Leverage Ratio . The Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the twelve month period ended March 31, 2012, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein to be consummated on the Closing Date, is not greater than 2.20:1.0.

 

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(g) Required Consents and Approvals . The Loan Parties shall have received all consents (including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance and other necessary governmental, shareholder or third party consents), approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings and orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any applicable Law, the Organization Documents of any Loan Party or by any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, and no investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority regarding the Loan Documents or any other transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall be ongoing.

(h) Solvency . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower, confirming that (i) the Borrower is and (ii) the Borrower and the Guarantors on a consolidated basis are Solvent before and after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein.

(i) Insurance . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of certificates of insurance issued on behalf of insurers of the Loan Parties, describing in reasonable detail the types and amounts of insurance (property and liability) maintained by the Loan Parties, and endorsements naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured on liability policies and lender loss payee on property and casualty policies.

 

  (j) [Intentionally omitted.]

 

  (k) Personal Property Collateral . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) Searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party and each other jurisdiction where each Loan Party owns real property;

(ii) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

(iii) [intentionally omitted];

(iv) Searches of ownership of, and Liens on, United States registered intellectual property owned by each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices; and

(v) Duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in any IP Rights registered in the United States and owned by the Loan Parties (if and to the extent perfection may be achieved in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office by such filings).

 

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(l) Refinancing of Existing Indebtedness . Except with respect to Indebtedness permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 7.1 , receipt by the Administrative Agent of copies of duly executed payoff letters, executed by each of the Loan Parties’ existing lenders or the agent thereof, together with (i) evidence of payment of such existing Indebtedness, (ii) authorization to file UCC-3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all liens of such existing lenders upon any of the personal property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) cancellations and releases, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, releasing all liens of any existing lenders upon any of the real property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) any other releases, terminations or other documents reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence the payoff of Indebtedness owed to any existing lenders (including, but not limited to, Indebtedness pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement).

(m) Patriot Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “ know your customer ” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

(n) Financial Statements . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Audited Financial Statements and the Financial Statement Worksheets, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of the Audited Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

(o) Fees and Expenses . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and STRH (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement with the Administrative Agent or STRH.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section  3.1 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section  3.1 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 3.2 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

 

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(c) the Borrower shall have delivered (i) the required Notice of Borrowing in the case of making a Loan or (ii) the notice required under Section  2.22(b) in the case of the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit;

(d) if any Lender with a Multicurrency Commitment is a Defaulting Lender at the time of any request by the Borrower of a Borrowing of a Swingline Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, set forth in this Section  3.2 , the Issuing Bank will not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit and the Swingline Lender will not be required to make any Swingline Loans, unless they are satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure is fully covered or eliminated pursuant to Section  2.26 ; and

(e) In the case of a Loan or Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required Multicurrency Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) or the Issuing Bank (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Loan or Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section  3.2 .

Section 3.3 Delivery of Documents . All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article III , unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

Section 4.1 Existence; Power . Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or other legal entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2 Organizational Power; Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the

 

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Borrower, and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

Section 4.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens granted by the Loan Parties under the Collateral Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents.

Section 4.4 Financial Statements . (i) The Audited Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial condition of each of Merchant Services, Inc., PowerPay, Inc., Federated Payments Systems, LLC, Federated Payment Systems USA, Inc., and Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of such dates and the consolidated results of operations for such periods in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, and (ii) the Financial Statement Worksheets are true and correct in all material respects. Since December 31, 2011, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.5 Litigation and Environmental Matters.

(a) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b) Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

Section 4.6 Compliance with Laws and Agreements . The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority and (b) all indentures, agreements or other instruments binding upon it or its properties, except where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.7 Investment Company Act, Etc. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection therewith.

Section 4.8 Taxes . The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated.

Section 4.9 Margin Regulations . None of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulation T, U or X. Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock.”

Section 4.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

Section 4.11 Ownership of Property.

(a) Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower referred to in Section  4.4 or purported to have been acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed, or otherwise has the right, to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower in the case of any of the foregoing not owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, infringe on the rights of any other Person other than infringement which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured as required by Section  5.8 .

Section 4.12 Disclosure . The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments, and corporate or other restrictions to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports (including without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission), financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided , that with respect to projected or pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time.

Section 4.13 Labor Relations . There are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.14 Subsidiaries . Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the Borrower in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date.

Section 4.15 Solvency . After giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making of the Loans under this Agreement, each Loan Party is Solvent.

Section 4.16 Subordination of Subordinated Debt . This Agreement, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings and refundings hereof, constitute the “Senior Credit Agreement” (or other comparable term) within the meaning of the Subordinated Debt Documents; this Agreement, together with each of the other Loan Documents and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings and refundings hereof and thereof, constitute “Senior Loan Documents” (or other comparable term) within the meaning the Subordinated Debt Documents; and the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and all other Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refundings or refinancings of any of the foregoing constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) of the Borrower within the meaning of the Subordinated Debt Documents, and the holders thereof from time to time shall be entitled to all of the rights of a holder of “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) pursuant to the Subordinated Debt Documents.

 

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Section 4.17 OFAC . No Loan Party (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.

Section 4.18 Patriot Act . Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, 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, as amended.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 5.1 Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days ( provided that in the event the Borrower has engaged an accounting firm other than CohnReznick, LLP, which accounting firm shall be of nationally recognized standing and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, such 90 day period shall be extended to 120 days) after the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrower, (i) a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year and (ii) in the event the revenue of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis accounts for 20% or more of the total revenue of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and, to the extent available, the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, to the extent available, and in each case in reasonable detail and reported on by CohnReznick, LLP or other

 

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independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower, (i) an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year and (ii) an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year;

(c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate (i) certifying as to whether there exists a Default or Event of Default on the date of such certificate, and if a Default or an Event of Default then exists, specifying the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI , (iii) specifying any change in the identity of the Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter from the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on the Closing Date or as of the most recent Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be, including any change with respect to the designation of any Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iv) identifying any change in GAAP or the application thereof that has occurred since the Closing Date which has had an effect on the financial statements accompanying such Compliance Certificate;

(d) [reserved];

(e) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the calendar year, a pro forma budget for the succeeding Fiscal Year, containing an income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow;

(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and

(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.

 

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Section 5.2 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender written notice of the following (i) with respect to clause (a) promptly upon the occurrence thereof and (ii) with respect to each other clause, promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual knowledge thereof:

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000;

(e) the occurrence of any default or event of default, or the receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged default or event of default, with respect to any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) the occurrence of any breach or default that remains uncured after giving effect to any applicable cure periods set forth in the BIN Sponsorship Agreement or of any termination event (including pursuant to Article VIII of the BIN Sponsorship Agreement) with respect to the Permitted BIN Arrangement;

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

Each notice delivered under this Section  5.2 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.3 Existence; Conduct of Business . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and its respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business; provided , that nothing in this Section  5.3 shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section  7.3 or Disposition permitted under Section  7.6 .

Section 5.4 Compliance with Laws, Etc . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.5 Payment of Obligations . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, levies and all other claims that could result in a statutory Lien before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.6 Books and Records . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries, in all material respects, shall be made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower in conformity with GAAP.

Section 5.7 Visitation, Inspection, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants (subject to such accountant’s customary policies and procedures), all at such reasonable times and as often as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided , however , other than any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section  5.7 and, absent the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one (1) time during any calendar year which shall not be at the Borrower’s expense; provided , further , however, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  5.7 , none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or extracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Law or any bona fide arm’s length third party contract, so long as such contract was not entered into solely for the purposes of circumventing such disclosure or (b) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

Section 5.8 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Restricted Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and (c) at all times shall name Administrative Agent as additional insured on all liability policies and lenders loss payee on all property or casualty policies of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 5.9 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit . The Borrower will use the proceeds of all Loans to refinance certain existing Indebtedness on the Closing Date, finance working capital needs , Investments permitted pursuant to Section  7.4 , Capital Expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. None of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X. All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes.

Section 5.10 Permitted BIN Arrangement . The Permitted BIN Arrangement shall be in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement.

Section 5.11 Further Assurances .

(a) Additional Loan Parties . If for purposes of complying with the terms of Section  6.4 hereof or otherwise, the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it intends to cause a non-Loan Party Subsidiary to become a Loan Party, such Subsidiary shall become a Loan Party by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a joinder to this Agreement and each Collateral Document, such joinder to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, accompanied by (i) all other Loan Documents related thereto and in connection therewith, (ii) certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements, and other organizational documents, appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of such Subsidiary, and opinions of counsel comparable to those delivered pursuant to Section  3.1(c) , and (iii) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(b) Personal Property . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause the personal property (other than (x) Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, the pledging of which shall be governed by clause (c)  below and (y) Excluded Property) of such Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in any applicable Collateral Document.

(c) Capital Stock . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause (i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary issued to the Borrower or any other Loan Party and (ii) 65% (or such greater percentage that, due to a Change in Law after the date hereof, (A) could not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (B) could not reasonably be expected to cause any adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary owned by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in any applicable Collateral Document. Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any actions under the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States in order to create or perfect any Lien granted under any Collateral Document.

 

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Section 5.12 Post-Closing .

(a) not later than five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all certificates evidencing any certificated Capital Stock pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to, and as identified in, the Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank, undated stock powers attached thereto;

(b) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all notes or other instruments that evidence intercompany debt pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to, and as identified in, the Security Agreement, together with duly executed customary allonges attached thereto;

(c) not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all notes or other instruments not delivered pursuant to clause (b) above as required pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with duly executed customary allonges attached thereto;

(d) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver an estoppel letter, consent and waiver from the landlord of that real property located at 515 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York 11747, in the form previously agreed to between the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the landlord;

(e) not later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent fully executed customary deposit account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent with respect to each deposit account held at a depositary bank other than SunTrust Bank which is required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents to be subject to such deposit account control agreements or (ii) in the case of any such deposit account for which such a control agreement has not been delivered by such date, close such account;

(f) not later than the date that the Borrower’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ purchase of the remaining Capital Stock of Power Pay, Inc. is consummated (as permitted by Section  7.4(f) ), the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Promissory Note dated October 1, 2005 executed by PowerPay, LLC in favor of Stephen P. Goodrich has been (i) paid in full and terminated or (ii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(g) not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note dated May 27, 2011 executed by Commerce Payment Group LLC in favor of Karen Davidson has been (i) paid in full and terminated or (ii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(h) not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts held at HSBC Bank, USA, N.A., as set forth on Schedule 1.1 , have been closed; and

 

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(i) not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Indebtedness of EVO Merchant Services, LLC pursuant to an Automated Clearing House / Overdraft Protection Arrangement with HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as further described on Schedule 7.1 , shall have been paid in full and terminated, the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement, as further described on Schedule 7.2 , shall have been terminated and released, and the HSBC Cash Collateral shall have been released and returned to the Loan Parties.

ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Loan Parties shall not and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to:

Section 6.1 Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter, ending from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, to be greater than the ratio corresponding to such fiscal quarter as set forth in the following table:

 

Fiscal Year

  

March 31

  

June 30

  

September 30

  

December 31

2013    N/A    4.50:1.0    4.50:1.0    4.50:1.0
2014    4.50:1.0    4.50:1.0    4.25:1.0    4.25:1.0
2015    4.25:1.0    4.25:1.0    4.00:1.0    4.00:1.0
2016    4.00:1.0    4.00:1.0    3.75:1.0    3.75:1.0
Thereafter    3.75:1.0    3.75:1.0    3.75:1.0    3.75:1.0

Section 6.2 Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio . Permit, for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015 and as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter thereafter, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.50:1.0

Section 6.3 Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter, to be less than 1.25:1.0.

Section 6.4 Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA . Permit the Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA to be less than $50,000,000.

Section 6.5 Right to Cure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section  6.1 or 6.2 , in the event that any Loan Party would otherwise be in default of the financial covenants set forth in Section  6.1 or 6.2 for any period, on or before the tenth Business Day subsequent to the due date for delivery of the financial statements for such period pursuant to Section  5.1(b) or, with respect to the fourth Fiscal Quarter of a Fiscal Year of the Borrower, Section  5.1(a) (the “ Cure Deadline ”), the Borrower shall have the right to issue common or, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, preferred Capital Stock, for cash in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to cure the relevant failure to comply with all the applicable financial covenants contained in Section  6.1 or 6.2 (collectively, the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash on or before the Cure Deadline (the “ Cure Amount ”), such financial covenants shall be recalculated giving effect to the following: (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ending at the end of such period shall be increased by the Cure Amount, and such increase shall be effective for all periods that include such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Loan Parties shall then be

 

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in compliance with the requirements of the financial covenants set forth in Section  6.1 or 6.2 , the Loan Parties shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements thereof as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default thereof which had occurred shall be deemed cured as of such date for all purposes of this Agreement; provided , that :

(i) the Cure Amount proceeds shall be used to repay the Obligations pursuant to Section  2.12(b) ; provided , however such Obligations shall not be deemed to have been repaid for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for the period with respect to which such Compliance Certificate applies or any future Compliance Certificate including such period applies;

(ii) (A) in each four fiscal quarter period, there shall be a period of at least two (2) fiscal quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (B) the Cure Amount for any applicable period shall be no greater than the aggregate amount necessary to cure all Events of Default arising in respect of Section  6.1 or 6.2 for such applicable period, (C) there shall be no more than two (2) Cure Rights exercised during any period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters and (D) there shall be no more than four (4) Cure Rights exercised during the term of this Agreement;

(iii) the Cure Amount shall be disregarded for all calculations under this Agreement other than compliance with Section  6.1 or 6.2 , as applicable, and shall be disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with Section  6.1 and 6.2 on a Pro Forma Basis for purposes of Article VII ; and

(iv) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice from the Borrower prior to the Cure Deadline with respect to any fiscal period, that the Borrower intends to exercise its Cure Right pursuant to this Section  6.5 for such fiscal period, the Lenders shall not be permitted to accelerate the Loans held by them and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders shall not be permitted to exercise remedies against the Collateral, in each case to the extent such acceleration or such exercise of remedies is based solely on a failure to comply with the requirements of Section  6.1 or 6.2 for such fiscal period, unless and until such Cure Deadline shall have passed without the Borrower exercising its Cure Right for such fiscal period prior to such Cure Deadline and otherwise in accordance with this Section  6.5 ; provided , that , for the avoidance of doubt, this Section  6.5(iv) shall not apply at such time as the Borrower has used all of its Cure Rights (x) for the applicable four Fiscal Quarter period and/or (y) for the term of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 7.1 Indebtedness and Preferred Equity . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

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(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.1 and Permitted Refinancings of such Indebtedness;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof; provided , that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements and Permitted Refinancings of any such Indebtedness; provided further , that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $7,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(d) Indebtedness (including Guarantees, and other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (b)  of this Section  7.1 ) of the Borrower owing to any Restricted Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such Indebtedness is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion (which, with respect to Indebtedness owing to a Loan Party, such terms shall not prohibit the repayment of such Indebtedness during the existence of an Event of Default absent receipt of written notice from the Administrative Agent to cease making such payments);

(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence thereof and the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(f) Hedging Obligations permitted by Section  7.10 ;

(g) To the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of Permitted Earnouts;

(h) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue of this subsection, Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section  7.1 );

(i) Indebtedness attributable to (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(j) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, (i) indemnification obligations and obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a permitted acquisition, any other Investment or Disposition permitted hereunder and (ii) other indemnification obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of arrangements of any of the types described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Bank Products” whether or not provided by a Bank Product Provider to the extent permitted hereunder;

 

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(l) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(m) Excluded Repurchase Obligations;

(n) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of deferred compensation (i) put in place in connection with the MDP Equity Investment and (ii) other deferred compensation in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(o) Indebtedness (i) of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof, which Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, is not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, is non-recourse to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary of such Person that is a Subsidiary on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) and is either (x) unsecured or (y) secured only by the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary by Liens permitted under Section 7.2(p) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with any permitted acquisition or other Investment that is secured only by Liens permitted under Section  7.2(p) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, so long as the principal amount of all such Indebtedness does not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; and

(p) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, additional Indebtedness that does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

Other than an Excluded Repurchase Obligation, Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred equity interests that (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except to the extent redeemable for common equity of the applicable issuer), (ii) is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable by Borrower or such Subsidiary at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (except to the extent redeemable for common equity of the applicable issuer) or (iii) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness or preferred stock or any other preferred equity interests described in this paragraph, on or prior to, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), the first anniversary of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Section 7.2 Negative Pledge . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired or, except:

(a) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document and other Liens securing the Obligations, provided , however , that no Liens may secure Hedging Obligations without securing all other Obligations on a basis at least pari passu with such Hedging Obligations and subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section  2.21 ;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) any Liens on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.2 ; provided , that such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(d) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1(c) ; provided , that (i) such Lien attaches to the assets being acquired, constructed or improved concurrently or within 90 days after the acquisition, improvement or completion of the construction; (ii) such Lien does not extend to any other asset (except for additions and accessions to such assets and products and proceeds thereof); and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such assets;

(e) Liens on the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts;

(f) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(h) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(i) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(j) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions in the ordinary course of business; and

(k) without duplication of, or aggregation with, any other Lien permitted under any other clause of this Section  7.2 , other Liens (not covering Collateral) securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,500,000 at any time outstanding determined as of the date of incurrence;

(l) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with any acquisition permitted hereunder, to be applied against the purchase price of such property;

(m) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases giving rise to Capitalized Lease Obligations) or licenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

 

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(o) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries securing intercompany Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date owed to the Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000; and

(p) Liens existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an acquisition permitted hereunder (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”) after the date hereof (other than Liens on the Capital Stock of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary which Capital Stock is directly owned by a Loan Party) so long as (i) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property of such acquired Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) such Lien is not created in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of, such permitted acquisition and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section  7.1(o) ; and

(q) extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in this Section  7.2 ; provided , that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby.

Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided , that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with a Person if the surviving Person is (x) the Borrower or (y) if the Borrower is not a party to such merger, is (or will become simultaneously with such merger) a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into another Restricted Subsidiary; provided , that if any party to such merger is a Loan Party, the surviving Person shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such merger) a Loan Party, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Restricted Subsidiary Disposing of such assets is a Loan Party, then either (x) the Restricted Subsidiary to which such assets are transferred shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such transfer) a Loan Party or (y) the Investment resulting from such Disposition is permitted under Section  7.6 , (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (v) the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary may be sold so long as such sale is permitted under clause (b) of Section  7.6 .

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage primarily in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related thereto.

 

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Section 7.4 Investments, Loans, Etc . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Capital Stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), except:

(a) Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the First Amendment Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4 (including Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries);

(b) cash and Permitted Investments;

(c) Guarantees by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1 ;

(d) Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Restricted Subsidiary and by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or in or to another Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Investments resulting in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, (i) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or to, and Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of, any Subsidiary that is not (or will not become simultaneously with such Investment) a Restricted Subsidiary (excluding all such Investments and Guarantees existing on the Closing Date) and (ii) Investments in or to entities that are not Subsidiaries, including independent sales organizations and other strategic partners (excluding all such Investments existing on the Closing Date), in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), in an aggregate amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed the sum of (A) $25,000,000 plus (B) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending as of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for with financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section  5.1(a) or (b) , as applicable; (the “ Investment Basket ”); provided , that , as of any date of determination, if the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (e) exceeds the Investment Basket solely as a result of a decline in Consolidated EBITDA calculated as of such date of determination, such excess shall not in and of itself result in an Event of Default;

(f) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the Borrower’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ purchase (either in cash, through the incurrence of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder, or a combination thereof) of the remaining Capital Stock of PowerPay, Inc.;

 

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(g) loans or advances made after the Closing Date to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $3,000,000 at any time;

(h) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section  7.10 ;

(i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Investments (including debt obligations and Capital Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment;

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

(l) a loan to Blueapple Inc. to be used for the payment of certain payroll taxes resulting from the MDP Equity Investment so long as such loan (i) does not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 and (ii) has a term of no more than six (6) months; and

(m) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, other Investments that do not exceed $4,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, determined as of the date of such Investment.

Section 7.5 Restricted Payments . The Borrower will not, and will not permit its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except for

(a) dividends payable by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any of its Capital Stock payable solely in shares of the same class as such Capital Stock or in any class of its common equity;

(b) Restricted Payments made by any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) any other shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not wholly owned by the Borrower and other wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (x) on at least a pro rata basis with any other shareholders, (y) in accordance with the agreements described on Schedule 7.5 or (z) on a non-rata basis consistent with past practices;

(c) Permitted Tax Distributions made by the Borrower;

(d) so long as no Default of Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, distributions to a minority shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary up to the distributable earnings of such Restricted Subsidiary related to the equity ownership of such minority shareholder;

 

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(e) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom at the time such dividend or distribution is paid or redemption is made, and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, (i) distributions made in connection with the Permitted Earnouts, (ii) on or within 180 days of the First Amendment Effective Date, a one-time distribution paid to Ray Sidhom resulting from the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 and (iii) other cash dividends and distributions paid on the common equity of the Borrower; provided that any such Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (e) (iii) shall not exceed the Available Distribution Amount as calculated at the time of such Restricted Payment;

(f) in addition to the foregoing Restricted Payments and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 during any Fiscal Year;

(g) Restricted Payments made by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of Madison Dearborn Partners and its Fund Affiliates in connection with the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount not to exceed $13,000,000;

(h) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Restricted Payments made for the purposes of redeeming Capital Stock (i) held by former officers, directors and employees (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) related to Investco’s profits interest plan and (ii) in satisfaction of the put option of Jeffrey Rosenblatt set forth in Section 3 of the Unit Purchase Agreement between Jeffrey Rosenblatt and Investco dated as of December 28, 2012 in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 over the term of the Agreement, and in an aggregate amount for clauses (i) and (ii) not to exceed $5,000,000 during any twelve month period;

(i) Distributions made to Investco for payment of (i) overhead and third party expenses and (ii) franchise and similar taxes, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 during any twelve month period; and

(j) Distribution of the Capital Stock of LeaseSource, LLC by the Borrower to Investco.

Section 7.6 Dispositions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its assets, business or property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person other than the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to qualify directors if required by applicable Law), except:

(a) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, EVO Merchant Services, LLC may sell its ownership interest in (x) Federated Payment Systems, LLC and (y) US Merchant Systems, LLC;

(b) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such sale is made, or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the sale or other Disposition of such

 

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assets (which sale or other Disposition shall be for cash and for fair market value) in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (B) $45,000,000 over the term of the Agreement; provided that for purposes of this clause (b) only, any liabilities of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released, shall be deemed to be cash;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d) Dispositions (i) permitted by Section  7.3 or (ii) made to effect an Investment permitted under Section  7.4 or a Restricted Payment permitted under Section  7.5 ;

(e) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of property pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section  7.9 ;

(f) licensing or sublicensing of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business on customary terms;

(g) Dispositions of Investments (including Capital Stock) in joint ventures that are not Loan Parties to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(h) the Disposition, within one (1) year of such acquisition, of assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(i) Dispositions of Capital Stock in Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Section 7.7 Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable, when considered on the whole, to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary not involving any other Affiliates; (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section  7.5 ; (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into customary employment and severance arrangements with officers and employees and transactions pursuant to customary stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements, and (e) transactions in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.7 .

Section 7.8 Restrictive Agreements . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Capital Stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (c) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (d) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, except for:

 

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(i) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by Law or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(ii) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of assets or of a Restricted Subsidiary pending such Disposition, provided , such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary that is to be Disposed of and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(iii) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements that exist on the date hereof and are listed on Schedule 7.8 , and in the case of an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions;

(iv) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions that are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof), so long as the agreements containing such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(v) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section  7.4 and applicable solely to, in the case of the foregoing clause (a), the assets and Capital Stock of such joint venture, and in the case of the foregoing clauses (b) through (d), such joint venture;

(vi) in the case of the preceding clause (a), restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.2 or 7.4 and limited to such cash or deposit;

(vii) negative pledges and other prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by an agreement securing Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1(c) if such negative pledges, prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and additions and accessions to such property and assets and products and proceeds thereof;

(viii) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto;

(ix) in the case of the preceding clause (c), provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(x) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), any restrictions regarding licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such IP Rights).

 

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Section 7.9 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless at the time such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (b) after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI .

Section 7.10 Hedging Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

Section 7.11 Amendment to Material Documents . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders or the Borrower under (a) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or (b) the BIN Sponsorship Agreement.

Section 7.12 Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to (i) prepay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value any Permitted Subordinated Debt, or (ii) make any principal, interest or other payments on any Permitted Subordinated Debt that is not expressly permitted by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Debt Documents.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, agree to or permit any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of any Subordinated Debt Documents if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to (i) increase the yield on such Permitted Subordinated Debt or change (to earlier dates) the dates upon which principal and interest are due thereon; (ii) alter the redemption, prepayment or subordination provisions thereof; (iii) alter the covenants and events of default in a manner that would make such provisions more onerous or restrictive to the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in any material respect; or (iv) otherwise increase the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Permitted Subordinated Debt or confer additional rights upon the holders thereof which individually or in the aggregate would be adverse to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect or to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

Section 7.13 Accounting Changes . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change the fiscal year of the Borrower or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to change the fiscal year of a Restricted Subsidiary to conform its fiscal year to that of the Borrower.

 

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Section 7.14 Government Regulation . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) be or become subject at any time to any Law, regulation, or list of any Governmental Authority of the United States (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits Lenders or the Administrative Agent from making any advance or extension of credit to Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with the Loan Parties, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the identity of the Loan Parties as may be requested by Lenders or the Administrative Agent at any time to enable Lenders or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of the Loan Parties or to comply with any applicable Law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 1 U.S.C. Section 5318.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.1 Events of Default . If any of the following events (each an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or of any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or any payment under Section  2.22(a) or shall fail to make when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or otherwise; or

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section  8.1 or an amount related to a Bank Product Obligation) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days; or

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) when made or deemed made or submitted; or

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Sections 5.1 , 5.2(a) or 5.3 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or Articles VI or VII ; or

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above) or any other Loan Document or related to any Bank Product Obligation, and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which any officer of the Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) the date on which notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or

 

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(f) the subordination provisions contained in any Subordinated Debt Document shall cease to be in full force and effect or the validity or enforceability thereof is disaffirmed by or on behalf of any subordinated lender party thereto, or any Obligations fail to constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) for purposes of the Permitted Subordinated Debt; or

(g) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Section  8.1 , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(i) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(j) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall become unable to pay, shall admit in writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts as they become due; or

(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000; or

 

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(l) any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage thereof) in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been legally commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(m) any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

 

  (n) a Change in Control shall occur or exist.

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section  8.1 ) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at Law or in equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

Section 8.2 Application of Funds.

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section  8.1 (or immediately after an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) of Section  8.1 ), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

(a) first , to the reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such sale or other realization upon the Collateral, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(b) second , to the fees and other reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(c) third , to all reimbursable expenses, if any, of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(d) fourth , to the fees due and payable under Sections 2.14(b) and (c)  of this Agreement and interest then due and payable under the terms of this Agreement, until the same shall have been paid in full;

 

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(e) fifth , to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (allocated pro rata among the Term Loan Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares), to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Add-On Term Loans (allocated pro rata among the Add-On Term Loan Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares), to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, the LC Exposure, the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of Hedging Obligations owed by a Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider (to the extent secured by Liens) and the Bank Product Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, until the same shall have been paid in full, allocated pro rata among any Lender, any Lender-Related Hedge Provider and any Bank Product Provider, based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, LC Exposure, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations;

(f) sixth , to additional cash collateral for the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit until the aggregate amount of all cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement is equal to 102% of the LC Exposure after giving effect to the foregoing clause fifth; and

(g) to the extent any proceeds remain, to the Borrower or other parties lawfully entitled thereto.

Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

All amounts allocated pursuant to the foregoing clauses third through sixth to the Lenders as a result of amounts owed to the Lenders under the Loan Documents shall be allocated among, and distributed to, the Lenders pro rata based on their respective Pro Rata Shares; provided , that all amounts allocated to that portion of the LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to clause fifth and sixth shall be distributed to the Administrative Agent, rather than to the Lenders, and held by the Administrative Agent in an account in the name of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Loan Lenders as cash collateral for the LC Exposure, such account to be administered in accordance with Section  2.22(g) .

Section 8.3 Collection Allocation Mechanism .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, on the CAM Exchange Date, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, (a) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have exchanged interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the Designated Obligations under each Loan and Letter of Credit in which it shall participate as of such date, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in the Designated Obligations under each of the Loans and Letters of Credit and (b) simultaneously with the deemed exchange of interests pursuant to clause (a)  above, the interests in the Designated Obligations to be received in such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent of such amount (as of the Business Day immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date) and on and after such date all amounts accruing and owed to the Lenders in respect of such Designated Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rate otherwise applicable hereunder. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section  11.4 and the Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. The Borrower and the Lenders agree from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other

 

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instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided , that the failure of the Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange. As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment).

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.1 Appointment of Administrative Agent.

(a) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including Section  11.3(d) , as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “administrative agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

(b) The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith and the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article included the Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.

Section 9.2 Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  11.2 ), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required

 

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to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  11.2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “Default” or “Event of Default” hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

Section 9.3 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of any action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 9.4 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent . If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 9.5 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper

 

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Person. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.6 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders”, “holders of Notes”, or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the bank serving as the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefore to the Lenders.

Section 9.7 Successor Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the approval by the Borrower provided , that no Default or Event of Default shall exist at such time. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof or a bank which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

(b) Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If within forty-five (45) days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section  9.7 no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (iii) the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX and Section  11.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its representatives and agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

 

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(c) In addition to the foregoing, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, and if any Default or Event of Default has arisen from a failure of the Borrower to comply with Section  2.26(a) , then the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, resign as Issuing Bank or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be, effective at the close of business Atlanta, Georgia time on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice); provided that such resignation by the Issuing Bank will have no effect on the validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit then outstanding or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Letter of Credit or otherwise to the Issuing Bank; and provided , further , that such resignation of the Swingline Lender will have no effect on its rights in respect of any outstanding Swingline Loans or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Swingline Loan.

Section 9.8 Withholding Tax . To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction 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, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including reasonable legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses, in each case, to the extent actually incurred.

Section 9.9 Benefits of Article IX . None of the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section  9.7(a) ) or of any Person other than Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Accordingly, neither the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section  9.7(a) ) nor any Person other than Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and their respective successors and permitted assigns) shall be entitled to rely upon, or to raise as a defense, the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lenders to comply with the provisions of this Article IX .

Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

(a) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or like proceeding or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any Revolving Credit Exposure 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, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

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(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans or Revolving Credit Exposure and all other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Section  11.3 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

(b) any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section  11.3 .

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 or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11 Titled Agents . Each Lender and each Loan Party hereby agrees that any “Documentation Agent” or “Syndication Agent” designated hereunder shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or any Loan Party.

Section 9.12 Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents . Subject to Section  11.2 , each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement.

Section 9.13 Collateral and Guaranty Matters . The Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its reasonable discretion,

(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination or expiration of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted, (B) all Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations that are not then due and payable and (C) Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank shall have been made), (ii) that is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) as approved in accordance with Section  11.2 ;

(b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by clause (e)  of “Permitted Encumbrances” in Section  1.1 ; and

 

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(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement, pursuant to this Section  9.13 .

Section 9.14 Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations . No Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender that holds any Hedging Obligation or any Bank Product Obligation that obtains the benefits of Section  8.2 or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that holds such Hedging Obligation or such Bank Product Obligation, as the case may be.

ARTICLE X

THE GUARANTY

Section 10.1 The Guaranty . Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and each Bank Product Provider as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations is not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents or the other documents relating to the Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under applicable Debtor Relief Laws.

Section 10.2 Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Guarantors under Section  10.1 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section  10.2 that

 

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the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article X until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d) any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

(e) any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including any creditor of any Guarantor).

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

Section 10.3 Reinstatement . The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article X shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent or such holder of the Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 10.4 Certain Additional Waivers . Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section  10.2 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section  10.6 .

 

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Section 10.5 Remedies . The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Obligations, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as specified in Section  8.1 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances specified in Section  8.1 ) for purposes of Section  10.1 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section  10.1 . The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 10.6 Rights of Contribution . The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.

Section 10.7 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee in this Article X is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to the Obligations whenever arising.

Section 10.8 Keepwell . Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article X voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Notices.

(a) Written Notices . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

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  To any Loan Party:    EVO Payments International, LLC
     515 Broadhollow Road
     Melville, New York 11747
     Attention: Chief Financial Officer
  With a copy to:    EVO Payments International, LLC
     515 Broadhollow Road
     Melville, New York 11747
     Attention: General Counsel
  To the Administrative Agent:    SunTrust Bank
     3333 Peachtree Road
     Atlanta, Georgia 30326
     Attention: Mr. David Bennett
     Facsimile: (404) 439-7390
  With a copy to:    SunTrust Bank
     303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor
     Atlanta, Georgia 30308
     Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz
     Facsimile: (404) 221-2001
  To the Issuing Bank:    SunTrust Bank
    

245 Peachtree Center Avenue

17 th Floor, Mail Code 3707

     Atlanta, Georgia 30303
     Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Dept.
     Facsimile: (404) 588-8129
  To the Swingline Lender:    SunTrust Bank
     303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor
     Atlanta, Georgia 30308
     Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz
     Facsimile: (404) 221-2001
  To any other Lender:    To the address or facsimile number, set forth in
     the Administrative Questionnaire or the
     Assignment and Acceptance executed by such
     Lender.

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery; provided , that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section  11.1 .

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shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

(b) Electronic Communications .

(i) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II unless such Lender, the Issuing Bank, as applicable, and Administrative Agent have agreed to receive notices under such Section by electronic communication and have agreed to the procedures governing such communications. Administrative Agent or 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.

(ii) Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

Section 11.2 Waiver; Amendments.

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent or any Lender , 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 right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section  11.2 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose

 

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for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (other than the Fee Letters), nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that

(i) no amendment or waiver shall:

(A) increase a Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

(B) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(C) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(D) change Section  2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section  8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender;

(E) change any of the provisions of this Section  11.2 or the definition of “ Required Lenders ” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender;

(F) amend the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(G) release the Borrower without the consent of each Lender, or, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors or limit the liability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(H) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender;

(ii) prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless also signed by Lenders holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans, no such amendment or waiver shall, (i) waive any Default for purposes of Section  3.2 , (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Sections 3.2 or 8.1 in a manner adverse to such Lenders or (iii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Article VI (or any defined term used therein) or this Section  11.2(a)(ii) ; or

 

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(iii) unless also signed by Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding amount of all outstanding Term Loans and Add-On Term Loans, no such amendment or waiver shall (i) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Section  2.12(c) so as to alter the manner of application of proceeds of any mandatory prepayment required by Section  2.12(a) or (b)  hereof or (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate this Section  11.2(a)(iii) ;

provided further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended, and amounts payable to such Lender hereunder may not be permanently reduced without the consent of such Lender (other than reductions in fees and interest in which such reduction does not disproportionately affect such Lender); (iii) this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement; (iv) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein; and (v) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

Section 11.3 Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates , including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates, actually incurred in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel and the allocated cost of inside counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section  11.3 , or in connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

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(b) The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related expenses, including the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, actually incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any actual or alleged Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent (i) that a court having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (ii) arising from a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee (or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and legal counsel) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (iii) arising from any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than (x) any claims against any Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Administrative Agent, Arranger or Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any Loan Document or (y) any claims that arise as a result of the Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s negligence or breach of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through Syndtrak or any other Internet or intranet website, except as a result of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. This Section  11.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) Subject to Section  2.20 , the Loan Parties shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

 

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(d) To the extent that the Loan Parties fail to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under clauses (a) , (b) or (c) hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

(e) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, none of the Loan Parties shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.

(f) All amounts due under this Section  11.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

Section 11.4 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b)  of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d)  of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (h)  of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d)  of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Loans, and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments, Loans and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding thereunder) of a Class or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans and Revolving Credit

 

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Exposure of such Class of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $4,500,000 with respect to Term Loans or Add-On Term Loans (or such lesser minimum amount (of $1,000,000 or more) approved by the Borrower, with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and $5,000,000 with respect to Revolving Loans, and, in each case, in minimum increments of $1,000,000, unless, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment of any Class of Commitments or Loans shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Class of the Loans or the Commitments assigned, except that this clause (ii)  shall not (A) apply to the Swingline Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Commitments (and the related Revolving Loans thereunder), its outstanding Term Loans and its outstanding Add-On Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis.

(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided , that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for (x) assignments in respect of the Revolving Commitments to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (y) assignments by Defaulting Lenders; and

(C) the consent of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Commitments.

(iv) Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 , (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender of the applicable Class and (D) the documents required under Section  2.20 if such assignee is a Foreign Lender.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons . No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B)  or (C) to a natural person.

 

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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section  11.4 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section  11.4 .

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be available for inspection by such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; information contained in the Register shall also be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In establishing and maintaining the Register, Administrative Agent shall serve as Borrower’s agent solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the actions described in this Section, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent SunTrust Bank serves in such capacity, SunTrust Bank and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or a Defaulting Lender) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(e) Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section  2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section  8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section  11.4 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release the Borrower or all of the Guarantors, or limit the ability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, except to the extent such release is expressly provided under the terms of this Agreement; or (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section  11.4 , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , and 2.20 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section  2.20(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section  2.20(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)  of this Section  11.4 . Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided , that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section  2.18 and Section  2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the 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.

(g) Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section  2.25 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  11.7 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section  2.21 as though it were a Lender.

 

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(h) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

Section 11.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

(b) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York county and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such District Court or New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 . Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section  11.1 . Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

Section 11.6 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO 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 THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER

 

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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 AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 11.7 Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrower at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender and the Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender and the Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees to apply all amounts collected from any such set-off to the Obligations before applying such amounts to any other Indebtedness or other obligations owed by the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries to such Lender or Issuing Bank.

Section 11.8 Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, the Fee Letters, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto and their affiliates regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement and any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

Section 11.9 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any Loan Party herein, in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 , and 11.3 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the Loan Documents, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

 

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Section 11.10 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 11.11 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, provided to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any such Lender including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such information is made available will, to the extent reasonably practicable, be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, shall endeavor to notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such required disclosure by such Person unless such disclosure is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, provided , further , that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender shall have no liability for failure to provide such notice, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section  11.11 , or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section  11.11 , to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) any rating agency, the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, in each case only when required by such Person (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such Person shall be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (viii) with the consent of the Borrower or (ix) to any other party hereto. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section  11.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

Section 11.12 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable Law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “ Maximum Rate” ) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in

 

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respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section  11.12 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 11.13 Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any Requirement of Law, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by Borrower under seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

Section 11.14 Patriot Act . Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into Law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.

Section 11.15 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that: (i) (A) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and each of the Administrative Agent and Lenders has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Loan Party of any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waive and release, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 11.16 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) 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.

Section 11.17 Release of Guarantors and Collateral . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders agrees that:

(a) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and (B) Obligations constituting Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations either (x) as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider shall have been made or (y) notice has not been received by the Administrative Agent from the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider, as the case may be, that amounts are due and payable under the applicable Hedging Transaction or in respect of the applicable Bank Products, as the case may be) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (unless the LC Exposure related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall terminate (other than any provisions thereof which by their express terms are to survive termination), (ii) any and all Liens on any Collateral (including Cash Collateral, except to the extent intended to remain in place with respect to Letters of Credit by written agreement between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank) shall be released and (iii) each Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty;

(b) any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset constituting Collateral shall be released in the event that such asset is Disposed of as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document; and

(c) any Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder, and any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset of such Guarantor constituting Collateral shall be released as well.

In connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the Borrower’s reasonable request and at the Borrower’s sole expense, (x) promptly execute and file in the appropriate location and deliver to the Borrower such termination and full or partial release statements or confirmations thereof, as applicable, and (y) take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to release the Liens and the Loan Parties from the Guaranty to be released pursuant hereto promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release.

Section 11.18 Judgment Currency . If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a

 

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currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or such Lender agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

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Exhibit 10.8

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 24, 2013 (this “Amendment”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of June 7, 2013 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement, as provided herein.

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

AGREEMENT

1. Amendments .

(a) In Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” is amended as follows:

(i) clause (x) of subsection (v) is amended in its entirety as follows:

(x) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with consummated acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries (whether such acquisitions or joint ventures are with respect to assets or Capital Stock) permitted pursuant to the terms hereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed (1) with respect to transaction fees and transfer taxes incurred in connection with the acquisition of 66% of the share capital of Centrum Elektronicznych Uslug Platniczych “eService” sp. z.o.o., $6,250,000 in any twelve month period and (2) with respect to transaction fees incurred in connection with any other consummated transaction, $2,000,000 in any twelve month period;

(ii) subsection (xiii) is amended by inserting “and” at the end of such subsection;

(iii) subsection (xiv) is amended by replacing the “and” at the end of such subsection with “,” ; and

(iv) subsection (xv) is deleted in its entirety.

 


(b) Schedule II to the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety.

2. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall be effective when all of the conditions set forth in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied (the “ Second Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that:

(i) All of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (other than representations and warranties which are as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable, as of such date); and

(ii) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from any proposed Borrowings to be made on the Second Amendment Effective Date;

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of all fees due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date to or for the account of the Lenders, Administrative Agent or the Arranger.

3. Expenses . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.

4. Ratification of Credit Agreement . Each Loan Party acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Amendment does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

5. Authority/Enforceability . Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:

(a) It has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

(c) No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment.


(d) The execution and delivery of this Amendment does not (i) contravene the terms of its Organization Documents (ii) violate any Law or (iii) contravene any contracts to which such Loan Party is bound.

6. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it shall be true and correct in all respects as written) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default.

7. Counterparts/Telecopy . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by telecopy or other secure electronic format (.pdf) shall be effective as an original.

8. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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

10. Headings . The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

11. Severability . If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:    

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
GUARANTORS:    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer
 

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EVO POS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

LEASESOURCE, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENT:

   

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender

    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director
LENDERS:    

SUNTRUST BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director
   

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Carrie Weisman

    Name:   Carrie Weisman
    Title:   AVP
   

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Robert M. Carley

    Name:   Robert M. Carley
    Title:   SVP
   

SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Yulia Murphy

    Name:   Yulia Murphy
    Title:   Associate Vice President, Credit Officer
   

SYNOVUS BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ William Buchy

    Name:   William Buchy
    Title:   Corporate Banker

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CERTUSBANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Stacy B. Brandon

Name:   Stacy B. Brandon
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

COMMUNITY & SOUTHERN BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Brian R. McLean

Name:   Brian R. McLean
Title:   SVP

 

REGIONS BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Knight D. Kieffer

Name:   Knight D. Kieffer
Title:   Vice President

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Dominic Malleo

Name:   Dominic Malleo
Title:   Director

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Susan J. Dimmick

Name:   Susan J. Dimmick
Title:   SVP

 

Santander BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Yulia Murphy

Name:   Yulia Murphy
Title:   AVP, Credit Officer

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Vanitha Kathrotia

Name:   Vanitha Kathrotia
Title:   Vice President


AIB DEBT MANAGEMENT LIMITED,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Donna Cleary

Name:

  Donna Cleary
Title:  

Vice President

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

 

By:  

/s/ Roisin O’Connell

Name:

  Roisin O’Connell

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

Exhibit 10.9

THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 8, 2014 (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of June 7, 2013 and by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement, as provided herein.

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

AGREEMENT

1. Amendments and Acknowledgement .

(a) The first parenthetical in Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding “for such fiscal year” after “120 days”.

(b) The introductory phrase of Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated as follows:

“as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year,”

(c) The table in Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) replacing the Consolidated Leverage Ratio required for June 30, 2014 with “5.00:1.00” and (ii) replacing the Consolidated Leverage Ratio required for September 30, 2014 with “4.75:1.00”.

(d) Schedule I of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read in the form of such Schedule I attached hereto, which revised schedule (i) reflects the movement of Community & Southern Bank from a Multicurrency Lender to a Dollar Lender and (ii) reflects the increase in the overall Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.23 occurring concurrently with the execution of this Amendment.

(e) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Additional Commitment Amount referred to in Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement shall remain at $50,000,000 after giving effect to the increase in Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.23 occurring concurrently with the execution of this Amendment.


2. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall be effective when all of the conditions set forth in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied (the “ Third Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and Lenders holding at least a majority of the outstanding Revolving Loans.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that:

(i) All of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (other than representations and warranties which are as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable, as of such date); and

(ii) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from any proposed Borrowings to be made on the Third Amendment Effective Date;

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of all fees due and payable by the Loan Parties pursuant to the Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof, to or for the account of the Lenders, Administrative Agent or the Arranger.

3. Expenses . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.

4. Ratification of Credit Agreement . Each Loan Party acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Amendment does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

5. Authority/Enforceability . Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:

(a) It has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

(c) No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Amendment does not (i) contravene the terms of its Organization Documents (ii) violate any Law or (iii) contravene any contracts to which such Loan Party is bound.


6. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it shall be true and correct in all respects as written) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default.

7. Counterparts/Telecopy . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by telecopy or other secure electronic format (.pdf) shall be effective as an original.

8. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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

10. Headings . The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

11. Severability . If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:

   

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

GUARANTORS:

   

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
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POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
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E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENT:

   

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender

    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director

LENDERS:

   

SUNTRUST BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director
   

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Jonathan Jacob

    Name:   Jonathan Jacob
    Title:   Vice President
   

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Robert M. Carley

    Name:   Robert M. Carley
    Title:   S.V.P.
   

SYNOVUS BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ William Buchy

    Name:   William Buchy
    Title:   Corporate Banker
   

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Susan J. Dimmick

    Name:   Susan J. Dimmick
    Title:   Senior Vice President
   

REGIONS BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Knight D. Kieffer

    Name:   Knight D. Kieffer
    Title:   Vice President
   

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ G. Mandellay, Jr.

    Name:   G. Mandellay, Jr.
    Title:   SVP


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Goh Siew Tan

Name:   Goh Siew Tan
Title:   Executive Director

 

SANTANDER BANK, N.A. (f/k/a SOVEREIGN BANK N.A.),

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Douglas J. Meyer

Name:   Douglas J. Meyer
Title:   Vice President

 

CERTUSBANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Stacy B. Brandon

Name:   Stacy B. Brandon
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Roisin O’Connell

Name:   Roisin O’Connell
Title:   Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Donna Cleary

Name:   Donna Cleary
Title:   Vice President

 

COMERICA BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Timothy O’Rourke

Name:   Timothy O’Rourke
Title:   Vice President

 

COMMUNITY & SOUTHERN BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Lissette Rivera-Pauley

Name:   Lissette Rivera-Pauley
Title:   SVP, Senior Debt Specialist


AIB DEBT MANAGEMENT LTD

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Roisin O’Connell

Name:   Roisin O’Connell
Title:   Senior Vice President
 

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

By:  

/s/ Donna Cleary

Name:   Donna Cleary
Title:   Vice President
 

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

Exhibit 10.10

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 7, 2015 (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of June 7, 2013, by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013 and by that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2014 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement, as provided herein.

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

AGREEMENT

1. Amendments and Acknowledgement .

(a) Subsection (v) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA is amended in its entirety as follows:

(x) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with consummated acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries (whether such acquisitions or joint ventures are with respect to assets or Capital Stock) permitted pursuant to the terms hereof with respect to (1) transaction fees and transfer taxes incurred in connection with the acquisition of 66% of the share capital of Centrum Elektronicznych Uslug Platniczych “eService” sp. z.o.o. in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6,250,000 in any twelve month period and (2) transaction fees incurred in connection with any other consummated transaction and (y) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with unconsummated acquisitions or joint ventures (whether such acquisitions or joint ventures are with respect to assets or Capital Stock) that would have been permitted pursuant to the terms hereof if so consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 in any twelve month period; provided that all such expenses set forth in clauses (x) and (y) shall be added back in the period in which they are incurred.

(b) The definition of “Indebtedness” is amended by including the following sentence at the end of such definition:


“Indebtedness” shall not include Settlement Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business.

(c) The definition of “Consolidated Net Debt” is amended in its entirety as follows:

Consolidated Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Debt minus (i) cash or Permitted Investments of Loan Parties in excess of $10,000,000 held in deposit accounts or securities accounts, as applicable, subject to customary deposit account or securities account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent; provided that the aggregate amount of cash subtracted from Consolidated Total Debt pursuant to this clause (i) shall in no event exceed $25,000,000, and minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount of any Prefunded Debt Facility; provided that Consolidated Net Debt shall be calculated without regard to any Excluded Repurchase Obligation.

(d) The definition of “Consolidated Total Debt” is amended in its entirety as follows:

Consolidated Total Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, but excluding the Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition thereof and excluding Permitted Intercompany Subordinated Debt.

(e) The definition of Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio is deleted in its entirety.

(f) The following definitions are added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the proper alphabetical order:

BIN/ISO Agreements ” means (a) any sponsorship, depository, processing or similar agreement with a bank or financial institution providing for the use of such bank or financial institution’s BIN or ICA (or similar mechanism) to clear credit card transactions through one or more card associations, or (b) any agreement with any independent sales organization or similar entity related to, or providing for, payments processing to merchant customers.

Permitted Intercompany Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) that is extended by an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) that is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion and (iii) that matures by its terms no earlier than twelve months after the later of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the Maturity Date then in effect, with no payments of interest, principal or otherwise permitted prior to such maturity.

Settlement ” means the transfer of cash or other property with respect to any credit or debit card charge, check or other instrument, electronic funds transfer, or other type of paper-based or electronic payment, transfer, or charge transaction for which a Person acts as a processor, remitter, funds recipient or funds transmitter in the ordinary course of its business.

Settlement Asset ” means any cash, receivable or other property, including a Settlement Receivable, due or conveyed to a Person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.


Settlement Lien ” means a Lien securing obligations arising under or related to any Settlement or Settlement Obligation that attaches to (i) Settlement Assets (including any assignment of Settlement Assets in consideration of Settlement Payments), (ii) any intraday or overnight overdraft or automated clearing house exposure or asset specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iii) loss reserve accounts specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iv) merchant suspense funds specifically related to Settlement Assets or (v) rights under any BIN/ISO Agreement or fees paid or payable under any BIN/ISO Agreement.

Settlement Obligations ” means any payment or reimbursement obligation in respect of a Settlement Payment.

Settlement Payment ” means the transfer, or contractual undertaking (including by automated clearing house transaction) to effect a transfer, of cash or other property to effect a Settlement.

Settlement Receivable ” means (a) receivables from card associations for transactions processed on behalf of merchants and (b) receivables from merchants for the portion of the discount fee related to reimbursement of the interchange expense and other fees payable to card associations.

(g) Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement is deleted and replaced with “[Reserved]”.

(h) Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting “or the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio”.

(i) Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting a new subsection (q) at the end of such section as follows:

“(q) Permitted Intercompany Subordinated Debt”.

(j) Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting a new subsection (r) at the end of such section as follows:

“(r) Settlement Liens.”

(k) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Additional Commitment Amount referred to in Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement shall be reset upon the execution of this Amendment to a basket of $50,000,000 without reduction for any Commitments provided by UBS AG and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. on or before June 6, 2015.

2. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall be effective when all of the conditions set forth in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied (the “ Fourth Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.


(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of the Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof signed by or on behalf of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

3. Expenses . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.

4. Ratification of Credit Agreement . Each Loan Party acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Amendment does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

5. Authority/Enforceability . Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:

(a) It has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

(c) No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Amendment does not (i) contravene the terms of its Organization Documents, (ii) violate any Law or (iii) contravene any contracts to which such Loan Party is bound.

6. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it shall be true and correct in all respects as written) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default.

7. Counterparts/Telecopy . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by telecopy or other secure electronic format (.pdf) shall be effective as an original.

8. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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


10. Headings . The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

11. Severability . If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:    

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
GUARANTORS:    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer
MEINC, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:     SUNTRUST BANK,
    as Administrative Agent Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender
    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name: David Bennett
    Title:   Director
LENDERS:     SUNTRUST BANK,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name: David Bennett
    Title:   Director
    FIFTH THIRD BANK,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Carrie Weisman

    Name:   Carrie Weisman
    Title:   VP
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Bruce Borden

    Name:   Bruce Borden
    Title:  

Executive Director

   

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Antonia Badolato

    Name: Antonia Badolato
    Title:   Senior Vice President, Region Manager
    SANTANDER BANK, N.A. (f/k/a SOVEREIGN BANK),
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Douglas J. Meyer

    Name: Douglas J. Meyer
    Title:   Vice President
    SYNOVUS BANK,
    as a Lender
    By:  

/s/ Matthew Mckee

    Name: Matthew Mckee
    Title: Corporate Banker

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COMERICA BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Timothy O’Rourke

Name:   Timothy O’Rourke
Title:   Vice President

COMMUNITY & SOUTHERN BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Brian R. McLean

Name:   Brian R. McLean
Title:   SVP, Director Corporate Banking

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Jonathan Jacob

Name:   Jonathan Jacob
Title:   Vice President

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Scott E. Yost

Name:   Scott E. Yost
Title:   Senior Vice President

REGIONS BANK,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Knight D. Kieffer

Name:   Knight D. Kieffer
Title:   Vice President

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ G. Mandellay, Jr.

Name:   G. Mandellay, Jr.
Title:   SVP

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Chris Droussiotis

Name:   Chris Droussiotis
Title:   Managing Director

 

AIB DEBT MANAGEMENT LTD,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Roisin O’Connell

Name:   Roisin O’Connell

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

By:  

/s/ Fern Lindsay

Name:   Fern Lindsay
Title:  

Vice President

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

 

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Roisin O’Connell

Name:   Roisin O’Connell
Title:   Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Fern Lindsay

Name:   Fern Lindsay
Title:   Vice President

 

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Christina Boyle

Name: Christina Boyle
Title:   Director

Exhibit 10.11

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT, dated as of July 29, 2015 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012, as amended by (i) the First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of June 7, 2013, (ii) the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013, (iii) the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2014 and (iv) the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2015 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as further provided herein.

WHEREAS, the Borrower has advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Section 8.1(d) of the Credit Agreement as a result of the Loan Parties failure to comply with Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2015 (the “ Existing Event of Default ”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to waive the Existing Event of Default.

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

AGREEMENT

1. Waiver . Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in Section 3 hereof, the Lenders hereby agree to waive the Existing Event of Default. The above waiver shall not modify or affect the Loan Parties’ obligations to comply fully with the terms of Section  6.3 of the Credit Agreement for any future periods or any other duty, term, condition or covenant contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. The waiver is limited solely to the specific waiver identified above and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other rights or remedies the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or under applicable law.

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement . The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following proviso immediately following clause (b) thereof:


“; provided that, notwithstanding the actual date on which such distributions were made, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Permitted Tax Distributions shall be deemed to be (x) $4,773,717 with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2015 and (y) with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter until the Fiscal Quarter immediately following the Fiscal Quarter that the Overpayment Reserve is reduced to $0, an amount equal to (A) the Overpayment Amount applied as a credit towards the Permitted Tax Distributions that are permitted to be paid under Section  7.5(c) and would have otherwise been paid in cash during such period plus (B) any additional Permitted Tax Distributions actually paid in cash during such period.”

(b) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Overpayment Amount ” shall mean $19,605,468.00, representing an overpayment of the Permitted Tax Distributions permitted to be paid by Section  7.5(c) for the 2014 Fiscal Year.

Overpayment Reserve ” shall mean (a) $19,605,468.00 minus (b) Permitted Tax Distributions that the Borrower would have made in cash for periods ending June 30, 2015 and thereafter but for the prior Overpayment Amount.

(c) Section 4.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“Since December 31, 2014, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.”

(d) Section 7.3(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following immediately following clause (v):

“and (vi) EVO Payment Systems, LLC (x) may sell its sole asset, which is the Capital Stock in EVO Payments International Corp. – Canada to EVO Merchant Services UK 1 Ltd., a wholly-owned, indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower and (y) following such sale, may dissolve.”

3. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . The Amendments set forth in Section 2 and the Waiver set forth in Section 1 above shall become effective on the date first written above (the “ Fifth Amendment Effective Date ”), when the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

(b) The Loan Parties shall have reimbursed the Administrative Agent for all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement that have been invoiced to the Borrower at least one (1) day prior to the execution of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.


(c) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to or for the account of the Lenders that have been invoiced to the Borrower at least one (1) day prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

(d) All of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (other than representations and warranties which are as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable, as of such date).

4. FATCA . For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the date of this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Credit Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.147 1-2(b)(2)(i).

5. Ratification of Credit Agreement . Each Loan Party acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Amendment does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby. This Agreement is a Loan Document.

6. Authority/Enforceability . Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:

(a) It has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes its valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

(c) No consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Agreement.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not (i) contravene the terms of its Organization Documents, (ii) violate any Requirements of Law or (iii) contravene any material contracts to which such Loan Party is bound.

7. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Agreement (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it shall be true and correct in all respects as written) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default.

8. Counterparts/Telecopy . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Agreement by telecopy or other secure electronic format (.pdf) shall be effective as an original.


9. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

10. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

11. Headings . The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

12. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:    

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

 

GUARANTORS:    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP

EVO DIRECT, LLC

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC

POWERPAY, LLC

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC

CVE EVO, LLC

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC

E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC

MEINC, LLC,

    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENT:

   

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender

    By:   /s/ David Bennett
    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director
LENDERS:    

SUNTRUST BANK,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ David Bennett
    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director
   

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Carrie Weisman
    Name:   Carrie Weisman
    Title:   VP
   

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Bruce S. Borden
    Name:   Bruce S. Borden
    Title:   Executive Director
   

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Meaghan Zanfardino
    Name:   Meaghan Zanfardino
    Title:   Senior Vice President
   

SANTANDER BANK, N.A., (f/k/a SOVEREIGN BANK)

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Douglas J. Meyer

    Name:  

Douglas J. Meyer

    Title:  

Vice President

   

SYNOVUS BANK,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Matthew McKee
    Name:   Matthew McKee
    Title:   Corporate Banker
   

SANTANDER BANK, N.A. (f/k/a SOVEREIGN BANK),

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Douglas J. Meyer
    Name:   Douglas J. Meyer
    Title:   Vice President

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COMERICA BANK,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Timothy O’Rourke
    Name: Timothy O’Rourke
    Title: Vice President
   

COMMUNITY & SOUTHERN BANK,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Brian R. McLean
    Name: Brian R. McLean
    Title: SVP, Director Corporate Banking
   

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ David H. Strickert
    Name: David H. Strickert
    Title: Managing Director
   

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Susan J. Dimmick
    Name: Susan J. Dimmick
    Title: Managing Director
   

REGIONS BANK,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Knight D. Kieffer
    Name: Knight D. Kieffer
    Title: Vice President

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Christakis Droussiotis
    Name: Christakis Droussiotis
    Title: Managing Director
   

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Roisin O’Connell
    Name: Roisin O’Connell
    Title: Senior Vice President
    By:  

/s/ Lauren Bourke

    Name: Lauren Bourke
    Title: Assistant Vice President
   

BMO HARRIS BANK, N,A.,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Christina Boyle
    Name: Christina Boyle
    Title: Director
   

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Kirk L. Tashjian
    Name: Kirk L. Tashjian
    Title: Director
    By:  

/s/ Michael Winters

    Name: Michael Winters
    Title: Vice President
   

AIB DEBT MANAGEMENT LIMITED,

as a Lender

    By:   /s/ Roisin O’Connell
    Name: Roisin O’Connell
    Title: Senior Vice President
     

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

    By:  

/s/ Lauren Bourke

    Name: Lauren Bourke
    Title: Assistant Vice President
     

Investment Advisor to

AIB Debt Management, Limited

 

Exhibit 10.12

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 25, 2015 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), and SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, as Joint Lead Arrangers. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012, as amended by (i) the First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of June 7, 2013, (ii) the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013, (iii) the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2014, (iv) the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2015 and (v) the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver Agreement dated as of July 29, 2015 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as further provided herein.

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

AGREEMENT

1. Amendments . Effective as of the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date (as defined below), (a) the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by this Agreement and for ease of reference restated (after giving effect to this Agreement) in the form of Schedule A hereto (the Credit Agreement, as so amended by this Agreement, being referred to as the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”) and (b)  Schedule I to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as provided on Schedule I attached hereto. Except as expressly set forth herein, all Schedules and Exhibits to the Credit Agreement will continue in their present forms as Schedules and Exhibits to the Amended Credit Agreement.

2. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . Subject to Section 3 below, the Amendments set forth in Section 1 above shall become effective on the date (such date, the “ Banamex Acquisition Effective Date ”) when the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

(b) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or authorized signatory of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents (or, with respect to Organization Documents of a Loan Party previously delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement that have not changed since such delivery, a


certification that such Organization Documents remain true and correct and as of the Closing Date no change has occurred) and resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby.

(c) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary written opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders.

(d) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that:

(i) All of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date (other than representations and warranties which are as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects or in all respects, as applicable, as of such date);

(ii) After giving effect to this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the Borrowings to be made on the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date.

(e) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a request from the Borrower for the Incremental Term Loan A, which request shall set forth the initial Type of such Loans and if such Loans are to be Eurodollar Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Loans (it being agreed that such request shall constitute a “Notice of Borrowing” for purposes of the Credit Agreement).

(f) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) an executed copy of the Joinder Agreement for the Borrower’s newly formed Subsidiaries, EVO NA Holdings 1 LLC and EVO NA Holdings 2 LLC and (B) evidence that all conditions precedent to the joinder of such entities have been met.

(g) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date to or for the account of the Lenders, Administrative Agent or the Joint Lead Arrangers, as may be provided in any Fee Letter, or that have been invoiced to the Borrower at least one (1) day prior to the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date.

3. Funding of Incremental Term Loan A prior to Banamex Acquisition .

(a) Upon confirmation that the conditions set forth in Section 2 above have been met, each Lender agrees to fund its portion of the Incremental Term Loan A to the Administrative Agent to be held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Borrower.

(b) Upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, the Loan Parties and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to, without further consent, release the Incremental Term Loan A to the Borrower (the date on which such conditions are satisfied, the “ Banamex Funding Date ”):

(i) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence that the Borrower shall have received an equity contribution from its existing equity holders in an aggregate amount equal to at least the portion of the purchase price for the Banamex Acquisition which is not being funded with proceeds from the Incremental Term Loan A.


(ii) Evidence that the Banamex Acquisition shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated concurrently with, the Banamex Funding Date, in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement.

(c) The funding arrangements set forth herein shall terminate and the amendments set forth in Section 1 above shall be deemed to have been revoked on September 9, 2015 (the “ Termination Date ”) if the conditions set forth in clause (b) have not been satisfied on or prior to such date. Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, (x) the Administrative Agent shall promptly return all proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan A to each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, (y) all accrued interest on the Incremental Term Loan A shall be due and payable to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders holding a portion of the Incremental Term Loan A and (z) any Commitment Fee which has accrued on the increased Multicurrency Commitments shall be due and payable to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of each Lender with a Multicurrency Commitment.

4. FATCA . For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the date of this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Credit Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

5. Ratification of Credit Agreement . Each Loan Party acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Amendment does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby. This Agreement is a Loan Document.

6. Authority/Enforceability . Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:

(a) It has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes its valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

(c) No consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Agreement.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not (i) contravene the terms of its Organization Documents, (ii) violate any Requirements of Law or (iii) contravene any material contracts to which such Loan Party is bound.

7. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Agreement (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it shall be true and correct in all respects as written) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default.

8. Counterparts/Telecopy . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Agreement by telecopy or other secure electronic format (.pdf) shall be effective as an original.


9. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

10. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

11. Headings . The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

12. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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BORROWER:  

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
GUARANTORS:  

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer

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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer

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POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer

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E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

EVO NA HOLDINGS 1 LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer
 

EVO NA HOLDINGS 2 LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name: Ray Sidhom
  Title: Authorized Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENT:

 

 

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender

  By:  

/s/ David Bennett

  Name: David Bennett
  Title: Director
LENDERS:  

SUNTRUST BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ David Bennett

  Name: David Bennett
  Title: Director
 

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Kathryn Ehrhart

 

Name: Kathryn Ehrhart

Title: Officer

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Bruce S. Borden

  Name: Bruce S. Borden
  Title: Executive Director
 

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Antonia Badolato

  Name: Antonia Badolato
  Title: Senior Vice President
 

SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Cristian Anghel

  Name: Cristian Anghel
  Title: Vice President
 

SYNOVUS BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Matthew McKee

  Name: Matthew McKee
 

SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Cristian Anghel

  Name: Cristian Anghel
  Title: Vice President

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COMMUNITY & SOUTHERN BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

  /s/ Brian R. McLean

 

Name: Brian R. McLean

Title: SVP, Director Corporate Banking

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ David H. Strickert

 

Name: David H. Strickert

Title: Managing Director

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Susan J. Dimmick

  Name: Susan J. Dimmick
  Title: Managing Director
 

REGIONS BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ David S. Sozio

  Name: David S. Sozio
  Title: Managing Director and Senior Vice President

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Christakis Droussiotis

  Name: Christakis Droussiotis
  Title: Managing Director.
 

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Christina Boyle

  Name: Christina Boyle
  Title: Director
 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Mary Kay Coyle

  Name: Mary Kay Coyle
  Title: Managing Director
  By:  

/s/ Peter Cucchiara

  Name: Peter Cucchiara
  Title: Vice President
 

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Roisin O’Connell

  Name: Roisin O’Connell
  Title: Senior Vice President
  By:  

/s/ Lauren Bourke

  Name:   Lauren Bourke
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

 


SCHEDULE A

Published CUSIP Numbers:

26926NAB1 (Multicurrency Commitments)

26926NAD7 (Dollar Commitments)

26926NAC9 (Term Loan)

26926NAE5 (Add-On Term Loan)

[    ] (Incremental Term Loan A)

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of May 30, 2012

among

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as the Borrower

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

as the Guarantors

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Syndication Agent

 

 

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Joint Lead Arrangers

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,

as Sole Book Manager


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

     1  

Section 1.1

  

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.2

  

Classifications of Loans and Borrowings

     36  

Section 1.3

  

Accounting Terms and Determination

     36  

Section 1.4

  

Terms Generally

     36  

Section 1.5

  

Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents

     37  

Section 1.6

  

Change of Currency

     37  

ARTICLE II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

     37  

Section 2.1

  

General Description of Facilities

     37  

Section 2.2

  

Revolving Loans

     38  

Section 2.3

  

Procedure for Revolving Borrowings

     38  

Section 2.4

  

Swingline Commitment

     39  

Section 2.5

  

Term Loan Commitments, Add-On Term Loan Commitments and Incremental Term Loan A Commitment

     40  

Section 2.6

  

Funding of Borrowings

     41  

Section 2.7

  

Interest Elections

     41  

Section 2.8

  

Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments

     42  

Section 2.9

  

Repayment of Loans

     43  

Section 2.10

  

Evidence of Indebtedness

     45  

Section 2.11

  

Optional Prepayments

     46  

Section 2.12

  

Mandatory Prepayments

     46  

Section 2.13

  

Interest on Loans

     48  

Section 2.14

  

Fees

     49  

Section 2.15

  

Computation of Interest and Fees

     50  

Section 2.16

  

Inability to Determine Interest Rates

     50  

Section 2.17

  

Illegality

     51  

Section 2.18

  

Increased Costs

     51  

Section 2.19

  

Funding Indemnity

     52  

Section 2.21

  

Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

     56  

Section 2.22

  

Letters of Credit

     58  

Section 2.23

  

Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders

     63  

Section 2.24

  

Mitigation of Obligations

     64  

Section 2.25

  

Replacement of Lenders

     64  

Section 2.26

  

Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment

     65  

ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     66  

Section 3.1

  

Conditions To Effectiveness

     66  

Section 3.2

  

Each Credit Event

     69  

Section 3.3

  

Delivery of Documents

     70  

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     70  

Section 4.1

  

Existence; Power

     70  

Section 4.2

  

Organizational Power; Authorization

     70  

Section 4.3

  

Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts

     70  

Section 4.4

  

Financial Statements

     71  

 

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Section 4.5

  

Litigation and Environmental Matters

     71  

Section 4.6

  

Compliance with Laws and Agreements

     71  

Section 4.7

  

Investment Company Act, Etc

     71  

Section 4.8

  

Taxes

     71  

Section 4.9

  

Margin Regulations

     72  

Section 4.10

  

ERISA

     72  

Section 4.11

  

Ownership of Property

     72  

Section 4.12

  

Disclosure

     72  

Section 4.13

  

Labor Relations

     73  

Section 4.14

  

Subsidiaries

     73  

Section 4.15

  

Solvency

     73  

Section 4.16

  

Subordination of Subordinated Debt

     73  

Section 4.17

  

OFAC

     73  

Section 4.18

  

Patriot Act

     73  

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     74  

Section 5.1

  

Financial Statements and Other Information

     74  

Section 5.2

  

Notices of Material Events

     75  

Section 5.3

  

Existence; Conduct of Business

     76  

Section 5.4

  

Compliance with Laws, Etc

     76  

Section 5.5

  

Payment of Obligations

     76  

Section 5.6

  

Books and Records

     76  

Section 5.7

  

Visitation, Inspection, Etc

     77  

Section 5.8

  

Maintenance of Properties; Insurance

     77  

Section 5.9

  

Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit

     77  

Section 5.10

  

Permitted BIN Arrangement

     77  

Section 5.11

  

Further Assurances

     77  

Section 5.12

  

Post-Closing

     78  

ARTICLE VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS

     79  

Section 6.1

  

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

     80  

Section 6.2

  

[Reserved]

     80  

Section 6.3

  

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

     80  

Section 6.4

  

Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA

     80  

Section 6.5

  

Right to Cure

     80  

ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     81  

Section 7.1

  

Indebtedness and Preferred Equity

     81  

Section 7.2

  

Negative Pledge

     83  

Section 7.3

  

Fundamental Changes

     85  

Section 7.4

  

Investments, Loans, Etc

     85  

Section 7.5

  

Restricted Payments

     87  

Section 7.6

  

Dispositions

     88  

Section 7.7

  

Transactions with Affiliates

     89  

Section 7.8

  

Restrictive Agreements

     89  

Section 7.9

  

Sale and Leaseback Transactions

     90  

Section 7.10

  

Hedging Transactions

     91  

Section 7.11

  

Amendment to Material Documents

     91  

Section 7.12

  

Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness

     91  

Section 7.13

  

Accounting Changes

     91  

Section 7.14

  

Government Regulation

     91  

 

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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     92  

Section 8.1

  

Events of Default

     92  

Section 8.2

  

Application of Funds

     94  

Section 8.3

  

Collection Allocation Mechanism

     95  

ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     96  

Section 9.1

  

Appointment of Administrative Agent

     96  

Section 9.2

  

Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent

     96  

Section 9.3

  

Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent

     97  

Section 9.4

  

Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent

     97  

Section 9.5

  

Reliance by Administrative Agent

     97  

Section 9.6

  

The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity

     98  

Section 9.7

  

Successor Administrative Agent

     98  

Section 9.8

  

Withholding Tax

     99  

Section 9.9

  

Benefits of Article IX

     99  

Section 9.10

  

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     99  

Section 9.11

  

Titled Agents

     100  

Section 9.12

  

Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents

     100  

Section 9.13

  

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

     100  

Section 9.14

  

Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations

     101  

ARTICLE X THE GUARANTY

     101  

Section 10.1

  

The Guaranty

     101  

Section 10.2

  

Obligations Unconditional

     101  

Section 10.3

  

Reinstatement

     102  

Section 10.4

  

Certain Additional Waivers

     102  

Section 10.5

  

Remedies

     102  

Section 10.6

  

Rights of Contribution

     103  

Section 10.7

  

Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee

     103  

Section 10.8

  

Keepwell

     103  

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     103  

Section 11.1

  

Notices

     103  

Section 11.2

  

Waiver; Amendments

     105  

Section 11.3

  

Expenses; Indemnification

     107  

Section 11.4

  

Successors and Assigns

     109  

Section 11.5

  

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process

     113  

Section 11.6

  

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     113  

Section 11.7

  

Right of Setoff

     114  

Section 11.8

  

Counterparts; Integration

     114  

Section 11.9

  

Survival

     114  

Section 11.10

  

Severability

     115  

Section 11.11

  

Confidentiality

     115  

Section 11.12

  

Interest Rate Limitation

     115  

Section 11.13

  

Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal

     116  

Section 11.14

  

Patriot Act

     116  

Section 11.15

  

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     116  

Section 11.16

  

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

     116  

Section 11.17

  

Release of Guarantors and Collateral

     117  

Section 11.18

  

Judgment Currency

     117  

 

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Schedules

  

Schedule 1

   Commitment Amounts

  Schedule 1.1

   Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts

  Schedule 4.14

   Subsidiaries

  Schedule 7.1

   Existing Indebtedness

  Schedule 7.2

   Existing Liens

  Schedule 7.4

   Existing Investments

  Schedule 7.5

   Certain Permitted Distributions

  Schedule 7.7

   Existing Affiliate Transactions

  Schedule 7.8

   Restrictive Agreements

 

Exhibits

  

Exhibit 2.3

   Form of Notice of Revolving Borrowing

Exhibit 2.4

   Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing

Exhibit 2.7

   Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation

  Exhibit 2.10

   Form of Note

  Exhibit 2.20

   U.S. Tax Compliance Forms (1-4)

  Exhibit 2.23

   Form of Additional Commitment Agreement

Exhibit 5.1

   Form of Compliance Certificate

  Exhibit 11.4

   Form of Assignment and Acceptance

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreeme nt”) is made and entered into as of May 30, 2012, by and among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacities as the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender.

WITNESSETH :

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide $708,081,150 in senior secured credit facilities, comprised of a $ 356,713,650.00 revolving credit facility, an $89,367,500 term loan, a $72,000,000 add-on term loan and a $190,000,000 incremental term loan A, for the purposes set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Add-On Term Loan ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5(b) .

Add-On Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Add-On Term Loan hereunder on the First Amendment Effective Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lender’s Add-On Term Loan Commitments as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date is SEVENTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($72,000,000).

Additional Commitment Agreement ” shall mean an additional commitment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.23 attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Additional Commitment Amount ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.23 .

Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.23 .

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

Administrative Agent ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.


Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by”, and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.

Agent Fee Letter ” shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain fee letter, dated as of March 12, 2012, executed by STRH and SunTrust Bank and accepted by Borrower and (b) that certain fee letter, dated as of April 30, 2013, executed by STRH and SunTrust Bank and accepted by Borrower.

Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders at any time outstanding. On the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments is THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTEEN THOUSAND AND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($356,713,650.00).

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

Alternative Currency ” means Euro.

Alternative Currency Equivalent ” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of the Alternative Currency with Dollars.

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letters of Credit, the Term Loan, the Add-On Term Loan, the Incremental Term Loan A and the Commitment Fee, as of any date, a percentage per annum as set forth in the table below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) ; provided , that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the third Business Day after which the Borrower delivers each of the financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) and (b)  and the Compliance Certificate required by Section 5.1(c) ; provided further , that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver such financial statements and such Compliance Certificate when so required, the Applicable Margin shall be at Level 7 as set forth in the table below until the third Business Day after which such financial statements and Compliance Certificate arc delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the third Business Day after which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2012 arc required to be delivered shall be at Level 3 as set forth in the table below and (ii) the Applicable Margin from the First Amendment Effective Date until the third Business Day after which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2013 arc required to be delivered shall be set at Level 6 as set forth in the

 

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table below. In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below (the “Accurate Applicable Margin ”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected financial statements or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period. The “Applicable Margin” with respect to any Term Loan constituting an Incremental Loan shall be as provided in the Additional Commitment Agreement; provided that the Applicable Margin for the Incremental Term Loan A from the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date until the third Business Day after which the financial statements and Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2015 are required to be delivered shall be set at Level 6 as set forth in the table below. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to S ection 2.13(c) or Article VIII .

 

Level    Consolidated Leverage Ratio   

Eurodollar Loans

and Letter of
Credit Fee

   

Base Rate

Loans

 

Commitment

Fee

1    < 1.50:1.0      2.00   1.00%   0.375%
2    ³  1.50:1.0 but < 2.00:1.0      2.25   1.25%   0.375%
3    ³  2.00:1.0 but <  2.50:1.0      2.50   1.50%   0.500%
4    ³  2,50:1,0 but < 3.00:1.0      2.75   1.75%   0.500%
5    ³  3.00:1.0 but < 3.50:1.0      3.00   2.00%   0.500%
6    ³  3.50:1.0 but < 4.00:1.0      3.50   2.50%   0.500%
7    ³  4.00:1.0      4.00   3.00%   0.500%

Applicable Time ” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in the Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for the Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger ” shall mean STRH and Fifth Third Bank, collectively, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers.

Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit 11.4 attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Attributable Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation, (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (d) in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the applicable lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of such lease.

Audited Financial Statements ” shall mean (i) the combined audited financial statements for Merchant Services, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by J.H. Cohn, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (ii) the combined audited financial statements for Federated Payment Systems, LLC and Federated Payment Systems USA, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Grant Thornton, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, (iii) the audited financial statements of PowerPay, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Purdy Powers and Company for the fiscal years ended 2008 and 2009 and by J.H. Cohn, LLP for the fiscal year ended 2010, and prepared in conformity with GAAP, and (iv) the consolidated audited financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by J.H. Cohn, LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP and the related supplemental schedule of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheet and income statement.

Availability Period ” shall mean the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Available Distribution Amount ” shall mean the sum of (i) $20 million plus (ii) 75% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for the period commencing July 1, 2012 through the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section 5.1(b) minus (iii) amounts previously distributed pursuant to Section 7.5 (e)  hereof (other than pursuant to Section 7.5(e)(ii) hereof); provided that the amount set forth in clause (i) hereof shall be increased on a Dollar for Dollar basis by the amount of cash proceeds (other than (x) proceeds used to consummate Investments and (y) any Cure Amount) received by the Borrower from any issuance of non-redeemable common Capital Stock by, or contribution to the capital of, lnvestco (net of direct costs and discounts incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions)).

Banamex Acquisition ” means the acquisition by the Borrower of the merchant acquiring business of Banco Nacional de Mexico, S. A., Integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex (Mexico).

Banamex Acquisition Effective Date ” shall mean August 25, 2015.

Banamex Funding Date ” shall mean the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3(b) of the Sixth Amendment have occurred.

Bank Product Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Bank Product Provider ”.

 

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Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Party to any Bank Product Provider arising with respect to any Bank Products.

Bank Product Provider ” shall mean any Person that, at the time it provides any Bank Products to any Loan Party, (a) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (b) except when the Bank Product Provider is Sun Trust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrower of (i) the existence of such Bank Product, (ii) the maximum dollar amount of obligations arising thereunder (the “ Bank Product Amount ”) and (iii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Bank Product from time to time. In no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Bank Products except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Article IX and Section 11.4 shall be deemed to include such Bank Product Provider and in no event shall the approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document. The Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Bank Product Provider. The Bank Product Amount may not be increased, and no new agreements for Bank Products may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

Bank Products ” shall mean any of the following services provided to any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including deposit accounts, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, depository (including cash vault and check deposit), zero balance accounts and sweeps, return items processing, controlled disbursement accounts, positive pay. lockboxes and lockbox accounts, account reconciliation and information reporting, payables outsourcing, payroll processing, trade finance services, investment accounts and securities accounts, and (b) card services, including credit card (including purchasing card and commercial card), prepaid cards, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, merchant services processing, and debit card services.

Base Rate ” shall mean the highest of (a) the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (  1 2 %) per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate); provided that, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate. Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate shall only be made in Dollars.

BIN Sponsorship Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement”.

BIN/ISO Agreements ” means (a) any sponsorship, depository, processing or similar agreement with a bank or financial institution providing for the use of such bank or financial institution’s BIN or ICA (or similar mechanism) to clear credit card transactions through one or more card associations, or (b) any agreement with any independent sales organization or similar entity related to, or providing for, payments processing to merchant customers.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

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Borrowing ” shall mean a borrowing consisting of (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, denominated in the same currency and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

Business Day ’’ shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Atlanta, Georgia are authorized or required by Law to close and (b) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar or Euro deposits in the London interbank market.

CAM Exchange ” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Section 8.3 .

CAM Exchange Date ” means the date on which any Event of Default referred to in Section 8.1(h) shall occur or the date on which the Company receives written notice from the Administrative Agent that any Event of Default referred to in Section 8.1(i) has occurred.

CAM Percentage ” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date and (b) the denominator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without duplication, (a) the additions to property, plant and equipment and other expenditures of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are (or would be) set forth as capital expenditures on a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.

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

Capital Stock ” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a 11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “ Cash Collateralization ” and “ Cash Collateral ” have a corresponding meaning).

Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any event or series of events by which,

(a) prior to the consummation of the MDP Equity Investment, (i) one or more of Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly and Jeff Rosenblatt shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least

 

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70% of the equity interests of the Borrower, or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the equity interests of EVO Merchant Services, LLC, or (iii) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals who that are Continuing Directors.

(b) upon and following the consummation of the MDP Equity Investment, (i) one or more of Madison Dearborn Partners or any of its Fund Affiliates, Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly, Jeff Rosenblatt, and certain members of management shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least 70% of the equity interests of the Borrower, or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the equity interests of EVO Merchant Services, LLC, or (iii) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals who are (x) Continuing Directors or (y) other directors approved, appointed or nominated for election by Madison Dearborn Partners or any of its Fund Affiliates, Ray Sidhom, Jim Kelly, Jeff Rosenblatt or certain members of management.

Change in Law” shall mean (a) the adoption of any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, or (c) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of Section 2.18(b) , by the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, if applicable) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, 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 regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, In each case, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted or adopted.

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans (and whether such Revolving Loans are Dollar Loans or Multicurrency Loans), Swingline Loans, Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans or the Incremental Term Loan A and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment (and whether such Revolving Commitment is a Dollar Commitment or a Multicurrency Commitment), a Swingline Commitment, a Term Loan Commitment, an Add-On Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Term Loan A Commitment.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date hereof.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Collateral ’’ shall mean a collective reference to all real and personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Obligations, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Collateral Documents ” shall mean a collective reference to the Security Agreement and any other security documents executed and delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to Section 5.11 .

 

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Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment, a Swingline Commitment, a Term Loan Commitment, an Add-On Term Loan Commitment or an Incremental Term Loan A Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b) .

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

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from the principal executive officer or the principal financial officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 .

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and without duplication,

(i) Consolidated Interest Expense,

(ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,

(iii) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,

(iv) all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with (x) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with the repayment and termination of existing bank Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) other than those fees, costs and expenses added back pursuant to clause (iv)(y) below) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000, provided that such fees, costs and expenses are incurred no later than November 30, 2012, and (y) any amendments, waivers or consents to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent paid in cash, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 in any twelve month period,

(v) (x) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with consummated acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries (whether such acquisitions or joint ventures are with respect to assets or Capital Stock) permitted pursuant to the terms hereof with respect to (1) transaction fees and transfer taxes incurred in connection with the acquisition of 66% of the share capital of Centrum Elektronicznych Usług Płatniczych “eService” sp. z.o.o. in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6,250,000 in any twelve month period and (2) transaction fees incurred in connection with any other consummated transaction and (y) nonrecurring expenses incurred in connection with unconsummated acquisitions or joint ventures (whether such acquisitions or joint ventures are with respect to assets or Capital Stock) that would have been permitted pursuant to the terms hereof if so consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 in any twelve month period; provided that all such expenses set forth in clauses (x) and (y) shall be added back in the period in which they are incurred.

(vi) non-cash charges for the impairment of merchant card portfolios and all other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period; provided that if

 

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the amount of such other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (other than unusual and non-recurring non-cash charges, expenses or losses) exceeds $2,000,000 in the aggregate for such period, the addition of such other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (other than unusual and non-recurring non-cash charges, expenses or losses) in excess of $2,000,000 shall be consented to by the Administrative Agent,

(vii) expenses incurred in connection with or charges related to the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount for all such expenses or charges not to exceed $13,000,000 during the term of this Agreement,

(viii) non-cash deferred compensation paid to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000,

(ix) in each of the first three Fiscal Years following the Closing Date only, payments for consulting services paid to the seller of Power Pay, Inc., in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,250,000 per Fiscal Year,

(x) restructuring charges or reserves, including any restructuring costs and integration costs, costs related to the closure or consolidation of facilities, contract termination costs, retention, recruiting, relocation, severance and signing bonuses and expenses incurred in connection with (A) any permitted acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount with respect to such permitted acquisition or permitted Investment not to exceed 15% (or such greater percentage as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) of Target EBITDA as of such date of determination and (B) any Disposition permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount with respect to such permitted Disposition not to exceed $2,000,000, in each case during such period,

(xi) with respect to any period, without duplication (A) the amount of any costs, charges or losses incurred during such period for which there is insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or other guarantee coverage and for which a related insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is not recorded in accordance with GAAP, but for which such insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is to be received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a subsequent period and in any event within one year of the date of the incurrence of the underlying costs, charges or losses, (B) the cash proceeds of business interruption insurance and (C) amounts paid during such period with respect to cash litigation fees, costs and expenses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount, with respect to this clause (C) (x) not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate for any such period or (y) otherwise, as consented to by the Administrative Agent,

(xii) any unusual or non-recurring cash charges, expenses or losses for such period not to exceed an aggregate amount equal to $2,500,000 during any such period,

(xiii) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options to employees of Investco, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting,

(xiv) transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with, to the extent permitted hereunder, any issuance of Capital Stock, Disposition, Recovery Event, recapitalization or the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transactions, whether or not consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 during any such period,

 

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(xv) costs and expenses with respect to the conversion of existing customers from Global Payments Direct, Inc.’s back-end platform to the Borrower’s back-end platform in an amount equal to, (a) for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2015, $5,267,941; (b) for the 12-month the period ending September 30, 2015, $5,241 ,031; (c) for the 12-month the period ending December 31, 2015, $5,272,972 ; (d) for the period ending March 30, 2016, $4,035,410; (e) for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2016, $2,714,243; and (f) for the 12-month the period ending September 30, 2016, $1,360,653, and

(xvi) one-time start-up costs and expenses in connection with the Borrower’s expansion in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000,

minus (c) without duplication and to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period the sum of: (i) all non-cash income or gains (excluding any such non-cash income or gains to the extent representing an accrual of cash income or gain in any future period), (ii) all extraordinary or non-recurring income or gains to the extent resulting from activities unrelated to the primary business activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) any gains attributable to non-ordinary course asset sales and (iv) the amount of any distributions made and permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.5(i) .

Consolidated Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, determined on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus (b) decreases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network receivables) minus (c)(i) Capital Expenditures made during such period (other than Capital Expenditures financed with Indebtedness (other than the Term Loan, the Add-On Term Loan, the Incremental Term Loan A, Revolving Loans and the Incremental Loans under this Agreement)), (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash during such period, (iii) Permitted Tax Distributions and cash Taxes paid during such period, (iv) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments made during such period (excluding payments of Revolving Loans unless such payment is coupled with a corresponding reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments), (v) increases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network receivables), (vi) cash consideration for permitted acquisitions paid in such period (other than (A) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.1 and incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to fund such permitted acquisition and (B) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of equity issuances received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to fund such permitted acquisitions within 180 days of receipt of such proceeds) and (vii) cash payments made during such period with respect to Permitted Earnouts.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA plus, without duplication, repayments made to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any entity that is not a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to loans and advances made to such entity by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary minus (i) the actual amount paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash on account of Capital Expenditures, (ii) federal, state and local income taxes (including Permitted Tax Distributions) paid during such period, (iii) cash payments made during such period with respect to Permitted Earnouts and (iv) any dividends and distributions permitted to be made and so made pursuant to Section 7.5(e) or (k)  during such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended; provided that, notwithstanding the actual date on which such distributions were made, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Permitted Tax Distributions shall be deemed to be (x) $4,773,717 with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2015 and (y) with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter until the Fiscal Quarter

 

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immediately following the Fiscal Quarter that the Overpayment Reserve is reduced to $0, an amount equal to (A) the Overpayment Amount applied as a credit towards the Permitted Tax Distributions that are permitted to be paid under Section 7.5(c) and would have otherwise been paid in cash during such period plus (B) any additional Permitted Tax Distributions actually paid in cash during such period.

Consolidated Fixed Charges ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense paid or required to be paid in cash for such period and (ii) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments paid or required to be paid on Consolidated Total Debt during such period.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (a) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated EBITDA, calculated to exclude the EBITDA of any Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, calculated for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Debt minus (i) cash or Permitted Investments of Loan Parties in excess of $10,000,000 held in deposit accounts or securities accounts, as applicable, subject to customary deposit account or securities account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent; provided that the aggregate amount of cash subtracted from Consolidated Total Debt pursuant to this clause (i) shall in no event exceed $25,000,000, and minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount of any Prefunded Debt Facility; provided that Consolidated Net Debt shall be calculated without regard to any Excluded Repurchase Obligation.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, and (iii) from and after October 1, 2012, equity interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary accruing after such date. For purposes of calculating Target EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income shall be determined with respect to the applicable target, entity or assets in a manner consistent with the preceding sentence.

Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments ” shall mean for any period for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Indebtedness. For purposes of this definition, “scheduled payments of principal” (a) shall be determined without giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled payments resulting from the application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments made during the applicable period, (b) shall be deemed to include any payments with respect to the principal of Attributable Indebtedness and (c) shall not include any voluntary prepayments under, or mandatory prepayments required by, Section 2.12 .

Consolidated Total Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date, but excluding the Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition thereof and excluding Permitted Intercompany Subordinated Debt.

 

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Continuing Director ” shall mean, with respect to any period, any individual (A) who was a member of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower on the first day of such period, (B) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (A) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body, or (C) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (A) and (B) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body.

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

Cure Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 .

Cure Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 .

Cure Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 .

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

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(c) .

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender (a) that has failed for three (3) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan and/or to make a payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan (each a “ funding obligation ”), unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) that has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, or has defaulted on, its obligation to fund generally under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, unless such notice or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied, (c) that has, for three (3) or more Business Days, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or (d) with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing. The Administrative Agent will promptly send to all parties hereto a copy of any notice to the Borrower provided for in this definition.

 

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Designated Obligations ” means all obligations of the Borrower with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans and LC Exposure and (b) accrued and unpaid fees under the Loan Documents.

Dispositio n” or “ Dispose ” shall mean the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) the disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) the disposition of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including allowing registrations of applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business); (c) the disposition of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; (d) the disposition of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (e) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (f) the disposition of cash and Permitted investments for fair market value; and (g) any Recovery Event.

Dollar(s) ” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Dollar Commitment ” means, with respect to each Dollar Lender, the commitment of such Dollar Lender to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.4 . The initial amount of each Lender’s Dollar Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Dollar Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Dollar Lenders’ Dollar Commitments as of the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date is $ 19,333,333.34.

Dollar Equivalent ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency.

Dollar Lender ” means the Persons listed on Schedule I as having Dollar Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Dollar Commitment or to acquire Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Dollar Loan ” means a Loan made or incurred under the Dollar Commitments.

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

EMU ” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

 

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

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

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

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

ERISA Event ” shall mean (i) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (ii) the failure of any Plan to meet the minimum funding standard applicable to the Plan for a plan year under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (vii) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Euro ” and “ EUR ” mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

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

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next l/100 th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued

 

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by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning provided in Article VIII .

Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts ” shall mean those certain merchant reserve and settlement accounts (and related investment accounts) serving as collateral under the Permitted BIN Arrangement and set forth on Schedule 1.1 , and any accounts into which any amounts from such merchant reserve and settlement accounts are swept or otherwise transferred for investment purposes, and from which such amounts have been agreed to be returned to such merchant reserve and settlement accounts the next day.

Excluded Property ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned real property which is located outside of the United States, unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, and all leased property, (b) unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, any IP Rights for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) unless reasonably requested by the Required Lenders, any personal property (other than personal property described in clause (b) above) for which the attachment or perfection of a Lien thereon is not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, (d) the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section 5.11(c) , (e) any property which, subject to the terms of Section 7.8 , is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 7.2(d) pursuant to documents which prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property, (f) the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts and the BIN Sponsorship Agreement, (g) any “intent to use” trademark application, solely during the period in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law, (h) any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Borrower its reasonable determination, in consultation with the Borrower, that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a security interest is excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (i) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition is rendered ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (j) any rights of a Loan Party arising under or evidenced by any contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement to the extent the Liens therein are prohibited or restricted by such contract, lease, instrument, license or other agreement, except to the extent (x) the pledge of such rights is deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, or (y) such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity, (k) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent Liens in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations arc prohibited or restricted thereby (except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity), (1) until the earlier of (x) the date that the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement is terminated and (y) the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the HSBC Cash Collateral and (m) the Capital Stock of any Person that is not a Subsidiary.

 

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Excluded Repurchase Obligation ” shall mean an obligation of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary if such obligation is structured so that no payment is due thereunder if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder or if a Default or Event of Default, on a pro forma basis, would be created by the making of such payment.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 10.8 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement’’ for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case imposed as a result of (i) such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document), (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.25 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.20 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.20(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding faxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2010 among Merchant Services, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as agent, and Fifth Third Bank, as collateral agent.

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

 

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Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letters ” shall mean the Agent Fee Letter and the Fifth Third Fee Letter.

Fifth Third Fee Letter ” shall mean certain fee letters, dated as of May 25, 2012, June 7, 2013 and August 31, 2015 executed by Fifth Third Bank and accepted by Borrower.

Financial Statement Worksheets ” shall mean the internally prepared unaudited consolidated income statements of the predecessor of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010.

First Amendment ” shall mean that certain first amendment to this Agreement effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

First Amendment Effective Date ” shall mean June 7, 2013.

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Borrower.

Foreign Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that (a) is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia or (b) is organized under the Laws of the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia and all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of Capital Stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in the immediately preceding clause (a).

Fund Affiliate ” shall mean any Affiliate of Madison Dearborn Partners and any funds or partnerships for which Madison Dearborn Partners or any such Affiliate acts as the principal investment manager or advisor, but not including any of their respective portfolio operating companies.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section 1.3 .

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

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase

 

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or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, (a) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) each Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.11 or otherwise, (c) with respect to (i) any Hedging Obligations between any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and any Lender-Related Hedge Provider that are permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.10 and any Bank Products Obligations owing by any Loan Party (other than the Borrower), the Borrower and (ii) the payment and performance by each Specified Loan Party of its obligations under its Guaranty with respect to all Swap Obligations, the Borrower, and (d) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing.

Guaranty ” shall mean the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, pursuant to Article X .

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (a) any and all Hedging Transactions, (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (c) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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HSBC Cash Collateral ” shall mean any and all “Collateral” as such term is defined in the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement, including, without limitation, Account Number 942-686314 maintained by EVO Merchant Services, LLC at HSBC Bank USA, National Association (including, without limitation, the $17,625,000 deposited therein).

HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and HSBC Bank USA, National Association.

Incremental Loan ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.23(a) .

Incremental Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to the Persons identified as a “Lender” or an “Incremental Loan Lender” in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement, together with their respective successors and assigns, the commitment of such Person to make an Incremental Loan pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement; provided that, at any time after the funding of an Incremental Loan, determination of “Required Lenders” shall include the outstanding principal amount of such Incremental Loan.

Incremental Term Loan A ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5(b) .

Incremental Term Loan A Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Incremental Term Loan A hereunder on the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lender’s Incremental Term Loan A Commitments as in effect on the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date is ONE-HUNDRED NINETY MILLION DOLLARS ($190,000,000).

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided , that trade payables overdue by more than 180 days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, with the amount of such Indebtedness being equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness and (b) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith, (ix) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, (xi) all Hedging Obligations and (xii) to the extent characterized as indebtedness pursuant to GAAP, obligations of such Person in respect of deferred compensation, The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venture, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. “Indebtedness” shall not include Settlement Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party.

Information Memorandum ” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April, 2012 relating to the Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Interest Period ” shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months (or, upon the consent of the applicable Lenders holding the same Type of Loans, such other period that is twelve months or less); provided , that:

(a) the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

(b) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

(c) any Interest Period which begins 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 end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;

(d) each principal installment of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal balance (if any) of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above;

(e) each principal installment of the Add-On Term Loans shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal balance (if any) of the Add-On Term Loans shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above; and

(f) each principal installment of the Incremental Term Loan A shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal balance (if any) of the Incremental Term Loan A shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above; and

(g) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A is equal to or greater than the aggregate principal amount of Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods expiring after such date, and no Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Investco ” shall mean EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Investments ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.4 .

IP Rights ” shall mean all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the legal right to use.

 

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Issuing Bank ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit.

Laws ” shall mean, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each ease whether or not having the force of Law.

LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000).

LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Documents ” shall mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit but excluding the Letters of Credit.

LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit governed by the International Standby Practices 1998 as provided in Section 2.22(j) has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standby practices 1998, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (b) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (c) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent; provided that , for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

Lender-Related Hedge Provider ” shall mean, (a) any Lender on the Closing Date or Affiliate of such Lender that is party to a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party in existence on the Closing Date, (b) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (c) except when the Lender-Related Hedge Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the

 

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Borrower of (i) the existence of such Hedging Transaction, and (ii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Hedging Transaction from time to time. In no event shall any Lender-Related Hedge Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Hedging Obligations except that each reference to the term “ Lender ” in Article IX and Section 11.4 shall be deemed to include such Lender-Related Hedge Provider. In no event shall the approval of any such Person in its capacity as Lender-Related Hedge Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document. No new Hedging Transactions may be established at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists.

Lenders ” shall mean, collectively, the Multicurrency Lenders and the Dollar Lenders and each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.23 , and their successors and assigns, and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender.

Letter of Credit ” shall mean any stand-by letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.22 by the Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the LC Commitment. Letters of Credit may be denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency.

Letter of Credit Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c) .

LIBOR ” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in the relevant currency at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which deposits in the relevant currency in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan comprising part of such borrowing would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided that, if LIBOR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the LC Documents, the Fee Letters, each Additional Commitment Agreement, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, and all stock powers and similar instruments of transfer delivered in connection with any Collateral Document and any other instrument, agreement or document executed by a Loan Party in connection with any of the foregoing.

Loan Parties ” shall mean, collectively, the Guarantors and the Borrower.

Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, resulting in a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (a) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their respective material obligations under the Loan Documents, (c) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender, and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents or (d) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than (a) the Loans and Letters of Credit and (b) any Indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower) and Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in an aggregate committed or outstanding principal amount exceeding $5,000,000. For purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness attributable to Hedging Obligations, the “principal amount” of any Hedging Obligations at any time shall be the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of such Hedging Obligations.

Maturity Date ” shall mean, the earlier of (i) May 30, 2017 and (ii) the date on which the principal amount of any Loan has been declared or automatically has become due and payable pursuant to Section 8.1 (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

MDP Equity Investment ” shall mean the direct or indirect acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners of Capital Stock of the Borrower.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multicurrency Commitment ” means, with respect to each Multicurrency Lender, the commitment of such Multicurrency Lender to make Multicurrency Loans, and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 11.4 . The initial amount of each Multicurrency Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment is set forth on Schedule I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Multicurrency Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Multicurrency Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person. The aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Lenders’ Multicurrency Commitments as of the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date is $337,380,316.66.

Multicurrency Lender ” means the Persons listed on Schedule I as having Multicurrency Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Multicurrency Commitment or to acquire Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Multicurrency Loan ” means a Loan made or incurred under the Multicurrency Commitments.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which Borrower has any liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate).

 

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Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean the aggregate cash or Permitted Investments proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition, Recovery Event or Cure Right net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), (b) taxes and Permitted Tax Distributions paid or payable as a result thereof and (c) in the case of any Disposition or any Recovery Event, the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section 7.2 (ranking senior to any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property.

Net Mark-to-Market Exposure ” of any Person shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Hedging Obligation, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from such Hedging Obligation. “Unrealized losses” shall mean the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing the Hedging Transaction giving rise to such Hedging Obligation as of the date of determination (assuming the Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Hedging Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Hedging Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Note ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.10(b) .

Notice of Conversion/Continuation ” shall mean the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided in Section 2.7(b) .

Notice of Revolving Borrowing ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.3 .

Notice of Swingline Borrowing ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.4 .

Notices of Borrowing ” shall mean, collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of Swingline Borrowing.

Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, (a) all amounts owing by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) or the Arranger pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit including without limitation, ail principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, (b) all Hedging Obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider permitted by Section 7.10 , and (c) all Bank Product Obligations, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings of any of the foregoing; provided , that “Obligations” of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person,

Organization Documents ” shall mean, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document,

Overnight Rate ” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

Overpayment Amount ” shall mean $19,605,468.00, representing an overpayment of the Permitted Tax Distributions permitted to be paid by Section 7.5(c) for the 2014 Fiscal Year.

Overpayment Reserve ” shall mean (a) $19,605,468.00 minus (b) Permitted Tax Distributions that the Borrower would have made in cash for periods ending June 30, 2015 and thereafter but for the prior Overpayment Amount.

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.4(d ).

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.4(e) .

Participating Member State ” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

 

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Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.14 .

Payment Office ” shall mean, with respect to any currency, the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location with respect to such currency as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

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

Permitted BIN Arrangement ” shall mean that certain BIN arrangement evidenced by that certain BIN Sponsorship Agreement by and between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of January 19, 2012, and any agreement entered into by EVO Merchant Services, LLC and another Person in replacement of such agreement (the “ BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”).

Permitted Earnouts ” shall mean, for any period, any obligation (other than obligations relating to any working capital adjustment or similar purchase price adjustment) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (or an Affiliate of or successor to such Person) arising before or after the Closing Date that is (or, prior to a determination of the amount thereof, was) based on the financial performance of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that is in substance, an amount owing on account of the unpaid portion of the purchase price for (a) Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) assets comprising the business, or a portion thereof, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which, in either case, was acquired from such Person or an Affiliate of such Person; provided , however that, such obligations shall be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(b) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

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

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

(e) judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(f) customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;

(g) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, minor defects and other irregularities in title and similar encumbrances on real property that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not, in the aggregate, in any case materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the use of the property for its intended purpose;

(h) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements or similar public filings arising in the ordinary course of business.

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

Permitted Intercompany Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) that is extended by an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) that is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion and (iii) that matures by its terms no earlier than twelve months after the later of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the Maturity Date then in effect, with no payments of interest, principal or otherwise permitted prior to such maturity.

Permitted Investments ” shall mean:

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

(b) commercial paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(c) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

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

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(f) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation.

In the case of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Permitted Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Permitted Investments shall also include (i) investments of the types and maturities described in clauses (a) through (f) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign ratings agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (f) and in this paragraph.

Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount thereof does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness (including any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and any unpaid accrued interest thereon) so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (b) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than that of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended.

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any seller-financed Indebtedness) (i) that is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion and (ii) that matures by its terms no earlier than six months after the later of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the Maturity Date then in effect with no scheduled principal payments permitted prior to such maturity; provided , that up to $25,000,000 of such Indebtedness shall not be subject to this clause (ii).

Permitted Tax Distributions ” shall mean distributions by the Borrower, with respect to such periods the Borrower is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for federal, state and/or local income tax purposes (a “ Flow-Through Entity ”), to its members, partners or shareholders in an amount equal to the aggregate Taxes determined by multiplying (1) the highest combined tax rate (including all applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes determined with reference to income, including without limitation taxes imposed under Code Section 1411, and taking into account the deductibility (including applicable limitations on deductibility) of state and local income taxes for federal income tax purposes) applicable to any direct or indirect (through other Flow-Through Entities) holder of Capital Stock of such Flow Through Entity by (2) the aggregate taxable income of the Borrower (determined by (i) disregarding the effects of any step-up in the tax basis of the assets of the Borrower and its Flow-Through Entity Subsidiaries attributable to any transaction or event occurring after May 30, 2012, including without limitation pursuant to Code Section 743(b) and (ii) calculated prior to any deduction for any guaranteed payments under Code Section 707(c); any determinations made by giving effect to the adjustments in clauses (i) and (ii) being referred to as “Adjusted” or “as Adjusted”) for the period to which the distribution relates allocated to holders of Capital Stock of the Borrower as estimated in good faith by the Borrower, taking into account all operating losses, as Adjusted, of the Borrower for prior periods beginning on or after May 30, 2012, to the extent such Adjusted losses were not previously used to reduce taxable income, as Adjusted, for purposes of this determination in prior periods, on a quarterly basis at least ten days in advance of the due date for a corporation’s quarterly estimated U.S. federal income tax payment or such more frequent basis as any such Taxes would be required to be paid; provided , that if the amounts initially distributed with respect to a

 

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taxable year (the “ Distributed Amounts ”) exceed the amount that would have been distributed for such year if the distributions had been made in accordance with the Borrower’s Adjusted actual taxable income for such taxable year (the “ Actual Amount ”), then such excess shall be credited against the next Permitted Tax Distribution permitted to be made for subsequent periods, and if the Actual Amount exceeds the Distributed Amount, the Borrower shall immediately be permitted to distribute an amount equal to such excess as a Permitted Tax Distribution.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

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

Prefunded Debt Facility ” shall mean a Permitted Subordinated Debt facility that is incurred to finance a permitted acquisition where the proceeds of such Permitted Subordinated Debt facility are held for no more than six (6) months in an escrow or other account on terms and subject to conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pending the closing of such permitted acquisition.

Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, with respect to any Specified Transaction, that for purposes of calculating the financial covenants set forth in Article VI and Consolidated EBITDA , such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four Fiscal Quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which the Borrower was required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 5.1 . In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition or Recovery Event, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property the subject of such Disposition or Recovery Event shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of the applicable period and (b) with respect to any permitted acquisition or other Investment, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in Section 1.1 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined subject to pro forma adjustments which are directly attributable to such Specified Transactions that are factually supportable, and are reasonably expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and which reflect the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies with respect to Specified Transactions to the extent identifiable, quantifiable and reasonably attributable to and reasonably anticipated to result from actions taken or expected to be taken within 12 months of the applicable Specified Transaction, as certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, provided that, the aggregate amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies permitted to be added back pursuant to this sentence for any period (x) shall not exceed 10% of

 

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Consolidated EBITDA for such period, and (y) are either (1) explicitly recommended by any due diligence quality of earnings report conducted by financial advisors retained by the Borrower, (2) determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and as interpreted by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency), or (3) otherwise determined in such other manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. All the aforementioned adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA shall be added back thereto as if each applicable Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable calculation period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period, in each case without duplication of any amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (b)(i) through (xvi) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and net of the amount of actual benefits realized during the applicable period.

Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Commitment of such Lender (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loan, Add-On Term Loan or Incremental Term Loan A, as applicable), and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans, Add-On Term Loan or Incremental Term Loan A, as applicable, of all Lenders) and (b) with respect to all Commitments of any Lender at any time, the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure), Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A owing to such Lender and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Revolving Commitments (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders funded under such Commitments), the Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” shall mean, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under § la(l8)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Recovery Event ” shall mean any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations,

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

 

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Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments, the Term Loans, Add-On Term Loan and Incremental Term Loan A at such time or if the Lenders have no Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the Revolving Credit Exposure, the Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A; provided that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its Revolving Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Lenders, The Required Lenders of a Class (which shall include the terms “Required Dollar Lenders” and “Required Multicurrency Lenders”) means Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Class representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Class at such time.

Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any Law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person or such other representative of such Person as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person.

Restricted Payment ” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of, any shares of its Capital Stock, any Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations or any Guarantee thereof or any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock or such Indebtedness, whether now or hereafter outstanding.

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrower as of the Closing Date and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower formed or acquired after the Closing Date other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary, including any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof (including without limitation, the provisions set forth in the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”); provided that, except with the consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary may not thereafter be re-designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revaluation Date ” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.7 , and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following; (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require.

 

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Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the Dollar Commitment or Multicurrency Commitment of such Lender, as applicable, initially in the amount set forth on Schedule I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Dollar Commitment ” or “Multicurrency Commitment,” as applicable, as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such Commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to terms hereof.

Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 2.8 or 8.1 .

Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent amount of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure and Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure at such time.

Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Dollar Lender at any time, the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Dollar Loans at such time.

Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Multicurrency Lender at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Multicurrency Loans, and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby such Person shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

Securitization Transaction ” means, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or Affiliate of such Person.

Security Agreement ” shall mean the security and pledge agreement dated as of the Closing Date executed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, by each of the Loan Parties.

Settlement ” means the transfer of cash or other property with respect to any credit or debit card charge, check or other instrument, electronic funds transfer, or other type of paper-based or electronic payment, transfer, or charge transaction for which a Person acts as a processor, remitter, funds recipient or funds transmitter in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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Settlement Asset ” means any cash, receivable or other property, including a Settlement Receivable, due or conveyed to a Person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

Settlement Lien ” means a Lien securing obligations arising under or related to any Settlement or Settlement Obligation that attaches to (i) Settlement Assets (including any assignment of Settlement Assets in consideration of Settlement Payments), (ii) any intraday or overnight overdraft or automated clearing house exposure or asset specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iii) loss reserve accounts specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iv) merchant suspense funds specifically related to Settlement Assets or (v) rights under any BIN/ISO Agreement or fees paid or payable under any BIN/ISO Agreement.

Settlement Obligations ” means any payment or reimbursement obligation in respect of a Settlement Payment.

Settlement Payment ” means the transfer, or contractual undertaking (including by automated clearing house transaction) to effect a transfer, of cash or other property to effect a Settlement.

Settlement Receivable ” means (a) receivables from card associations for transactions processed on behalf of merchants and (b) receivables from merchants for the portion of the discount fee related to reimbursement of the interchange expense and other fees payable to card associations.

Sixth Amendment ” shall mean that certain sixth amendment related to this Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2015.

Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities, of such Person; (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and liabilities, including subordinated and contingent liabilities as they become absolute and matured: (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital; (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business and (f) such Person does not intend, in any transaction, to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors or any other person to which such Person is or will become, through such transaction, indebted. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Specified Loan Party ” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.8 ).

Specified Transaction ” means any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any permitted acquisition or other Investment (including, without limitation, any acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries), any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary, any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or any incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any increase in Commitments or

 

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incurrence of Incremental Loans pursuant to Section 2.23 and any amendments, waivers, consents, or repayments in connection with any incurrence thereof, but excluding (x) Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes and (y) any scheduled payments of interest or amortization with respect to such Indebtedness), that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”, It is understood and agreed that the term “Specified Transaction” shall also include (a) the facility and infrastructure consolidation related to the Borrower’s Affiliates as previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent and (b) the conversion of the “back end processing” off the Global Payments Direct, Inc. system.

Spot Rate ” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the Issuing Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency.

STRH ” shall mean SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and its successors.

Subordinated Debt Documents ” shall mean any indenture, agreement or similar instrument governing Permitted Subordinated Debt.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, and (b) either (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

SunTrust ” shall mean SunTrust Bank and its successors.

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

Swingline Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000).

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section 2.4 , which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline Loans.

 

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Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline Commitment. Swingline Loans shall only be denominated in Dollars.

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Sections 840-10 & 840-20, as amended and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

Target EBITDA ” means, with respect to any target company, entity or assets acquired in connection with an acquisition, on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for the trailing twelve month period ending at the month-end at least thirty (30) days but not more than sixty (60) days prior to such date of determination period plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b) payment of or provisions for taxes based on income for such period, (c) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for such period and (d) all other non-cash charges for such period (excluding any non-cash charge to the extent that such charge represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period).

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

Term Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a), and include any Incremental Loan that is a term loan.

Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders ’ Term Loan Commitments is EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS ($80,000,000).

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

United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Closing Date which, within thirty (30) days of such formation, the Borrower designates in writing to the Administrative Agent as being an Unrestricted Subsidiary and satisfies the conditions set forth in the following sentence of this definition (it being understood that any such designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary within such thirty (30) day period shall be deemed an initial designation and not a re-designation from a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary). The Borrower may designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and may subsequently re-designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by giving written notice of such re-designation to the Administrative Agent, so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default is in existence or would be caused by such designation or redesignation and (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating that, after giving effect to such designation or redesignation on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower would be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI as of the most recent Fiscal Quarter end with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received the required financial information.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(f) .

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

Section 1.2 Classifications of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “Revolving Loan”, “Dollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Loan”, “Term Loan”, “Add-On Term Loan” or “Incremental Term Loan A”) or by Type (e.g. a “Eurodollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Loan”, “Dollar Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”), Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”, “Dollar Borrower” or “Multicurrency Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Borrowing” or “Dollar Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(b ); provided , that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all calculations of the financial covenants contained in Article VI (including for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and any transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires that any financial covenant contained in Article VI be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”) shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis consistent with the definition of such term.

Section 1.4 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall

 

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be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein’’ and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise provided, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.5 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents . Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurodollar Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in the Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of the Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

Section 1.6 Change of Currency .

(a) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

Section 2.1 General Description of Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally agrees (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2 , (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.22 , (iii) the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.4 , (iv) each Multicurrency Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided , that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect

 

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from time to time; (v) each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment; (vi) each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Add-On Term Loan to the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Add-On Term Loan Commitment; and (vii) subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Sixth Amendment, each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Incremental Term Loan A to the Borrower on the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date.

Section 2.2 Revolving Loans . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each Dollar Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Dollar Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Dollar Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeding the aggregate Dollar Commitments and (b) each Multicurrency Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars or the Alternative Currency, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Multicurrency Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeding the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments. During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided , that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

Section 2.3 Procedure for Revolving Borrowings . The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 (a “ Notice of Revolving Borrowing ”) (a) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (b) prior to 1:00 p.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (ii) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing, (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period), (v) the currency of the Loans to be borrowed and (vi) whether such Borrowing is to be made under the Dollar Commitments or the Multicurrency Commitments. If the Borrower fails to specify a currency in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to specify a Class in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be deemed to be under the Multicurrency Commitments. Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided , that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 2.22(d) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any time exceed six (6). Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the amount (and currency) of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.4 Swingline Commitment.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the difference between the Multicurrency Commitments and the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders; provided , that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan, The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4 attached hereto (“ Notice of Swingline Borrowing ”) prior to 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the principal amount of such Swingline Loan, (ii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited, The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Swingline Loan shall not be less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 4:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Multicurrency Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any Swingline Loan. Each Multicurrency Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section 2.6 , and such proceeds will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.

(d) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Multicurrency Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender.

(e) Each Multicurrency Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.4(c) or to purchase the participating interests pursuant to Section 2.4(d) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged

 

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existence) of any event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Multicurrency Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, Until such time as such Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In addition, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such Lender’s participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section 2.4 , until such amount has been purchased in full.

Section 2.5 Term Loan Commitments, Add-On Term Loan Commitments and Incremental Term Loan A Commitment .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single loan (the “ Term Loan ”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loan may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Section 3.1 shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request to borrow the Term Loan on the Closing Date.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single loan (the “ Add-On Term Loan ”) to the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount equal to the Add-On Term Loan Commitment of such Lender. Add-On Term Loans do not constitute “Incremental Loans” under Section 2.23 hereof or reduce the amount of Incremental Loans available thereunder. The Add-On Term Loan may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of the First Amendment by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent as described therein shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request to borrow the Add-On Term Loan on the First Amendment Effective Date.

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single loan (the “ Incremental Term Loan A ”) to the Borrower on the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date in a principal amount equal to the Incremental Term Loan A Commitment of such Lender. The Incremental Term Loan A does not constitute an “Incremental Loan” under Section 2.23 hereof or reduce the amount of Incremental Loans available thereunder. The Incremental Term Loan A may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of the Sixth Amendment by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent in Section 3(b) thereof shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request for the Incremental Term Loan A to be funded into escrow on the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date, and released to the Borrower on the Banamex Funding Date, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3 of the Sixth Amendment.

 

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Section 2.6 Funding of Borrowings.

(a) Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan in the Alternative Currency, in each case to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office for the applicable currency; provided , that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section 2.4 . The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(c) All Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

Section 2.7 Interest Elections.

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, all as provided in this Section 2.7 . The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.7 , the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the

 

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requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 1:00 p.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Loan and (B) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing (including the Class) to which such Notice of Conversion/Continuation applies and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. If any such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an interest Period of one month. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section 2.3 .

(c) If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing; provided , however, such Loan shall be of the same Class; provided further , however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurodollar Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof. No Loan may be converted into a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.

(d) Upon receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

Section 2.8 Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments.

(a) Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments, Swingline Commitments and LC Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.23 , (i) the Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.5(a) , (ii) the Add-On Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the First Amendment Effective Date upon the making of the Add-On Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.5(b) and (iii) the Incremental Term Loan A Commitments shall terminate on the Banamex Funding Date upon the release of the Incremental Term Loan A to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5(c) .

 

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(b) Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole; provided , that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and any larger multiple of $500,000, and (iii) no such reduction of either Class shall be permitted which would reduce the total Revolving Commitments of such Class to an amount less than the total Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class. Any such reduction in the Multicurrency Commitments below the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment.

Section 2.9 Repayment of Loans.

(a) The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be due and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

(b) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below (and on such other date(s) and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement):

 

Installment Date

   Principal Amount  

September 30, 2012

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2012

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

June 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2013

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 31, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

June 30, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

December 31, 2014

   $ 1,000,000.00  

March 31, 2015

   $ 1,000,000.00  

 

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June 30, 2015

   $ 1,000,000.00  

September 30, 2015

   $ 1,500,000.00  

December 31, 2015

   $ 1,500,000.00  

March 31, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

June 30, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

September 30, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,500,000.00  

March 31, 2017

   $ 1,500,000.00  

provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

(c) The outstanding principal amount of any Incremental Loan shall be repaid as provided in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement.

(d) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Add-On Term Loan of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below (and on such other date(s) and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement):

 

Installment Date

   Principal Amount  

September 30, 2013

   $ 900,000.00  

December 31, 2013

   $ 900,000.00  

March 31, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

June 30, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

September 30, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

December 31, 2014

   $ 900,000.00  

March 31, 2015

   $ 900,000.00  

June 30, 2015

   $ 900,000.00  

September 30, 2015

   $ 1,350,000.00  

December 31, 2015

   $ 1,350,000.00  

 

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March 31, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

June 30, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

September 30, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

December 31, 2016

   $ 1,350,000.00  

March 31, 2017

   $ 1,350,000.00  

provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Add-On Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

(e) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan A of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below (and on such other date(s) and in such other amounts as may be required from time to time pursuant to this Agreement):

 

December 31, 2015

   $ 3,562,500.00  

March 31, 2016

   $ 3,562,500.00  

June 30, 2016

   $ 3,562,500.00  

September 30, 2016

   $ 3,562,500.00  

December 31, 2016

   $ 3,562,500.00  

March 31, 2017

   $ 3,562,500.00  

provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Incremental Term Loan A shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

Section 2.10 Evidence of lndebtedness .

(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment, Term Loan Commitment, Add-On Term Loan Commitment and Incremental Term Loan A Commitment of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section 2.7 , (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section 2.7 , (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such

 

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records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , that the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement evidences the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and is being executed as a “noteless” credit agreement. However, at the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.10 (a “ Note ”). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment permitted hereunder) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.

Section 2.11 Optional Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. (x) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) not less than four (4) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) in the case of Swingline Borrowings, 11:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment, the Class of the Loans to be prepaid, the currencies of the Loans to be prepaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided , that a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the closing of a Disposition or the incurrence of Indebtedness, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such proposed prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section 2.13(d) ; provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 2.19 . Each partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the ease of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section 2.2 or in the case of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.4 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and in the ease of a prepayment of a Term Loan Borrowing, an Add-On Term Loan Borrowing or an Incremental Term Loan A Borrowing, to principal installments of the Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A. on a pro rata basis, as directed by the Borrower.

Section 2.12 Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) Not later than thirty (30) Business Days following receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition or Recovery Event, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.12(c) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that such prepayment shall not be required (i) if the Borrower has

 

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notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such 30-Business Day period that such Net Cash Proceeds are to be used to repair or replace the property subject to such Disposition or Recovery Event or to acquire other property useful in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and either such use or acquisition shall occur, or a binding commitment for such use or acquisition shall have been entered into, within one year of the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event, (ii) if the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds that arc not reinvested or committed for such reinvestment in accordance with the foregoing clause (i)  hereof is less than or equal to (x) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions, $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Recovery Events, $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (iii) in the event such Disposition occurs outside of the United States, if the Borrower has reasonably determined that the repatriation of such Net Cash Proceeds, and the related prepayment required pursuant to this clause (a), would cause a material adverse tax consequence on the Borrower; provided further that if the Borrower shall fail to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within such one-year period but shall have notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such one-year period in writing of an Investment that the Borrower has committed to make with such Net Cash Proceeds, then such one-year reinvestment period shall be extended for an additional 180 days.

(b) Promptly upon (but in any event no later than one (1) Business Day following) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Cure Amounts, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.12(c) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds.

(c) Any prepayments made by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) or (b)  above shall be applied as follows: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such interest and fees; fourth , to the principal balance of the Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A on a ratable basis, until all of the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their Pro Rata Shares of each respective Term Loan, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A and applied to the principal installments of the Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A on a pro rata basis; fifth , to the principal balance of the Swingline Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, to the Swingline Lender, sixth , to the principal balance of the Revolving Loans, until the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments and seventh , to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit in an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon. The Revolving Commitments of the Lenders shall not be permanently reduced by the amount of any prepayments made pursuant to clauses fifth through seventh above, unless a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender) holding more than 50% of the Revolving Commitments so request.

(d) If at any time (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeds the aggregate Dollar Commitments or (iii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments, as reduced

 

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pursuant to Section 2.8 or otherwise, the Borrower shall immediately, upon the earlier of demand from the Administrative Agent or knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, repay Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) and applicable Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under S ection 2.19 . Each prepayment shall be applied first to the Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) to the full extent thereof, second, within the affected Class, first to the Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof, and then to Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof. If after giving effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or (ii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit in an amount equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon.

Section 2.13 Interest on Loans.

(a) The Borrower shall pay interest on (i) each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b) The Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a)  and (b) above, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the option of the Required Lenders, and after acceleration, the Borrower shall pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) (i) with respect to all Base Rate Loans, at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Base Rate Loans and (ii) with respect to all Eurodollar Loans at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Eurodollar Loans for the then-current Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and with respect to all Base Rate Loans and all other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for Base Rate Loans.

(d) Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans arc made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last Business Day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

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Section 2.14 Fees .

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”), which shall accrue at the Applicable Margin on the average daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period, For purposes of computing the Commitment Fee with respect to the Multicurrency Commitments, the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Multicurrency Lender, in Dollars, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each Letter of Credit (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”), which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (such Letter of Credit Fee shall continue to accrue on any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account, in Dollars, a facing fee, which shall accrue at the rate set forth in the Agent Fee Letter on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of the LC Exposure during the Availability Period (or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Required Lenders elect to increase the interest rate on the Loans to the Default Interest pursuant to Section 2.13(c) , the rate per annum used to calculate the letter of credit fee pursuant to clause (i)  above shall automatically be increased by two hundred (200) basis points.

(d) The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent and its affiliates, in Dollars, all fees in the Agent Fee Letter that are due and payable on the Closing Date. The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to the Lenders all upfront fees previously agreed in writing.

(e) Accrued fees under paragraphs (b)  and (c)  above shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and if later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety); provided further , that any such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand.

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during such period pursuant to Section 2.14(c) (without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (a) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.26 , such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments and (b) to the extent any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank. The pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.21 shall automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this subsection (f).

Section 2.15 Computation of Interest and Fees .

Interest hereunder based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days (or three hundred sixty-six (366) days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and all fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Section 2.16 Inability to Determine Interest Rates . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans (whether in Dollars or the Alternative Currency) for such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans denominated in Dollars shall be converted into Base Rate Loans (or, in the case of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing (or, in the case of a pending request for a Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate).

 

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Section 2.17 Illegality . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency) and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist (which such Lender shall endeavor to do promptly upon that being the case), the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Section 2.18 Increased Costs.

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) subject any Lender or the Issuing Bank to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(iii) [reserved]; or

(iv) impose on any Lender or on the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), such additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

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effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank with respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section  2.18 shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay any such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such amount or amounts within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section  2.18 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 2.19 Funding Indemnity . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked) or (d) any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in the Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) in a different currency from such Loan or Letter of Credit drawing, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for any loss (other than loss of profit), cost or expense attributable to such event within five (5) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice from the Lenders, through the Administrative Agent, setting forth such amounts. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the

 

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Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. An invoice as to any additional amount payable under this Section  2.19 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

Section 2.20 Taxes. For purposes of this Section 2.20, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes; provided , that if the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by applicable Law to deduct any Taxes from such payments (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Person), (i) then such Person 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section  2.20 ) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

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

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank, within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.20) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, or required to be withheld from a payment to such Person on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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

(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  11.4(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or

 

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with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection (e) .

(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax under the Code, any treaty to which the United States is a party or otherwise, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or as reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. 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 clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

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

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

 

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

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(iv) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-2 or Exhibit 2.20-3 , 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 arc claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

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

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

 

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

(g) If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.20 , it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

Section 2.21 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(a) Except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Sections 2.18 , 2.19 or 2.20 , or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, in the Alternative Currency and in immediately available funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.18 , 2.19 and 2.20 and 11.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension.

 

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(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and fourth , to the payment of principal of the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans. Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Term Loan A and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Revolving Credit Exposure. Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans or Incremental Term Loan A, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A; provided , that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Credit Exposure, Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the ease may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amount paid by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of LC Disbursements, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated interest bearing account until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date at which time the funds in such account (including any accrued interest thereon) will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, in the following order of priority: first to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement, third to the payment of interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them, fifth to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them, sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, and seventh to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

Section 2.22 Letters of Credit

(a) During the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to Section  2.22(d) and 2.22(e) , agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided , that (i) each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one year after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (B) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (but may contain provisions for automatic renewal provided that no Default or Event of Default exists on the renewal date or would be caused by such renewal and provided that no such renewal shall extend beyond the date five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date); (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least $50,000; (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit, if, after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the LC Commitment and (B) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders would exceed the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments; and (iv) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, such Letter of Credit shall not be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or the Alternative Currency. Each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in each Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance with respect to all other Letters of Credit. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation.

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prior to the requested date of such issuance specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the amount and currency thereof (and in the absence of specification of currency shall be deemed a request for a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article III (or, with respect to Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, Section  3.2) , the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Bank shall require; provided , that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

(c) At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice and if not, the Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from the Administrative Agent on or before 5:00 p.m. the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Letter of Credit (1) directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in Section  2.22(a) or that one or more conditions specified in Article III (or, with respect to Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, Section  3.2) are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

(d) The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. The Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC Disbursement thereunder; provided , that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to such LC Disbursement. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank in the Alternative Currency, unless (i) the Issuing Bank (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (ii) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the Issuing Bank in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to (x) 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or (y) the Applicable Time, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in the Alternative Currency, that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than

 

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from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing Bank (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency); provided , that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section  3.2 hereof shall not be applicable. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.3 , and each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.6 . The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement.

(e) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. Each Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided , that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank to it.

(f) To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section on the due date therefor, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; provided , that if such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section  2.13(c) .

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be Cash Collateralized pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided , that such obligation to Cash Collateralize the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Letters of Credit shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section  8.1 . Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest and profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such cash collateral so posted (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the extent amounts held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure exceed the LC Exposure, the Administrative Agent shall endeavor, from time to time, at the written request of the Borrower, to deliver to the Borrower promptly after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, the amount of such excess.

(h) Upon the request of any Lender, but no more frequently than quarterly, the Issuing Bank shall deliver (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower a report describing the aggregate Letters of Credit then outstanding. Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.

(i) The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

(i) Any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

(ii) The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

 

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(iii) Any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv) Payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(v) Any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the Alternative Currency to any Loan Party or Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;

(vi) Any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

(vii) The existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided , that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(j) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable Laws, (i) each standby Letter of Credit shall be governed by the “International Standby Practices 1998” (ISP98) (or such later revision as may be published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued), (ii) each documentary Letter of Credit shall be governed by the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later revision as may be published by the International Chamber of Commerce on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued) and (iii) the Borrower shall specify the foregoing in each letter of credit application submitted for the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

 

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Section 2.23 Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders.

(a) From time to time after the Banamex Acquisition Effective Date, the Borrower may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to each Lender), propose to increase the Term Loan, increase the Multicurrency Commitments, or establish one or more additional term loans (each, an “ Incremental Loan ”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 (the aggregate principal amount of such Incremental Loans, the “ Additional Commitment Amount ”); provided , that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) after giving effect to such increase, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants in Article VI on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming actual average utilization of the Revolving Commitments over the immediately preceding fiscal quarter period, (iii) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Commitment Amount shall be not less than $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $5,000,000, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Loan, (x) the final maturity date shall be no earlier than the latest Maturity Date for any then existing Loan, (y) the weighted average life to maturity of such Incremental Loan shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of any then existing Loan and (z) the interest rate may not exceed the interest rate applicable to any then existing Loan by more than 0.50% per annum (after taking into account any interest rate floors, original issue discount and upfront fees, as applicable, equated to per annum interest in a manner determined by the Administrative Agent and consistent with generally accepted financial practice based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity (e.g., 25 basis points equals 100 basis points in original issue discount or upfront fees payable on the principal amount of debt)), it being understood that the interest rate applicable to any existing Loan may be increased to the extent necessary to satisfy such requirement, and (v) no Lender shall have any obligation to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment, and any decision by a Lender to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment shall be made in its sole discretion independently from any other Lender.

(b) If any Lender shall decline to provide any Incremental Loan Commitment pursuant to subsection (a)  of this Section 2.23 , or any Lender shall fail to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing about whether it will provide any Incremental Loan Commitment within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice of the Borrower’s request for any Incremental Loan Commitment, the Borrower may designate another bank or other financial institution (which may be, but need not be, one or more of the existing Lenders) which at the time agrees to, in the case of any such Person that is an existing Lender, provide an Incremental Loan Commitment, as applicable, and in the case of any other such Person that is not already a Lender (an “ Additional Lender ”), become a party to this Agreement pursuant to an Additional Commitment Agreement; provided , however , that any new bank or financial institution must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which acceptance will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The principal amount of Incremental Loans of the existing Lenders pursuant to this subsection (b)  plus the principal amount of Incremental Loans of the Additional Lenders shall not in the aggregate exceed the unsubscribed amount of the Additional Commitment Amount.

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Additional Lender) providing an Incremental Loan Commitment, setting forth the Incremental Loan Commitment of such Lenders and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender, if any, to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, together with evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties with respect to such Incremental Loan and opinions of counsel for the Loan Parties with respect thereto as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(d) Upon the acceptance of a duly executed Additional Commitment Agreement by the Administrative Agent, the Commitments shall automatically be increased by the amount of the Incremental Loan Commitments added through such Additional Commitment Agreement and Schedule I shall automatically be deemed amended to reflect the Commitments of all Lenders after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Loan Commitments.

(e) Upon any increase in the Multicurrency Commitments pursuant to this Section  2.23 that is not pro rata among all Multicurrency Lenders, (x) within five (5) Business Days, in the case of any Base Rate Loans that are Multicurrency Loans then outstanding, and at the end of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans that are Multicurrency Loans then outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans in their entirety and, to the extent the Borrower elects to do so and subject to the conditions specified in Article III , the Borrower shall reborrow Multicurrency Loans from the Multicurrency Lenders in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments after giving effect to such increase, until such time as all outstanding Multicurrency Loans are held by the Multicurrency Lenders in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments after giving effect to such increase and (y) effective upon such increase, the amount of the participations held by each Multicurrency Lender in each Letter of Credit then outstanding shall be adjusted automatically such that, after giving effect to such adjustments, the Multicurrency Lenders shall hold participations in each such Letter of Credit in proportion to their respective Multicurrency Commitments.

(f) If any amendment to this Agreement is required to give effect to any institution of an Incremental Loan pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2.23 , then such amendment shall be effective if executed by the Loan Parties, each lender providing an Incremental Loan Commitment and the Administrative Agent notwithstanding anything in Section  11.2 (other than the proviso of Section 11.2(b) ) to the contrary.

Section 2.24 Mitigation of Obligations . If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section  2.18 or Section 2.20 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

Section 2.25 Replacement of Lenders . If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.18 , (b) 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  2.20 , (c) any Lender notifies the Borrower and Administrative Agent that it is unable to fund Eurodollar Loans pursuant to Sections 2.16 or 2.17 ,

 

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(d) a Lender (a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.2(b) but requires unanimous consent of all Lender or all the Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 11.4(b) ) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender); provided , that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (ii) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section  2.18 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section  2.20 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law and (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document, the applicable assignee consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided that the failure by such Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section  2.25 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.26 Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment.

(a) If a Lender with a Revolving Commitment becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

(i) the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders that are Multicurrency Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Commitments (calculated as if the Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment was reduced to zero and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment had been increased proportionately); provided that (a) the sum of each such Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Multicurrency Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (b) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “ unreallocated portion ”) of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be reallocated pursuant to clause (i) for any reason the Borrower will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (A) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in respect

 

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of such LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, (B) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (C) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.

(b) If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that any Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, (i) if such Defaulting Lender is a Multicurrency Lender, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Multicurrency Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Multicurrency Loans of the other Multicurrency Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of the Multicurrency Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Commitments and (ii) if such Defaulting Lender is a Dollar Lender, such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Dollar Loans of the other Dollar Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of the Dollar Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Dollar Commitments, in each case, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Credit Exposure of each affected Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing). If any cash collateral has been posted with respect to the LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrower; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1 Conditions To Effectiveness . This Agreement and the obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder on the Closing Date shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) Loan Documents . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or thereto or written evidence (which may include telecopy transmission of such signed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such party is a party.

 

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(b) Organization Documents; Resolutions and Certificates . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents and resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

(ii) certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party.

(c) Opinions of Counsel . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary written opinions of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders.

(d) Officer’s Closing Certificate . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, the conditions specified in Sections 3.1(e) and (f)  and Sections 3.2(a) , (b)  and (c) are satisfied as of the Closing Date.

(e) Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2011, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Consolidated Leverage Ratio . The Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the twelve month period ended March 31, 2012, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein to be consummated on the Closing Date, is not greater than 2.20:1.0.

(g) Required Consents and Approvals . The Loan Parties shall have received all consents (including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance and other necessary governmental, shareholder or third party consents), approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings and orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any applicable Law, the Organization Documents of any Loan Party or by any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, and no investigation or inquiry by any governmental authority regarding the Loan Documents or any other transaction being financed with the proceeds thereof shall be ongoing.

(h) Solvency . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower, confirming that (i) the Borrower is and (ii) the Borrower and the Guarantors on a consolidated basis are Solvent before and after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein.

 

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(i) Insurance . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of certificates of insurance issued on behalf of insurers of the Loan Parties, describing in reasonable detail the types and amounts of insurance (property and liability) maintained by the Loan Parties, and endorsements naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured on liability policies and lender loss payee on property and casualty policies.

(j) [Intentionally omitted.]

(k) Personal Property Collateral . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) Searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party and each other jurisdiction where each Loan Party owns real property;

(ii) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

(iii) [intentionally omitted];

(iv) Searches of ownership of, and Liens on, United States registered intellectual property owned by each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices; and

(v) Duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in any IP Rights registered in the United States and owned by the Loan Parties (if and to the extent perfection may be achieved in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office by such filings).

(l) Refinancing of Existing Indebtedness . Except with respect to Indebtedness permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 7.1 , receipt by the Administrative Agent of copies of duly executed payoff letters, executed by each of the Loan Parties’ existing lenders or the agent thereof, together with (i) evidence of payment of such existing Indebtedness, (ii) authorization to file UCC-3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all liens of such existing lenders upon any of the personal property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) cancellations and releases, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, releasing all liens of any existing lenders upon any of the real property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) any other releases, terminations or other documents reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence the payoff of Indebtedness owed to any existing lenders (including, but not limited to, Indebtedness pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement).

(m) Patriot Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “ know your customer ” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

(n) Financial Statements . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Audited Financial Statements and the Financial Statement Worksheets, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of the Audited Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

 

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(o) Fees and Expenses . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and STRH (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement with the Administrative Agent or STRH.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 3.1 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3.1 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 3.2 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

(c) the Borrower shall have delivered (i) the required Notice of Borrowing in the case of making a Loan or (ii) the notice required under Section 2.22(b) in the case of the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit;

(d) if any Lender with a Multicurrency Commitment is a Defaulting Lender at the time of any request by the Borrower of a Borrowing of a Swingline Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, set forth in this Section 3.2 , the Issuing Bank will not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit and the Swingline Lender will not be required to make any Swingline Loans, unless they are satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure is fully covered or eliminated pursuant to Section 2.26 ; and

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which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required Multicurrency Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) or the Issuing Bank (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Loan or Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 3.2 .

Section 3.3 Delivery of Documents . All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article III , unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

Section 4.1 Existence; Power . Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or other legal entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2 Organizational Power; Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

Section 4.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens granted by the Loan Parties under the Collateral Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents.

 

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Section 4.4 Financial Statements . (i) The Audited Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial condition of each of Merchant Services, Inc., PowerPay, Inc., Federated Payments Systems, LLC, Federated Payment Systems USA, Inc., and Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of such dates and the consolidated results of operations for such periods in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, and (ii) the Financial Statement Worksheets are true and correct in all material respects. Since December 31, 2014, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.5 Litigation and Environmental Matters.

(a) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b) Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

Section 4.6 Compliance with Laws and Agreements . The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority and (b) all indentures, agreements or other instruments binding upon it or its properties, except where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.7 Investment Company Act, Etc. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection therewith.

Section 4.8 Taxes . The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated.

 

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Section 4.9 Margin Regulations . None of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulation T, U or X. Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock.”

Section 4.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

Section 4.11 Ownership of Property.

(a) Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower referred to in Section 4.4 or purported to have been acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed, or otherwise has the right, to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower in the case of any of the foregoing not owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, infringe on the rights of any other Person other than infringement which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured as required by Section 5.8 .

Section 4.12 Disclosure . The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments, and corporate or other restrictions to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports (including without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission), financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided , that with respect to projected or pro forma financial

 

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information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time.

Section 4.13 Labor Relations . There are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.14 Subsidiaries . Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the Borrower in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date.

Section 4.15 Solvency . After giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making of the Loans under this Agreement, each Loan Party is Solvent.

Section 4.16 Subordination of Subordinated Debt . This Agreement, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings and refundings hereof, constitute the “Senior Credit Agreement” (or other comparable term) within the meaning of the Subordinated Debt Documents; this Agreement, together with each of the other Loan Documents and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refinancings and refundings hereof and thereof, constitute “Senior Loan Documents” (or other comparable term) within the meaning the Subordinated Debt Documents; and the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans, the Incremental Term Loan A and all other Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, and all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals, refundings or refinancings of any of the foregoing constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) of the Borrower within the meaning of the Subordinated Debt Documents, and the holders thereof from time to time shall be entitled to all of the rights of a holder of “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) pursuant to the Subordinated Debt Documents.

Section 4.17 OFAC . No Loan Party (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.

Section 4.18 Patriot Act . Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or

 

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employee, 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, as amended.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 5.1 Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days ( provided that in the event the Borrower has engaged an accounting firm other than CohnReznick, LLP, which accounting firm shall be of nationally recognized standing and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, such 90 day period shall be extended to 120 days for such Fiscal Year) after the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrower, (i) a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year and (ii) in the event the revenue of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis accounts for 20% or more of the total revenue of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and, to the extent available, the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, to the extent available, and in each case in reasonable detail and reported on by CohnReznick, LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, (i) an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year and (ii) an unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year;

 

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(c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate (i) certifying as to whether there exists a Default or Event of Default on the date of such certificate, and if a Default or an Event of Default then exists, specifying the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI , (iii) specifying any change in the identity of the Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter from the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on the Closing Date or as of the most recent Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be, including any change with respect to the designation of any Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iv) identifying any change in GAAP or the application thereof that has occurred since the Closing Date which has had an effect on the financial statements accompanying such Compliance Certificate;

(d) [reserved];

(e) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the calendar year, a pro forma budget for the succeeding Fiscal Year, containing an income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow;

(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and

(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.

Section 5.2 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender written notice of the following (i) with respect to clause (a) promptly upon the occurrence thereof and (ii) with respect to each other clause, promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual knowledge thereof:

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any

 

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Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000;

(e) the occurrence of any default or event of default, or the receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged default or event of default, with respect to any Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) the occurrence of any breach or default that remains uncured after giving effect to any applicable cure periods set forth in the BIN Sponsorship Agreement or of any termination event (including pursuant to Article VIII of the BIN Sponsorship Agreement) with respect to the Permitted BIN Arrangement;

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

Each notice delivered under this Section 5.2 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.3 Existence; Conduct of Business . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and its respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business; provided , that nothing in this Section 5.3 shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 7.3 or Disposition permitted under Section 7.6 .

Section 5.4 Compliance with Laws, Etc . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5 Payment of Obligations . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, levies and all other claims that could result in a statutory Lien before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.6 Books and Records . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries, in all material respects, shall be made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower in conformity with GAAP.

 

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Section 5.7 Visitation, Inspection, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants (subject to such accountant’s customary policies and procedures), all at such reasonable times and as often as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided , however , other than any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 5.7 and, absent the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one (1) time during any calendar year which shall not be at the Borrower’s expense; provided , further , however, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.7 , none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or extracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Law or any bona fide arm’s length third party contract, so long as such contract was not entered into solely for the purposes of circumventing such disclosure or (b) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

Section 5.8 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Restricted Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and (c) at all times shall name Administrative Agent as additional insured on all liability policies and lenders loss payee on all property or casualty policies of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Section 5.9 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit . The Borrower will use the proceeds of (a) all Revolving Loans, Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans and Incremental Loans to refinance certain existing Indebtedness on the Closing Date, finance working capital needs, Investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.4 , Capital Expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (b) the Incremental Term Loan A to finance the Banamex Acquisition. None of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X. All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes.

Section 5.10 Permitted BIN Arrangement . The Permitted BIN Arrangement shall be in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement.

Section 5.11 Further Assurances .

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such Subsidiary shall become a Loan Party by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a joinder to this Agreement and each Collateral Document, such joinder to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, accompanied by (i) all other Loan Documents related thereto and in connection therewith, (ii) certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements, and other organizational documents, appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of such Subsidiary, and opinions of counsel comparable to those delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(c) , and (iii) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(b) Personal Property . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause the personal property (other than (x) Capital Stock, of any Subsidiary, the pledging of which shall be governed by clause (c)  below and (y) Excluded Property) of such Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in any applicable Collateral Document.

(c) Capital Stock . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause (i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary issued to the Borrower or any other Loan Party and (ii) 65% (or such greater percentage that, due to a Change in Law after the date hereof, (A) could not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (B) could not reasonably be expected to cause any adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary owned by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in any applicable Collateral Document. Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any actions under the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States in order to create or perfect any Lien granted under any Collateral Document.

Section 5.12 Post-Closing .

(a) not later than five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all certificates evidencing any certificated Capital Stock pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to, and as identified in, the Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank, undated stock powers attached thereto;

(b) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all notes or other instruments that evidence intercompany debt pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to, and as identified in, the Security Agreement, together with duly executed customary allonges attached thereto;

(c) not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver all notes or other instruments not delivered pursuant to clause (b) above as required pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with duly executed customary allonges attached thereto;

 

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(d) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver an estoppel letter, consent and waiver from the landlord of that real property located at 515 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York 11747, in the form previously agreed to between the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the landlord;

(e) not later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent fully executed customary deposit account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent with respect to each deposit account held at a depositary bank other than SunTrust Bank which is required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents to be subject to such deposit account control agreements or (ii) in the case of any such deposit account for which such a control agreement has not been delivered by such date, close such account;

(f) not later than the date that the Borrower’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ purchase of the remaining Capital Stock of Power Pay, Inc. is consummated (as permitted by Section 7.4(f)) , the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Promissory Note dated October 1, 2005 executed by PowerPay, LLC in favor of Stephen P. Goodrich has been (i) paid in full and terminated or (ii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(g) not later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note dated May 27, 2011 executed by Commerce Payment Group LLC in favor of Karen Davidson has been (i) paid in full and terminated or (ii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(h) not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts held at HSBC Bank, USA, N.A., as set forth on Schedule 1.1 , have been closed; and

(i) not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall deliver evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Indebtedness of EVO Merchant Services, LLC pursuant to an Automated Clearing House / Overdraft Protection Arrangement with HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as further described on Schedule 7.1 , shall have been paid in full and terminated, the HSBC Cash Collateral Pledge Agreement, as further described on Schedule 7.2 , shall have been terminated and released, and the HSBC Cash Collateral shall have been released and returned to the Loan Parties.

ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Loan Parties shall not and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to:

 

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Section 6.1 Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter, ending from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, to be greater than the ratio corresponding to such fiscal quarter as set forth in the following table:

 

Fiscal Year

  

March 31

  

June 30

  

September 30

  

December 31

2013    N/A    4.50:1.0    4.50:1.0    4.50:1.0
2014    4.50:1.0    5.00:1.0    4.75:1.0    4.25:1.0
2015    4.25:1.0    4.75:1.0    4.75:1.0    4.75:1.0
2016    4.75:1.0    4.50:1.0    4.50:1.0    4.50:1.0
Thereafter    4.25:1.0    N/A    N/A    N/A

Section 6.2 [Reserved]

Section 6.3 Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter, to be less than 1.25:1.0.

Section 6.4 Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA . Permit the Consolidated Loan Party EBITDA to be less than $50,000,000.

Section 6.5 Right to Cure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.1 , in the event that any Loan Party would otherwise be in default of the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.1 for any period, on or before the tenth Business Day subsequent to the due date for delivery of the financial statements for such period pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or, with respect to the fourth Fiscal Quarter of a Fiscal Year of the Borrower, Section 5.1(a) (the “ Cure Deadline ”), the Borrower shall have the right to issue common or, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, preferred Capital Stock, for cash in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to cure the relevant failure to comply with all the applicable financial covenant contained in Section 6.1 (collectively, the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash on or before the Cure Deadline (the “ Cure Amount ”), such financial covenants shall be recalculated giving effect to the following: (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ending at the end of such period shall be increased by the Cure Amount, and such increase shall be effective for all periods that include such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Loan Parties shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.1 , the Loan Parties shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements thereof as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default thereof which had occurred shall be deemed cured as of such date for all purposes of this Agreement; provided , that :

(i) the Cure Amount proceeds shall be used to repay the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.12(b) ; provided , however such Obligations shall not be deemed to have been repaid for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the period with respect to which such Compliance Certificate applies or any future Compliance Certificate including such period applies;

(ii) (A) in each four fiscal quarter period, there shall be a period of at least two (2) fiscal quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (B) the Cure Amount for any applicable period shall be no greater than the aggregate amount necessary to cure all Events of Default arising in respect of Section 6.1 for such applicable period, (C) there shall be no more than two (2) Cure Rights exercised during any period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters and (D) there shall be no more than four (4) Cure Rights exercised during the term of this Agreement;

 

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(iii) the Cure Amount shall be disregarded for all calculations under this Agreement other than compliance with Section 6.1 , as applicable, and shall be disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with Section 6.1 on a Pro Forma Basis for purposes of Article VII ; and

(iv) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice from the Borrower prior to the Cure Deadline with respect to any fiscal period, that the Borrower intends to exercise its Cure Right pursuant to this Section 6.5 for such fiscal period, the Lenders shall not be permitted to accelerate the Loans held by them and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders shall not be permitted to exercise remedies against the Collateral, in each case to the extent such acceleration or such exercise of remedies is based solely on a failure to comply with the requirements of Section 6.1 for such fiscal period, unless and until such Cure Deadline shall have passed without the Borrower exercising its Cure Right for such fiscal period prior to such Cure Deadline and otherwise in accordance with this Section 6.5 ; provided , that , for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.5(iv) shall not apply at such time as the Borrower has used all of its Cure Rights (x) for the applicable four Fiscal Quarter period and/or (y) for the term of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 7.1 Indebtedness and Preferred Equity . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness created pursuant to the Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.1 and Permitted Refinancings of such Indebtedness;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof; provided, that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements and Permitted Refinancings of any such Indebtedness; provided further , that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $7,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(d) Indebtedness (including Guarantees, and other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (b)  of this Section 7.1) of the Borrower owing to any Restricted Subsidiary and of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such Indebtedness is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion (which, with respect to Indebtedness owing to a Loan Party, such terms shall not prohibit the repayment of such Indebtedness during the existence of an Event of Default absent receipt of written notice from the Administrative Agent to cease making such payments);

 

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(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence thereof and the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(f) Hedging Obligations permitted by Section 7.10 ;

(g) To the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of Permitted Earnouts;

(h) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue of this subsection, Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section 7.1) ;

(i) Indebtedness attributable to (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(j) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, (i) indemnification obligations and obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a permitted acquisition, any other Investment or Disposition permitted hereunder and (ii) other indemnification obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of arrangements of any of the types described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Bank Products” whether or not provided by a Bank Product Provider to the extent permitted hereunder;

(l) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(m) Excluded Repurchase Obligations;

(n) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of deferred compensation (i) put in place in connection with the MDP Equity Investment and (ii) other deferred compensation in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(o) Indebtedness (i) of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof, which Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, is not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, is non-recourse to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary of such Person that is a Subsidiary on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) and is either (x) unsecured or (y) secured only by the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary by Liens permitted under Section 7.2(p) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with any permitted acquisition or other Investment that is secured only by Liens permitted under Section 7.2(p) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, so long as the principal amount of all such Indebtedness does not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

 

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(p) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, additional Indebtedness that does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; and

(q) Permitted Intercompany Subordinated Debt.

Other than an Excluded Repurchase Obligation, Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred equity interests that (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except to the extent redeemable for common equity of the applicable issuer), (ii) is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable by Borrower or such Subsidiary at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (except to the extent redeemable for common equity of the applicable issuer) or (iii) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness or preferred stock or any other preferred equity interests described in this paragraph, on or prior to, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), the first anniversary of the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

Section 7.2 Negative Pledge . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired or, except:

(a) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document and other Liens securing the Obligations, provided , however , that no Liens may secure Hedging Obligations without securing all other Obligations on a basis at least pari passu with such Hedging Obligations and subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.21 ;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) any Liens on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.2 ; provided , that such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(c) ; provided , that (i) such Lien attaches to the assets being acquired, constructed or improved concurrently or within 90 days after the acquisition, improvement or completion of the construction; (ii) such Lien does not extend to any other asset (except for additions and accessions to such assets and products and proceeds thereof); and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such assets;

(e) Liens on the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts;

(f) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 

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(h) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(i) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(j) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions in the ordinary course of business; and

(k) without duplication of, or aggregation with, any other Lien permitted under any other clause of this Section 7.2 , other Liens (not covering Collateral) securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,500,000 at any time outstanding determined as of the date of incurrence;

(l) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with any acquisition permitted hereunder, to be applied against the purchase price of such property;

(m) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases giving rise to Capitalized Lease Obligations) or licenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(o) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries securing intercompany Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date owed to the Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000; and

(p) Liens existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an acquisition permitted hereunder (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”) after the date hereof (other than Liens on the Capital Stock of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary which Capital Stock is directly owned by a Loan Party) so long as (i) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property of such acquired Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) such Lien is not created in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of, such permitted acquisition and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.1(o) ;

(q) extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in this Section 7.2 ; provided , that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby; and

 

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(r) Settlement Liens.

Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each ease, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided , that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with a Person if the surviving Person is (x) the Borrower or (y) if the Borrower is not a party to such merger, is (or will become simultaneously with such merger) a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into another Restricted Subsidiary; provided , that if any party to such merger is a Loan Party, the surviving Person shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such merger) a Loan Party, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Restricted Subsidiary Disposing of such assets is a Loan Party, then either (x) the Restricted Subsidiary to which such assets are transferred shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such transfer) a Loan Party or (y) the Investment resulting from such Disposition is permitted under Section 7.6, (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, (v) the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary may be sold so long as such sale is permitted under clause (b) of Section 7.6 and (vi) EVO Payment Systems, LLC (x) may sell its sole asset, which is the Capital Stock in EVO Payments International Corp. – Canada to EVO Merchant Services UK 1 Ltd., a wholly-owned, indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower and (y) following such sale, may dissolve.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage primarily in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related thereto.

Section 7.4 Investments, Loans, Etc. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Capital Stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), except:

(a) Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the First Amendment Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4 (including Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries);

 

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(b) cash and Permitted Investments;

(c) Guarantees by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1 ;

(d) Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Restricted Subsidiary and by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or in or to another Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Investments resulting in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, (i) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or to, and Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of, any Subsidiary that is not (or will not become simultaneously with such Investment) a Restricted Subsidiary (excluding all such Investments and Guarantees existing on the Closing Date) and (ii) Investments in or to entities that are not Subsidiaries, including independent sales organizations and other strategic partners (excluding all such Investments existing on the Closing Date), in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), in an aggregate amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed the sum of (A) $25,000,000 plus (B) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending as of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for with financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section 5.1(a) or (b) , as applicable; (the “ Investment Basket ”); provided , that , as of any date of determination, if the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (e) exceeds the Investment Basket solely as a result of a decline in Consolidated EBITDA calculated as of such date of determination, such excess shall not in and of itself result in an Event of Default;

(f) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the Borrower’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ purchase (either in cash, through the incurrence of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder, or a combination thereof) of the remaining Capital Stock of PowerPay, Inc.;

(g) loans or advances made after the Closing Date to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $3,000,000 at any time;

(h) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section 7.10 ;

(i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Investments (including debt obligations and Capital Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment;

 

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(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

(l) a loan to Blueapple Inc, to be used for the payment of certain payroll taxes resulting from the MDP Equity Investment so long as such loan (i) does not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 and (ii) has a term of no more than six (6) months; and

(m) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, other Investments that do not exceed $4,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, determined as of the date of such Investment.

Section 7.5 Restricted Payments . The Borrower will not, and will not permit its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except for

(a) dividends payable by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any of its Capital Stock payable solely in shares of the same class as such Capital Stock or in any class of its common equity;

(b) Restricted Payments made by any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) any other shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not wholly owned by the Borrower and other wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (x) on at least a pro rata basis with any other shareholders, (y) in accordance with the agreements described on Schedule 7.5 or (z) on a non-rata basis consistent with past practices;

(c) Permitted Tax Distributions made by the Borrower;

(d) so long as no Default of Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, distributions to a minority shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary up to the distributable earnings of such Restricted Subsidiary related to the equity ownership of such minority shareholder;

(e) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom at the time such dividend or distribution is paid or redemption is made, and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, (i) distributions made in connection with the Permitted Earnouts, (ii) on or within 180 days of the First Amendment Effective Date, a one-time distribution paid to Ray Sidhom resulting from the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 and (iii) other cash dividends and distributions paid on the common equity of the Borrower; provided that any such Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (e) (iii) shall not exceed the Available Distribution Amount as calculated at the time of such Restricted Payment;

 

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(f) in addition to the foregoing Restricted Payments and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 during any Fiscal Year;

(g) Restricted Payments made by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of Madison Dearborn Partners and its Fund Affiliates in connection with the MDP Equity Investment in an aggregate amount not to exceed $13,000,000;

(h) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Restricted Payments made for the purposes of redeeming Capital Stock (i) held by former officers, directors and employees (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) related to Investco’s profits interest plan and (ii) in satisfaction of the put option of Jeffrey Rosenblatt set forth in Section 3 of the Unit Purchase Agreement between Jeffrey Rosenblatt and Investco dated as of December 28, 2012 in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 over the term of the Agreement, and in an aggregate amount for clauses (i) and (ii) not to exceed $5,000,000 during any twelve month period;

(i) Distributions made to Investco for payment of (i) overhead and third party expenses and (ii) franchise and similar taxes, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 during any twelve month period;

(j) Distribution of the Capital Stock of LeaseSource, LLC by the Borrower to Investco; and

(k) so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom at the time such dividend or distribution is paid or redemption is made, (ii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.3 and 6.4 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, and (iii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be less than 3.75:1.00, other Restricted Payments not otherwise permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 7.5 .

Section 7.6 Dispositions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its assets, business or property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person other than the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to qualify directors if required by applicable Law), except:

(a) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, EVO Merchant Services, LLC may sell its ownership interest in (x) Federated Payment Systems, LLC and (y) US Merchant Systems, LLC;

(b) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such sale is made, or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the sale or other Disposition of such assets (which sale or other Disposition shall be for cash and for fair market value) in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (B) $45,000,000 over the term of the Agreement; provided that for purposes of this clause (b) only, any liabilities of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that arc assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released, shall be deemed to be cash;

 

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(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d) Dispositions (i) permitted by Section 7.3 or (ii) made to effect an Investment permitted under Section 7.4 or a Restricted Payment permitted under Section 7.5 ;

(e) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of property pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 7.9 ;

(f) licensing or sublicensing of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business on customary terms;

(g) Dispositions of Investments (including Capital Stock) in joint ventures that are not Loan Parties to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(h) the Disposition, within one (1) year of such acquisition, of assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(i) Dispositions of Capital Stock in Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Section 7.7 Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable, when considered on the whole, to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary not involving any other Affiliates; (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.5 ; (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into customary employment and severance arrangements with officers and employees and transactions pursuant to customary stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements, and (e) transactions in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.7 .

Section 7.8 Restrictive Agreements . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Capital Stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (c) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (d) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, except for:

(i) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by Law or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

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(ii) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of assets or of a Restricted Subsidiary pending such Disposition, provided , such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary that is to be Disposed of and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(iii) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements that exist on the date hereof and are listed on Schedule 7.8 , and in the case of an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions;

(iv) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions that are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof), so long as the agreements containing such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(v) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.4 and applicable solely to, in the case of the foregoing clause (a), the assets and Capital Stock of such joint venture, and in the case of the foregoing clauses (b) through (d), such joint venture;

(vi) in the case of the preceding clause (a), restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.2 or 7.4 and limited to such cash or deposit;

(vii) negative pledges and other prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by an agreement securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1(c) if such negative pledges, prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and additions and accessions to such property and assets and products and proceeds thereof;

(viii) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto;

(ix) in the case of the preceding clause (c), provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(x) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c) any restrictions regarding licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such IP Rights).

Section 7.9 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrower will not and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless at the time such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (b) after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article VI .

 

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Section 7.10 Hedging Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

Section 7.11 Amendment to Material Documents . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders or the Borrower under (a) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or (b) the BIN Sponsorship Agreement.

Section 7.12 Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to (i) prepay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value any Permitted Subordinated Debt, or (ii) make any principal, interest or other payments on any Permitted Subordinated Debt that is not expressly permitted by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Debt Documents.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, agree to or permit any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of any Subordinated Debt Documents if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to (i) increase the yield on such Permitted Subordinated Debt or change (to earlier dates) the dates upon which principal and interest are due thereon; (ii) alter the redemption, prepayment or subordination provisions thereof; (iii) alter the covenants and events of default in a manner that would make such provisions more onerous or restrictive to the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in any material respect; or (iv) otherwise increase the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Permitted Subordinated Debt or confer additional rights upon the holders thereof which individually or in the aggregate would be adverse to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect or to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

Section 7.13 Accounting Changes . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change the fiscal year of the Borrower or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to change the fiscal year of a Restricted Subsidiary to conform its fiscal year to that of the Borrower.

Section 7.14 Government Regulation . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) be or become subject at any time to any Law, regulation, or list of any Governmental Authority of the United States (including, without limitation, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list) that prohibits or limits Lenders or the Administrative Agent from making any advance or extension

 

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of credit to Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with the Loan Parties, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the identity of the Loan Parties as may be requested by Lenders or the Administrative Agent at any time to enable Lenders or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of the Loan Parties or to comply with any applicable Law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 1 U.S.C. Section 5318.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.1 Events of Default . If any of the following events (each an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or of any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or any payment under Section 2.22(a) or shall fail to make when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or otherwise; or

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section 8.1 or an amount related to a Bank Product Obligation) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days; or

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect (other than those representations and warranties that arc expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) when made or deemed made or submitted; or

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Sections 5.1 , 5.2(a) or 5.3 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or Articles VI or VII ; or

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above) or any other Loan Document or related to any Bank Product Obligation, and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which any officer of the Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) the date on which notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or

(f) the subordination provisions contained in any Subordinated Debt Document shall cease to be in full force and effect or the validity or enforceability thereof is disaffirmed by or on behalf of any subordinated lender party thereto, or any Obligations fail to constitute “Senior Indebtedness” (or other comparable term) for purposes of the Permitted Subordinated Debt; or

 

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(g) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Section 8.1 , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(i) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(j) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall become unable to pay, shall admit in writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts as they become due; or

(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000; or

(l) any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage thereof) in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been legally commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

 

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(m) any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(n) a Change in Control shall occur or exist.

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section 8.1 and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at Law or in equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

Section 8.2 Application of Funds.

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.1 (or immediately after an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) of Section 8.1 ), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

(a) first , to the reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such sale or other realization upon the Collateral, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(b) second , to the fees and other reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(c) third , to all reimbursable expenses, if any, of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(d) fourth , to the fees due and payable under Sections 2.14(b) and (c)  of this Agreement and interest then due and payable under the terms of this Agreement, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(e) fifth , to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (allocated pro rata among the Term Loan Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares), to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Add-On Term Loans (allocated pro rata among the Add-On Term Loan Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares), to the aggregate outstanding

 

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principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan A (allocated pro rata among the Incremental Term Loan A Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares), to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, the LC Exposure, the Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of Hedging Obligations owed by a Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider (to the extent secured by Liens) and the Bank Product Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, until the same shall have been paid in full, allocated pro rata among any Lender, any Lender-Related Hedge Provider and any Bank Product Provider, based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, LC Exposure, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations;

(f) sixth , to additional cash collateral for the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit until the aggregate amount of all cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement is equal to 102% of the LC Exposure after giving effect to the foregoing clause fifth; and

(g) to the extent any proceeds remain, to the Borrower or other parties lawfully entitled thereto.

Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

All amounts allocated pursuant to the foregoing clauses thir d through sixth to the Lenders as a result of amounts owed to the Lenders under the Loan Documents shall be allocated among, and distributed to, the Lenders pro rata based on their respective Pro Rata Shares; provided , that all amounts allocated to that portion of the LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to clause fifth and sixth shall be distributed to the Administrative Agent, rather than to the Lenders, and held by the Administrative Agent in an account in the name of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Loan Lenders as cash collateral for the LC Exposure, such account to be administered in accordance with Section 2.22(g) .

Section 8.3 Collection Allocation Mechanism .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, on the CAM Exchange Date, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, (a) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have exchanged interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the Designated Obligations under each Loan and Letter of Credit in which it shall participate as of such date, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in the Designated Obligations under each of the Loans and Letters of Credit and (b) simultaneously with the deemed exchange of interests pursuant to clause (a)  above, the interests in the Designated Obligations to be received in such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent of such amount (as of the Business Day immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date) and on and after such date all amounts accruing and owed to the Lenders in respect of such Designated Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rate otherwise applicable hereunder. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section 11.4 and the Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. The Borrower and the Lenders agree from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes

 

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so executed and delivered; provided , that the failure of the Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange. As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment).

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.1 Appointment of Administrative Agent .

(a) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and all provisions of this Article IX and Article X I (including Section 11.3(d) , as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “administrative agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

(b) The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith and the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article included the Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.

Section 9.2 Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.2 ), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not

 

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have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-applicable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “Default” or “Event of Default” hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

Section 9.3 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of any action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 9.4 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent . If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 9.5 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing

 

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Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.6 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders”, “holders of Notes”, or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the bank serving as the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefore to the Lenders.

Section 9.7 Successor Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the approval by the Borrower provided , that no Default or Event of Default shall exist at such time. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof or a bank which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

(b) Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If within forty-five (45) days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section 9.7 no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (iii) the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 11.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its representatives and agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

 

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(c) In addition to the foregoing, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, and if any Default or Event of Default has arisen from a failure of the Borrower to comply with Section 2.26(a) , then the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, resign as Issuing Bank or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be, effective at the close of business Atlanta, Georgia time on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice); provided that such resignation by the Issuing Bank will have no effect on the validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit then outstanding or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Letter of Credit or otherwise to the Issuing Bank; and provided , further , that such resignation of the Swingline Lender will have no effect on its rights in respect of any outstanding Swingline Loans or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Swingline Loan.

Section 9.8 Withholding Tax . To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction 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, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including reasonable legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses, in each case, to the extent actually incurred.

Section 9.9 Benefits of Article IX . None of the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section 9.7(a) ) or of any Person other than Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Accordingly, neither the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section 9.7(a) ) nor any Person other than Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and their respective successors and permitted assigns) shall be entitled to rely upon, or to raise as a defense, the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lenders to comply with the provisions of this Article IX .

Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

(a) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or Like proceeding or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any Revolving Credit Exposure 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, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans or Revolving Credit Exposure and all other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and

 

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the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the

reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Section 11.3) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

(b) any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 11.3 .

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 or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11 Titled Agents . Each Lender and each Loan Party hereby agrees that any “Documentation Agent” or “Syndication Agent” designated hereunder shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or any Loan Party.

Section 9.12 Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents . Subject to Section 11.2 , each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement.

Section 9.13 Collateral and Guaranty Matters . The Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its reasonable discretion,

(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination or expiration of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted, (B) all Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations that are not then due and payable and (C) Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank shall have been made), (ii) that is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) as approved in accordance with Section 11.2 ;

(b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by clause (e) of “Permitted Encumbrances” in Section 1.1 ; and

(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.

 

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Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement, pursuant to this Section 9.13 .

Section 9.14 Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations . No Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender that holds any Hedging Obligation or any Bank Product Obligation that obtains the benefits of Section 8.2 or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents, Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that holds such Hedging Obligation or such Bank Product Obligation, as the case may be.

ARTICLE X

THE GUARANTY

Section 10.1 The Guaranty . Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and each Bank Product Provider as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations is not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents or the other documents relating to the Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under applicable Debtor Relief Laws.

Section 10.2 Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 10.1 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 10.2 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article X until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments

 

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have expired or terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, It is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d) any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

(e) any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including any creditor of any Guarantor).

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

Section 10.3 Reinstatement . The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article X shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent or such holder of the Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 10.4 Certain Additional Waivers . Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section 10.2 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section 10.6 .

Section 10.5 Remedies . The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Obligations, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as specified in Section 8.1 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the

 

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circumstances specified in Section 8.1 ) for purposes of Section 10.1 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 10.1 . The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 10.6 Rights of Contribution . The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.

Section 10.7 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee in this Article X is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to the Obligations whenever arising.

Section 10.8 Keepwell . Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article X voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Notices.

(a) Written Notices . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

To any Loan Party:   

EVO Payments International, LLC

515 Broadhollow Road

Melville, New York 11747

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

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With a copy to:   

EVO Payments International, LLC

515 Broadhollow Road

Melville, New York 11747

Attention: General Counsel

To the Administrative Agent:   

SunTrust Bank

3333 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Mr. David Bennett

Facsimile: (404) 439-7390

With a copy to:   

SunTrust Bank

303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz

Facsimile: (404) 221-2001

To the Issuing Bank:   

SunTrust Bank

245 Peachtree Center Avenue

17 th Floor, Mail Code 3707

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Dept.

Facsimile: (404) 588-8129

To the Swingline Lender:   

SunTrust Bank

303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz

Facsimile: (404) 221-2001

To any other Lender:   

To the address or facsimile number, set forth in

the Administrative Questionnaire or the

Assignment and Acceptance executed by such

Lender.

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery; provided , that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section 11.1.

Any agreement of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any

 

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extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

(b) Electronic Communications .

(i) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II unless such Lender, the Issuing Bank, as applicable, and Administrative Agent have agreed to receive notices under such Section by electronic communication and have agreed to the procedures governing such communications. Administrative Agent or 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.

(ii) Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement): provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

Section 11.2 Waiver; Amendments .

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent or any Lender, 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 right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and arc not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. “No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 11.2 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

 

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(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (other than the Fee Letters), nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that

(i) no amendment or waiver shall:

(A) increase a Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

(B) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(C) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;

(D) change Section 2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section 8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender;

(E) change any of the provisions of this Section 11.2 or the definition of “ Required Lenders ” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender;

(F) amend the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(G) release the Borrower without the consent of each Lender, or, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors or limit the liability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(H) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender;

(ii) prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless also signed by Lenders holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans, no such amendment or waiver shall, (i) waive any Default for purposes of Section 3.2 , (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Sections 3.2 or 8.1 in a manner adverse to such Lenders or (iii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Article VI (or any defined term used therein) or this Section 11.2(a)(ii) ; or

 

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(iii) unless also signed by Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding amount of all outstanding Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A, no such amendment or waiver shall (i) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Section 2.12(c) so as to alter the manner of application of proceeds of any mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.12(a) or (b)  hereof or (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate this Section 11.2(a)(iii) ;

provided further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended, and amounts payable to such Lender hereunder may not be permanently reduced without the consent of such Lender (other than reductions in fees and interest in which such reduction does not disproportionately affect such Lender); (iii) this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement; (iv) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein; and (v) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

Section 11.3 Expenses; Indemnification .

(a) The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates, actually incurred in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel and the allocated cost of inside counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 11.3 , or in connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

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each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related expenses, including the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, actually incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any actual or alleged Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent (i) that a court having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (ii) arising from a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee (or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and legal counsel) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (iii) arising from any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than (x) any claims against any Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Administrative Agent, Arranger or Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any Loan Document or (y) any claims that arise as a result of the Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s negligence or breach of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through Syndtrak or any other Internet or intranet website, except as a result of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. This Section 11.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) Subject to Section 2.20 , the Loan Parties shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

(d) To the extent that the Loan Parties fail to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under clauses (a) , (b)  or (c)  hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense

 

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or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

(e) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, none of the Loan Parties shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.

(f) All amounts due under this Section 11.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

Section 11.4 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b)  of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d)  of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (h)  of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d)  of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Loans, and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments, Loans and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding thereunder) of a Class or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade

 

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Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $4,500,000 with respect to Term Loans, Add-On Term Loans or the Incremental Term Loan A (or such lesser minimum amount (of $1,000,000 or more) approved by the Borrower, with such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and $5,000,000 with respect to Revolving Loans, and, in each case, in minimum increments of $1,000,000, unless, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),

(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment of any Class of Commitments or Loans shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Class of the Loans or the Commitments assigned, except that this clause (ii)  shall not (A) apply to the Swingline Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Commitments (and the related Revolving Loans thereunder), its outstanding Term Loans, its outstanding Add-On Term Loans and its outstanding Incremental Term Loan A on a non-pro rata basis.

(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided , that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for (x) assignments in respect of the Revolving Commitments to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (y) assignments by Defaulting Lenders; and

(C) the consent of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Commitments.

(iv) Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender of the applicable Class and (D) the documents required under Section 2.20 if such assignee is a Foreign Lender.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons . No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B)  or (C) to a natural person.

 

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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 11.4 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 11.4 .

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be available for inspection by such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; information contained in the Register shall also be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In establishing and maintaining the Register, Administrative Agent shall serve as Borrower’s agent solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the actions described in this Section, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent SunTrust Bank serves in such capacity, SunTrust Bank and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or a Defaulting Lender) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

(c) Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant:

 

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(i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section 8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section 11.4 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release the Borrower or all of the Guarantors, or limit the ability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, except to the extent such release is expressly provided under the terms of this Agreement; or (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section 11.4 , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , and 2.20 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.20(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.20(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)  of this Section 11.4 . Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided , that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.18 and Section 2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the 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.

(g) Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.25 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.7 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.21 as though it were a Lender.

 

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(h) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

Section 11.5 Governing Law: Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

(b) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York county and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such District Court or New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section 11.5 and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 11.5 . Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.1 . Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

Section 11.6 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO 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 THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT

 

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OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 11.7 Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply against ail deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrower at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender and the Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender and the Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees to apply all amounts collected from any such set-off to the Obligations before applying such amounts to any other Indebtedness or other obligations owed by the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries to such Lender or Issuing Bank.

Section 11.8 Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, the Fee Letters, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto and their affiliates regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement and any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

Section 11.9 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any Loan Party herein, in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 , and 11.3 and Artic le IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the Loan Documents, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

 

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Section 11.10 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 11.11 Co n fidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, provided to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any such Lender including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such information is made available will, to the extent reasonably practicable, be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, shall endeavor to notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such required disclosure by such Person unless such disclosure is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, provided , further , that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender shall have no liability for failure to provide such notice, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.11 , or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.11 , to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) any rating agency, the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, in each case only when required by such Person (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such Person shall be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (viii) with the consent of the Borrower or (ix) to any other party hereto. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section 11.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

Section 11.12 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable Law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “ Maximum Rate” ) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 11.12 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or

 

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periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 11.13 Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any Requirement of Law, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by Borrower under seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

Section 11.14 Patriot Act . Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into Law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.

Section 11.15 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that: (i) (A) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and each of the Administrative Agent and Lenders has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Loan Party of any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waive and release, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 11.16 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the

 

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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.

Section 11.17 Release of Guarantors and Collateral . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders agrees that:

(a) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and (B) Obligations constituting Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations either (x) as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider shall have been made or (y) notice has not been received by the Administrative Agent from the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider, as the case may be, that amounts are due and payable under the applicable Hedging Transaction or in respect of the applicable Bank Products, as the case may be) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (unless the LC Exposure related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall terminate (other than any provisions thereof which by their express terms are to survive termination), (ii) any and all Liens on any Collateral (including Cash Collateral, except to the extent intended to remain in place with respect to Letters of Credit by written agreement between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank) shall be released and (iii) each Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty;

(b) any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset constituting Collateral shall be released in the event that such asset is Disposed of as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document; and

(c) any Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder, and any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset of such Guarantor constituting Collateral shall be released as well.

In connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the Borrower’s reasonable request and at the Borrower’s sole expense, (x) promptly execute and file in the appropriate location and deliver to the Borrower such termination and full or partial release statements or confirmations thereof, as applicable, and (y) take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to release the Liens and the Loan Parties from the Guaranty to be released pursuant hereto promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release.

Section 11.18 Judgment Currency . If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the

 

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Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Rank or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or such Lender agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

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Exhibit 10.13

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 22, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012, as amended by (i) the First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dated as of June 7, 2013, (ii) the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013. (iii) the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2014, (iv) the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2015, (v) the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver Agreement dated as of July 29, 2015 and (vi) the Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 25, 2015 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as further provided herein.

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

AGREEMENT

1. Amendments to Credit Agreement . The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) In the definition of “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement,

(i) the reference to “Level 7” in the second proviso is hereby replaced with a reference to “Level 8.”

(ii) the table is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Level    Consolidated Leverage Ratio   

Eurodollar Loans

and Letter of

Credit Fee

  

Base Rate

Loans

  

Commitment

Fee

1

   < 1.50:1.0    2.50%    1.50%    0.375%

2

   ³  1.50:1.0 but < 2.00:1.0    2.75%    1.75%    0.375%

3

   ³ 2.00:1.0 but < 2.50:1.0    3.00%    2.00%    0.500%

4

   ³ 2.50:1.0 but < 3.00:1.0    3.25%    2.25%    0.500%

5

   ³ 3.00:1.0 but < 3.50:1.0    3.50%    2.50%    0.500%

6

   ³ 3.50:1.0 but < 4.00:1.0    4.00%    3.00%    0.500%

7

   ³ 4.00:1.0 but < 4.75:1.0    4.50%    3.50%    0.500%

8

   ³ 4.75:1.0    5.00%    4.00%    0.500%


(b) In clause (xii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, the reference to “$2,500,000” is hereby replaced with a reference to “$4,000,000.”

(c) The definition of “Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the phrase “and set forth on Schedule 1.1 ” from such definition.

(d) In the definition of “Lender Insolvency Event” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, the following clause (d) is hereby added immediately following clause (c):

or (d) a Lender is the subject of a Bail-in Action;

(e) In the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement,

(i) the following language is hereby added after each reference to “Disposition”:

“including, without limitation, the Visa Europe Disposition”

(ii) the word “and” at the end of clause (b) is hereby deleted and the following language is added after the reference to “thereof”:

“or paid or payable as a result of the repatriation thereof, and”

(f) The definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Permitted BIN Arrangement ” shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain BIN arrangement evidenced by that certain BIN Sponsorship Agreement by and between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of January 19, 2012, and (b) any agreement entered into by EVO Merchant Services, LLC and another Person in replacement of the agreement referenced in clause (a) above (the “ BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”) so long as any such additional agreement is subject to terms and conditions substantially similar to those contained in the agreement referenced in clause (a) above.

(g) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order;

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.

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


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

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA. Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

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.

Seventh Amendment Effective Date ” means March 22, 2016.

Visa Europe Disposition ” means that certain sale by Visa Europe of substantially all of its assets to Visa Inc., which, by virtue of the Borrower’s ownership interests in Visa Europe (whether direct or indirect), will result in the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds by the Borrower as a result of such sale.

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.

(h) The following new clause (e) is hereby added to Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement immediately following clause (d):

(e) Not later than fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of the Visa Europe Disposition, the Borrower shall prepay the Obligations in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds. Any prepayment made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.12(e) shall be applied as follows: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of such interest and fees; and fourth, to the principal balance of the Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A on a ratable basis, until all of the same shall have been paid in full, pro rata to the Lenders based on their Pro Rata Shares of each respective Term Loan, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A and applied to the principal installments of the Term Loans, the Add-On Term Loans and the Incremental Term Loan A in inverse order of maturity.

(i) In Section 2.23(a) of the Credit Agreement, clause (ii) is hereby amended to read as follows:

(ii) after giving effect to such increase, the Borrower shall demonstrate (i) compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section  6.3 and (ii) that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.25:1.00, in each case, on a Pro Forma Basis and assuming actual average utilization of the Revolving Commitments over the immediately preceding fiscal quarter period,


(j) In Section 2.26(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement, the following phrase is hereby added to the beginning of clause (b), “subject to Section 11.19,”.

(k) The following new Section 4.19 is hereby added immediately following Section 4.18:

Section 4.19 EEA Financial Institution . No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

(1) In Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement, the table is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Fiscal Year    March 31    June 30    September 30    December 31

2016

   5.25:1.0    5,50:1.0    5.25:1.0    4.75:1.0

2017

   4.50:1.0    N/A    N/A    N/A

(m) Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows;

Section 6.3 Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than (a) as of the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2016, 1.25:1.00, (b) as of the Fiscal Quarters ending June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, 0.60:1.00, (c) as of the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2016, 0.95:1.00 and (d) as of the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2017, 1.15:1.00.

(n) Section 6.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Section 6.4 [Reserved].

(o) Section 7.1(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence thereof and the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate (i) compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.3 and (ii) that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.25:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(p) In Section 7.1(p) of the Credit Agreement, the reference to “$10,000,000” is hereby replaced with a reference to “$1,000,000.”

(q) Clause (y) of Section 7.4(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:


(y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate (A) compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.3 and (ii) that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.25:1.00. in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto,

(r) The proviso at the end of Section 7.4(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

; provided , however , that (i) the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $3,000,000 at any time and (ii) with respect to any such loan or advance made after the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.25:1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such loans and/or advances;

(s) Clause (y) of Section 7.5(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate (A) compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.3 and (ii) that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.25:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto,

(t) In Section 7.5(i) of the Credit Agreement, the reference to “$1,500,000” is hereby replaced with a reference to “$2,500,000.”

(u) The following new Section 11.19 is hereby added immediately following Section 11.18:

Section 11.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender 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 undertaking, 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.

2. Effectiveness: Conditions Precedent . The Amendments set forth in Section 1 above shall become effective on the date first written above (the “ Seventh Amendment Effective Date ”), when the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

(b) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date to or for the account of the Lenders, Administrative Agent or an Arranger, as may be provided in the fee letter dated March 4, 2016, or that have been invoiced to the Borrower at least one (1) day prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.

3. FATCA . For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the date of this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Credit Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

4. Ratification of Credit Agreement . Each Loan Party acknowledges and consents to the terms set forth herein and agrees that this Agreement does not impair, reduce or limit any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby. This Agreement is a Loan Document.

5. Authority/Enforceability . Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:

(a) It has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes its valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

(c) No consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Agreement.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not (i) contravene the terms of its Organization Documents, (ii) violate any Requirements of Law or (iii) contravene any material contracts to which such Loan Party is bound.

6. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Agreement (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it shall be true and correct in all respects as written) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default.


7. Counterparts/Telecopy . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Agreement by telecopy or other secure electronic format (.pdf) shall be effective as an original.

8. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF EXCEPT FOR SECTION 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

9. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

10. Headings . The headings of the sections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

11. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:     EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

GUARANTORS:     EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

    ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
    VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
    NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

EVO DIRECT, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name:   Ray Sidhom
Title:   Authorized Signatory

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POWERPAY, LLC,
a Maine limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
CVE EVO, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory

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E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
MEINC,LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
EVO NA HOLDINGS 1 LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory
EVO NA HOLDINGS 2 LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:   /s/ Ray Sidhom
Name: Ray Sidhom
Title: Authorized Signatory

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:     SUNTRUST BANK,
    as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender
      By:   /s/ David Bennett
      Name: David Bennett
      Title: Director
LENDERS:     SUNTRUST BANK,
    as a Lender
      By:   /s/ David Bennett
      Name: David Bennett
      Title: Director
    FIFTH THIRD BANK,
    as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Carrie Glick
      Name: Carrie Glick
      Title: VP
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
    as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Bruce S. Borden
      Name: Bruce S. Borden
      Title: Executive Director
    PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK,
    as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Matthew Harrison
      Name: Matthew Harrison
      Title: Vice President
    SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,
    as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Kristen Burke
      Name: Kristen Burke
      Title: SVP
    SYNOVUS BANK,
    as a Lender
      By:   /s/ Matthew Mckee
      Name: Matthew Mckee
      Title: Corporate Banker

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BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ William G. Cox
Name: William G. Cox
Title: SVP Commercial and Industrial Banking
COMERICA BANK,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Timothy O’Rourke
Name: Timothy O’Rourke
Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Kathryn Tucker
Name: Kathryn Tucker
Title: Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Susan J. Dimmick
Name: Susan J. Dimmick
Title: Managing Director
REGIONS BANK,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Steven Dixon
Name: Steven Dixon
Title: Director
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Jeremy Schultz
Name: Jeremy Schultz
Title: Managing Director

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP,

as a Lender

By:   /s/ Christakis Droussiotis
Name:   Christakis Droussiotis
Title:   Managing Director

 

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Kate Zhuk

Name:   Kate Zhuk
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

By:   /s/ Donna Cleary
Name:   Donna Cleary
Title:   Vice President

 

BMO HARRIS BANK, N,A.,

as a Lender

By:   /s/ Christina Boyle
Name:   Christina Boyle
Title:   Managing Director

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Lender

By:   /s/ Michael Shannon
Name:   Michael Shannon
Title:   Vice President

 

By:   /s/ Dusan Lazarov
Name:   Dusan Lazarov
Title:   Director

 

AIB DEBT MANAGEMENT LIMITED,

as a Lender

By:   /s/ Kate Zhuk
Name:   Kate Zhuk
Title:   Assistant Vice President
Investment Advisor to
AIB Debt Management, Limited

 

By:   /s/ Donna Cleary
Name:   Donna Cleary
Title:   Vice President
Investment Advisor to
AIB Debt Management, Limited

 

Exhibit 10.14

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of December 22, 2016

among

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as the Borrower

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

as the Guarantors

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank

and

CITIBANK, N.A.

and REGIONS BANK

as Co-Syndication Agents

 

 

 

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS,

FIFTH THIRD BANK

and

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

FIFTH THIRD BANK

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

     1  

Section 1.1

   Definitions; Construction      1  

Section 1.2

   Classifications of Loans and Borrowings      51  

Section 1.3

   Accounting Terms and Determination      51  

Section 1.4

   Terms Generally      52  

Section 1.5

   Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents      52  

Section 1.6

   Change of Currency      52  

Section 1.7

   Limited Condition Acquisition      52  

Section 1.8

   Timing of Payment and Performance      53  

Section 1.9

   Specified Baskets      53  

ARTICLE II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

     54  

Section 2.1

   General Description of Facilities      54  

Section 2.2

   Revolving Loans      54  

Section 2.3

   Procedure for Revolving Borrowings      54  

Section 2.4

   Swingline Commitment      55  

Section 2.5

   Initial Term Commitments      57  

Section 2.6

   Funding of Borrowings      57  

Section 2.7

   Interest Elections      58  

Section 2.8

   Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments      59  

Section 2.9

   Repayment of Loans      59  

Section 2.10

   Evidence of Indebtedness      61  

Section 2.11

   Optional Prepayments      61  

Section 2.12

   Mandatory Prepayments      69  

Section 2.13

   Interest on Loans      74  

Section 2.14

   Fees      74  

Section 2.15

   Computation of Interest and Fees      76  

Section 2.16

   Inability to Determine Interest Rates      76  

Section 2.17

   Illegality      77  

Section 2.18

   Increased Costs      77  

Section 2.19

   Funding Indemnity      78  

Section 2.20

   Taxes      79  

Section 2.21

   Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs      82  

Section 2.22

   Letters of Credit      84  

Section 2.23

   Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders      89  

Section 2.24

   Mitigation of Obligations      95  

Section 2.25

   Replacement of Lenders      95  

Section 2.26

   Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment      96  

Section 2.27

   Refinancing Amendments      97  

Section 2.28

   Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Commitments      98  

Section 2.29

   Designated Borrowers      101  

ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     102  

Section 3.1

   Conditions To Effectiveness      102  

Section 3.2

   Conditions to the release of Escrowed Funds      105  

Section 3.3

   Credit Event after the Closing Date      105  

 

ii


ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     106  

Section 4.1

   Existence; Power      106  

Section 4.2

   Organizational Power; Authorization      106  

Section 4.3

   Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts      107  

Section 4.4

   Financial Statements      107  

Section 4.5

   Litigation and Environmental Matters      107  

Section 4.6

   Compliance with Laws      107  

Section 4.7

   Investment Company Act      107  

Section 4.8

   Taxes      107  

Section 4.9

   Margin Regulations      108  

Section 4.10

   ERISA      108  

Section 4.11

   Ownership of Property      108  

Section 4.12

   Disclosure      108  

Section 4.13

   Labor Relations      109  

Section 4.14

   Subsidiaries      109  

Section 4.15

   Solvency      109  

Section 4.16

   [Reserved]      109  

Section 4.17

   Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions      109  

Section 4.18

   Patriot Act.      109  

Section 4.19

   EEA Financial Institution      110  

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     110  

Section 5.1

   Financial Statements and Other Information      110  

Section 5.2

   Notices of Material Events      111  

Section 5.3

   Existence; Conduct of Business      112  

Section 5.4

   Compliance with Laws, Etc.      112  

Section 5.5

   Payment of Obligations      112  

Section 5.6

   Books and Records      113  

Section 5.7

   Visitation, Inspection, Etc.      113  

Section 5.8

   Maintenance of Properties; Insurance      113  

Section 5.9

   Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit      114  

Section 5.10

   Permitted BIN Arrangement      114  

Section 5.11

   Further Assurances      114  

Section 5.12

   Designation of Subsidiaries      116  

Section 5.13

   Government Regulation      116  

ARTICLE VI FINANCIAL COVENANTS

     116  

Section 6.1

   Consolidated Leverage Ratio      116  

Section 6.2

   Right to Cure      117  

ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     118  

Section 7.1

   Indebtedness and Preferred Equity      118  

Section 7.2

   Liens      120  

Section 7.3

   Fundamental Changes      122  

Section 7.5

   Restricted Payments      125  

Section 7.6

   Dispositions      127  

Section 7.7

   Transactions with Affiliates      128  

Section 7.8

   Restrictive Agreements      129  

Section 7.9

   Sale and Leaseback Transactions      130  

Section 7.10

   Hedging Transactions      130  

Section 7.11

   Amendment to Material Documents      130  

Section 7.12

   Payments of Certain Indebtedness      130  

 

iii


Section 7.13

   Use of Proceeds in Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions      132  

ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     132  

Section 8.1

   Events of Default      132  

Section 8.2

   Application of Funds      134  

Section 8.3

   Collection Allocation Mechanism      135  

ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     136  

Section 9.1

   Appointment of Administrative Agent      136  

Section 9.2

   Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent      137  

Section 9.3

   Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent      137  

Section 9.4

   Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent      137  

Section 9.5

   Reliance by Administrative Agent      138  

Section 9.6

   The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity      138  

Section 9.7

   Successor Administrative Agent      138  

Section 9.8

   Withholding Tax      139  

Section 9.9

   Benefits of Article IX      139  

Section 9.10

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      140  

Section 9.11

   Titled Agents      140  

Section 9.12

   Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents      140  

Section 9.13

   Collateral and Guaranty Matters      140  

Section 9.14

   Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations      141  

ARTICLE X THE GUARANTY

     141  

Section 10.1

   The Guaranty      141  

Section 10.2

   Obligations Unconditional      142  

Section 10.3

   Reinstatement      142  

Section 10.4

   Certain Additional Waivers      143  

Section 10.5

   Remedies      143  

Section 10.6

   Rights of Contribution      143  

Section 10.7

   Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee      143  

Section 10.8

   Keepwell      143  

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     144  

Section 11.1

   Notices      144  

Section 11.2

   Waiver; Amendments      146  

Section 11.3

   Expenses; Indemnification      149  

Section 11.4

   Successors and Assigns      151  

Section 11.5

   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      159  

Section 11.6

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      159  

Section 11.7

   Right of Setoff      160  

Section 11.8

   Counterparts; Integration      160  

Section 11.9

   Survival      160  

Section 11.10

   Severability      160  

Section 11.11

   Confidentiality      161  

Section 11.12

   Interest Rate Limitation      161  

Section 11.13

   Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal      162  

Section 11.14

   Patriot Act      162  

Section 11.15

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      162  

Section 11.16

   Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents      162  

Section 11.17

   Release of Guarantors and Collateral      163  

Section 11.18

   Judgment Currency      163  

Section 11.19

   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      164  

 

iv


Schedules

  

Schedule I

   Commitment Amounts

Schedule 2.22

   Existing Letters of Credit

Schedule 4.14

   Subsidiaries

Schedule 7.1

   Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 7.2

   Existing Liens

Schedule 7.4

   Existing Investments

Schedule 7.5

   Certain Permitted Distributions

Schedule 7.7

   Existing Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 7.8

   Restrictive Agreements

Exhibits

  

Exhibit 1.1

   Up-C Term Sheet

Exhibit 2.3

   Form of Notice of Revolving Borrowing

Exhibit 2.4

   Form of Notice of Swingline Borrowing

Exhibit 2.7

   Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation

Exhibit 2.10

   Form of Note

Exhibit 2.29(a)

   Form of Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement

Exhibit 2.29(b)

   Form of Designated Borrower Notice

Exhibit 2.20

   U.S. Tax Compliance Forms (1-4)

Exhibit 5.1

   Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit 11.4(b)

   Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit 11.4(i)

   Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance

 

 

v


FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of December 22, 2016, by and among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ EVO ” or the “ Borrower ”), each Subsidiary joined hereto as a “Designated Borrower” from time to time, the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacities as the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide $670,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities, comprised of a $100,000,000 revolving credit facility and a $570,000,000 term loan, for the purposes set forth herein,

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Acceptable Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(B) .

Acceptable Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount.

Acceptance Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(B) .

Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section  2.23 .

Additional Refinancing Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section  2.27 , provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the extent that each such Additional Refinancing Lender is not then an existing Lender, an Affiliate of a then existing Lender or an Approved Fund, (ii) the Borrower and (iii) each Issuing Bank, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), only to the extent that such consent would be required under Section  11.4(b) , respectively, if the related Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Loans had been obtained by such Additional Refinancing Lender by way of assignment.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.


Administrative Agent ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any of its successors and permitted assigns.

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions of a Person) or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by”, and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.

Affiliated Debt Fund ” shall mean (a) any bona fide debt fund advised or managed by Symphony Asset Management and (b) any Affiliate of Borrower or the Affiliated Lenders (other than a natural Person) that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and (i) whose managers have fiduciary duties to the third-party investors in such fund or investment vehicle independent of their duties to Borrower or the Affiliated Lenders and (ii) with respect to which no Affiliated Lender, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investments or investment policies of such entity.

Affiliated Non-Debt Fund Entity ” shall mean any Affiliate of Borrower, including Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, but excluding (a) any Affiliated Debt Fund and (b) any natural Person.

Affiliated Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that is an existing direct or indirect equity holder of the Borrower or such equity holder’s Affiliates and funds or other investment vehicles advised or managed by entities affiliated or associated with the direct or indirect equity holders of the Borrower and also including funds advised or managed by Symphony Asset Management and Affiliated Non-Debt Fund Entities, in each case, other than the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries and other than any Affiliated Debt Fund.

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(i)(ii) .

Affiliated Lender Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(i)(v) .

Agent Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain agency fee letter, dated as of November 11, 2016, executed by STRH and SunTrust Bank and accepted by Borrower.

Aggregate Revolving Commitments ” shall mean the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders at any time outstanding. On the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments is ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($100,000,000.00).

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

AHYDO Payment ” shall mean any payment under or with respect to Indebtedness required to prevent any obligations with respect thereto from being classified as an “applicable high-yield discount obligation” under the Code, including, without limitation, any prepayments required or permitted under the terms of such Indebtedness satisfying the definition of “AHYDO Payment” in any definitive agreement related thereto (or any definitive agreement related to a Permitted Refinancing of all or any part thereof).

 

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All-In Yield ” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees, any Base Rate (or equivalent term) “floor” then in effect or a “LIBOR” (or equivalent term) floor then in effect) or otherwise, in each case incurred or payable by the Borrower generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of such Indebtedness); provided , further , that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment or facility fees and underwriting fees or other fees not shared with all lenders providing such Indebtedness. In calculating the All-In Yield, if on the date of incurrence of any applicable Indebtedness (including any Incremental Term Loans), such Indebtedness includes an interest rate floor greater than the interest rate floor applicable to the Initial Term Loans, such differential shall be added to the interest rate for purposes of determining whether an increase to the interest rate margin under the Initial Term Loans shall be required (if applicable), but only to the extent that an increase in the interest rate floor would cause an increase to the interest rate margin then in effect with respect to such Initial Term Loans, solely for the purpose of determining the All-In Yield applicable to such Indebtedness and, in such case for purposes of Section  2.23 , the interest rate floor (but not the interest rate margin) applicable to such Class of Initial Term Loans shall be increased to the extent of such differential between interest rate floors).

Alternative Currency ” shall mean each or any of Euro, Mexican Pesos and Pounds Sterling, as applicable and as the context may require.

Alternative Currency Equivalent ” shall mean, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of the Alternative Currency with Dollars.

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

Applicable Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(B) .

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letters of Credit and the Initial Term Loan, as of any date, a percentage per annum as set forth in the table below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(c) ; provided , that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be effective on the first Business Day after which the Borrower delivers such Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(c) ; provided further , that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed to deliver the Compliance Certificate required by Section  5.1(c) , upon written notice by the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders), the Applicable Margin shall retroactively be deemed to be at Level 3 as set forth in the table below, for any day during the period commencing from the due date of such Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section  5.1(c) until (not including) the first Business Day after which such Compliance Certificate is delivered, at which time the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the Closing Date until the first Business Day after which the Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2017 are required to be delivered shall be at Level 3 as set forth in the table below. In the event that any Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder is shown to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below (the “ Accurate Applicable Margin ”) for any period that such financial statement or Compliance Certificate covered, then (i) the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a correct financial statement or Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, for such period, (ii) the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted such that after giving effect to the corrected Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, the Applicable Margin shall be reset to the Accurate Applicable Margin based upon the pricing grid set forth in the table below for such period and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent upon written demand from the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such Accurate Applicable Margin for such period. The provisions of this definition shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section  2.13(c) or Article VIII .

 

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Level

   Consolidated Leverage
Ratio
   Eurodollar Revolving
Loans and Letter of
Credit Fee
  Base Rate
Revolving Loans
  Eurodollar Term Loans   Base Rate
Term Loans

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   < 4.00:1.0    4.00%   3.00%   5.00%   4.00%

2

   ³  4.00:1.0 but <
4.50:1.0
   4.25%   3.25%   5.00%   4.00%

3

   ³ 4.50:1.0    4.50%   3.50%   5.00%   4.00%

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (v) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of Extended Revolving Commitments or any Extended Term Loans or Revolving Loans made pursuant to any Extended Revolving Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment, (w) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of Incremental Revolving Commitments, any Class of Incremental Term Loans or any Class of Incremental Revolving Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment, (x) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of Replacement Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant agreement, (y) the Applicable Rate in respect of any Class of Refinancing Revolving Commitments, any Class of Refinancing Revolving Loans or any Class of Refinancing Term Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the Refinancing Amendment or other relevant agreement and (z) in the case of the Initial Term Loans, the Applicable Rate shall be increased as, and to the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section  2.23 .

Applicable Provisions ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.7 .

Applicable Time ” shall mean, with respect to any borrowings and payments in the Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for the Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

Applicant Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.29(a) .

 

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Appropriate Lender ” shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant Issuing Bank and (ii) the Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swingline Commitment, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding, the Revolving Lenders.

Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger ” shall mean STRH, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Regions Capital Markets, a division of Regions Bank, Fifth Third Bank PNC Capital Markets, LLC, collectively, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers.

Arranger Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain arranger fee letter, dated as of December 13, 2016, executed by, the Arranger and accepted by Borrower.

Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section  11.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit 11.4(b) attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation, (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (d) in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the applicable lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of such lease.

Auction Agent ” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section  2.11(b) ; provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).

Audited Financial Statements ” shall mean the consolidated audited financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by KPMG LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP and the related supplemental schedule of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheet and income statement.

Availability Period ” shall mean the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

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Available Additional Basket ” shall mean (i) $15,000,000, plus (ii) commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, the portion of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow not required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans hereunder, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of Declined Proceeds retained by the Borrower, plus (iv) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts on Investments made using the Available Additional Basket, plus (v) the amount of any Investment made using the Available Additional Basket in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or that has been merged or consolidated into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or the fair market value of the assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that have been transferred to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus (vi) the Net Cash Proceeds of sales of Investments made using the Available Additional Basket, less , in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), amounts previously utilized of such Available Additional Basket.

Available Equity Basket ” shall mean, at any date of determination, a cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalents equal to (without duplication) (i) the Net Cash Proceeds of equity issuances and capital contributions, the cash proceeds of which are contributed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of its Qualified Capital Stock (and that do not include any equity contributed in connection with the Borrower exercising its Cure Right) after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date, plus (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds of Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock that has been exchanged or converted into Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or its direct or indirect parent entity, together with any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon such exchange or conversion, received on or prior to such date by the Borrower, plus (iii) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date in cash or Cash Equivalents by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on Investments made using the Available Equity Basket (not to exceed the amount of such Investments), less , in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), amounts above utilized for permitted purposes under this Agreement in reliance on the Available Equity Basket.

Bail-In Action ” shall mean 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 ” shall mean, 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.

Bank Product Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Bank Product Provider ”.

Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, all obligations and other liabilities of any Loan Party to any Bank Product Provider arising with respect to any Bank Products.

Bank Product Provider ” shall mean any Person that, at the time it provides any Bank Products to any Loan Party, (a) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (b) except when the Bank Product Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrower of (i) the existence of such Bank Product, (ii) the maximum dollar amount of obligations arising thereunder (the “ Bank Product Amount ”) and (iii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Bank Product from time to time. In no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Bank Products and in no event shall the approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document. The Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Administrative Agent by the applicable Bank Product Provider to the extent acknowledged by the Borrower.

 

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Bank Products ” shall mean any of the following services provided to any Loan Party by any Bank Product Provider: (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including deposit accounts, automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, depository (including cash vault and check deposit), zero balance accounts and sweeps, return items processing, controlled disbursement accounts, positive pay, lockboxes and lockbox accounts, account reconciliation and information reporting, payables outsourcing, payroll processing, trade finance services, investment accounts and securities accounts, and (b) card services, including credit card (including purchasing card and commercial card), prepaid cards, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, merchant services processing, and debit card services.

Base Rate ” shall mean the highest of (a) the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (  1 2 %) per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate); provided that, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate. Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate shall only be made in Dollars.

BIN/ISO Agreements ” shall mean (a) any sponsorship, depository, processing or similar agreement with a bank or financial institution providing for the use of such bank or financial institution’s BIN or ICA (or similar mechanism) to clear credit card transactions through one or more card associations, or (b) any agreement with any independent sales organization or similar entity related to, or providing for, payments processing to merchant customers.

Borrower ” shall mean, collectively or individually, as applicable, EVO and any direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries of EVO that EVO has designated as a “Designated Borrower” hereunder pursuant to Section  2.29 .

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment ” shall mean the offer by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a Specified Discount to par pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(ii) .

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers ” shall mean the solicitation by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iii) .

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers ” shall mean the solicitation by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iv) .

Borrowing shall mean a borrowing consisting of (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and in the case of Eurodollar Loans, denominated in the same currency and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

 

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Business Day ” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Atlanta, Georgia are authorized or required by Law to close and (b) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar or Euro deposits in the London interbank market.

CAM Exchange ” shall mean the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Section  8.3 .

CAM Exchange Date ” shall mean the date on which any Event of Default referred to in Section  8.1(h) shall occur or the date on which the Company receives written notice from the Administrative Agent that any Event of Default referred to in Section  8.1(i) has occurred.

CAM Percentage ” shall mean, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date and (b) the denominator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without duplication, (a) the aggregate of all expenditures by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are, or are required to be, included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.

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

Capital Stock ” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Cash Collateral Account ” shall mean a blocked account at a commercial bank selected by the Administrative Agent in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of any obligations, to provide and pledge cash collateral for such obligations in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent pursuant to documentation in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “ Cash Collateralization ” and “ Cash Collateral ” have a corresponding meaning).

 

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Cash Equivalent ” shall mean:

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

(b) commercial paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(c) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

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

(e) mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Cash Equivalents described in clauses (a) through (d) above;

(f) cash and cash equivalents as determined in accordance with GAAP;

(g) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation.

In the case of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Cash Equivalents made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the types and maturities described in clauses (a) through (f) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign ratings agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (f) and in this paragraph.

CFC ” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary.”

Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any event or series of events by which, (i)(A) prior to a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders shall collectively as a group cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Borrower or (B) after a Qualified IPO, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (w) any underwriters in connection with such Qualified IPO, (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, (y) any combination of Permitted Holders and (z) any one or more direct or indirect parent companies of the Borrower in which any combination of the Permitted Holders, directly or indirectly, owns the largest percentage of such parent company’s voting Capital Stock, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Capital Stock of the Relevant Public Company representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Relevant Public Company and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such person or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Relevant Public Company or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the Capital Stock of EVO Merchant Services, LLC, or (iii) a “change of control” (or similar event) shall occur in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

 

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Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, or (c) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of Section  2.18(b) , by the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, if applicable) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, 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 regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted or adopted.

Class ” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series or Commitments in respect of Replacement Term Loans and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Revolving Loans under Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Incremental Revolving Loans, Revolving Loans under Refinancing Revolving Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans. Revolving Loans, Revolving Loans under Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series, Revolving Loans under Refinancing Revolving Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans (together with the respective Commitments in respect thereof) shall, at the election of the Borrower, be construed to be in different Classes; provided that any Incremental Loans effected as a Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase to any existing Class of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, respectively, and such existing Class of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, shall in all events be part of the same Class.

Closing Date ” shall mean December 22, 2016 on which the required conditions set forth in Section  3.1 hereof are satisfied (or duly waived pursuant to the terms of Section  11.2 hereof).

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Collateral ” shall mean a collective reference to all real and personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Obligations, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.

 

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Collateral Documents ” shall mean a collective reference to the Security Agreement and any other security documents executed and delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to Section  5.11 .

Commitment ” shall mean a Revolving Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment of a given Extension Series, Incremental Revolving Commitment, Refinancing Revolving Commitment of a given Refinancing Series, Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series or Commitment in respect of Replacement Term Loans or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.14(b) .

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

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, or another senior Responsible Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 .

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and without duplication,

 

  (i) Consolidated Interest Expense,

 

  (ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,

 

  (iii) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,

 

  (iv) all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with (x) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents as of the Closing Date (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with the repayment and termination of existing bank Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and including fees, costs and expenses incurred after the Closing Date) and (y) any transactions permitted under this Agreement, regardless of whether such transactions are consummated, including acquisitions, Investments, Restricted Payments, dispositions, assets sale, issuances of Indebtedness or Capital Stock, repayment of Indebtedness, refinancing transactions or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument,

 

  (v) compensation and expense reimbursements payable to directors (but not in the capacity as executive, if any) and indemnity payments to directors and officers, and expenses for director and officer insurance premiums,

 

  (vi) non-cash charges for the impairment of merchant card portfolios and all other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period,

 

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  (vii) non-cash deferred compensation paid to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,

 

  (viii) expenses, fees and charges for consulting services paid in connection with compliance with law, regulations and accounting standards,

 

  (ix) with respect to any period, without duplication (A) the amount of any costs, charges or losses incurred during such period for which there is insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or other guarantee coverage and for which a related insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is not recorded in accordance with GAAP, but for which such insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is to be received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a subsequent period and in any event within one year of the date of the incurrence of the underlying costs, charges or losses, (B) the cash proceeds of business interruption insurance and (C) amounts paid during such period with respect to cash litigation fees, costs and expenses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

  (x) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash charges, expenses or losses for such period,

 

  (xi) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options to employees of the direct or indirect parent, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting,

 

  (xii) costs, fees and expenses (i) with respect to the conversion of existing customers from Global Payments Direct, Inc.’s back-end platform to the Borrower’s back-end platform and (ii) incurred during the prior 12 month period in connection with the use of Global Payments Direct, Inc.’s back-end platform identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

  (xiii) “run rate” benefits through the end of Q3 2017 related to changes by American Express to its processing structure prior to the Closing Date identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

  (xiv) “run rate” benefits through the end of Q3 2017 related to pricing changes implemented prior to the Closing Date and identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

  (xv) historical losses incurred in connection with certain foreign operations in periods prior to the Closing Date and identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

  (xvi) retention, recruiting, relocation, signing bonuses and expenses, stock option and other equity-based compensation expenses, and severance costs,

 

  (xvii) restructuring and similar charges, severance, relocation costs, integration and facilities opening costs and other business optimization expenses, costs of strategic initiatives, costs of information technology and similar upgrades, signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-employment employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities) in an aggregate amount not to exceed, together with clause (xviii) below and any Pro Forma Adjustments, 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (prior to giving effect to the adjustment pursuant to this clause),

 

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  (xviii) “run rate” cost savings and synergies related to actions or initiatives after the Closing Date that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken, or are expected to be taken, within 12 months, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions in an aggregate amount not to exceed, together with clause (xvii) above and any Pro Forma Adjustments, 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (prior to giving effect to the adjustment pursuant to this clause), and

 

  (xix) without duplication, the pro forma adjustments identified in the Information Memorandum and agreed to by the Administrative Agent.

minus (c) without duplication and to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period the sum of: (i) all non-cash income or gains (excluding any such non-cash income or gains to the extent representing an accrual of cash income or gain in any future period), (ii) all extraordinary or non-recurring income or gains to the extent resulting from activities unrelated to the primary business activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) any gains attributable to non-ordinary course asset sales.

Consolidated Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, determined on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus (b) decreases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network receivables) minus (without duplication) (c)(i) Capital Expenditures made during such period (other than Capital Expenditures financed with Indebtedness (other than the Term Loans and Revolving Loans and the Second Lien Term Loans)), (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash during such period, (iii) Permitted Tax Distributions and cash Taxes paid during such period, (iv) Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments made during such period (excluding payments of Revolving Loans unless such payment is coupled with a corresponding reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments), (v) increases in working capital (excluding any funds relating to any merchant receivables or payables, including those reflected in any merchant settlement or reserve account and card association, non-bank card and debit network receivables), (vi) cash consideration for permitted acquisitions or other investments (including in joint-ventures) paid in such period (other than (A) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of any long-term Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section  7.1 and incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to fund such permitted acquisition or investment and (B) cash consideration in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of equity issuances received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to fund such permitted acquisitions or investments within 60 days of receipt of such proceeds), (vii) cash payments made during such period with respect to Permitted Earnouts, (viii) restricted payments made in cash pursuant to Sections 7.5(b)(ii), (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (h) , (i) , (k) , (l) , (n) , (o)  (q) and (s) during such period, in each case, to the extent such Restricted Payments were not financed with the proceeds of any long-term Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, at the option of the Borrower, all such payments made after the applicable period end and prior to the applicable due date of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow mandatory prepayment may (without duplication of such amount deducted in any period) be deducted from Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such prior period; and (ix) amounts added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (iv), (v), (viii), (ix)(B), (ix)(C), (x), (xii)-(xix) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

 

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Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available.

Consolidated First Lien Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Secured Debt, but excluding any such Indebtedness to the extent subordinated in right of payment, or secured on a junior basis, to the Obligations, minus unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (a) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available.

Consolidated Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Funded Debt minus unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but (a) excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, (iii) interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary accruing after such date, (iv) the cumulative effect of changes to accounting policies during such period, and (v) the effects of purchase and recapitalization accounting adjustments and (b) including therein (to the extent otherwise excluded therefrom) any cash dividends or other distributions received from Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments ” shall mean for any period for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Indebtedness. For purposes of this definition, “scheduled payments of principal” (a) shall be determined without giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled payments resulting from the application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments made during the applicable period, (b) shall be deemed to include any payments with respect to the principal of Attributable Indebtedness and (c) shall not include any mandatory prepayments required by Section  2.12 and Section 2.12 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available.

Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Secured Debt, but excluding any such Indebtedness to the extent subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the Second Lien Secured Obligations, minus unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.

 

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Consolidated Total Assets ” shall mean the total assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of Borrower.

Consolidated Total Funded Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date to the extent consisting of the Indebtedness for borrowed money, the capitalized amount of Capital Lease Obligation that would appear on a balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and the deferred purchase price (and accrued interest thereon) relating to the Sterling Acquisition.

Consolidated Total Secured Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Consolidated Total Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

Cure Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.2 .

Cure Deadline ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.2 .

Cure Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.2 .

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ” shall mean (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, any Class of existing Term Loans or any Class of existing Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments), or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the “ Refinanced Debt ”); provided that with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (a)  through (d) , (i) such Indebtedness shall have a maturity no earlier, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt plus an amount equal to the aggregate unused commitments cancelled in connection therewith, plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing; provided that nothing in this clause (ii) shall limit the ability of the Borrower to incur additional Indebtedness concurrently as part of the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness so long as such additional Indebtedness is otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the All-In Yield with respect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (iv) except as otherwise provided for in preceding clauses (i) (ii) , and (iii) , optional prepayment or redemption terms shall be determined by the Borrower and the other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall reflect market terms and conditions (as determined by the Borrower in the good faith) at the time of incurrence or issuance of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or, are substantially identical to, or not more materially restrictive to the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, than the ones under the Refinanced Debt, as determined by Borrower in good faith (except for covenants or other provisions that are (1) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (2) added for the benefit of the applicable Refinanced Debt or (3) applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of the applicable Refinanced Debt), (v) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (vi) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary other than Guarantors and (vii) to the extent secured, such Indebtedness is not secured by property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral except to the extent permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

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Debt Fund Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a bona fide debt fund that is an Affiliate of such person and that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, notes, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course of its business, whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors independent of their duties to such Person or other Affiliates, and with respect to which such Person and its other Affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.

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

Declined Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(g) .

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.13(c) .

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender (a) that has failed for three (3) or more Business Days to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan and/or to make a payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit or to the Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan (each a “ funding obligation ”), unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) that has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, or has defaulted on, its obligation to fund generally under any other loan agreement, credit agreement or other financing agreement, unless such notice or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied, (c) that has, for three (3) or more Business Days, failed to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or (d) with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing. The Administrative Agent will promptly send to all parties hereto a copy of any notice to the Borrower provided for in this definition.

Designated Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement ” means the notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.29(a) attached hereto.

 

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Designated Borrower Notice ” means the notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.29(b) attached hereto.

Designated Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Borrower with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans and LC Exposure and (b) accrued and unpaid fees under the Loan Documents.

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(B) .

Discount Range ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Discount Range Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Discount Range Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iii) .

Discount Range Prepayment Offer ” shall mean the irrevocable written offer by a Lender submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Discount Range Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(C) .

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date ” shall mean in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) , 2.11(b)(iii)(A) or 2.11(b)(iv)(A) , respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(i) .

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” shall mean the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) the disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) the disposition of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including allowing registrations or applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business); (c) the disposition of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; (d) the disposition of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (e) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (f) the disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents; and (g) any Recovery Event.

 

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Disqualified Capital Stock ” shall mean any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than (i) solely for Qualified Capital Stock, cash and Cash Equivalents in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) solely at the discretion of the issuer), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the LC Exposure related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank)), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (i) solely for Qualified Capital Stock, cash and Cash Equivalents in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) solely at the discretion of the issuer), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (unless the LC Exposure related thereto has been Cash Collateralized, back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank)), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date for any existing Loan at the time of issuance of such Capital Stock; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because such Capital Stock may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

Disqualified Institutions ” shall mean any and all of the following: (i) those Persons identified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, (ii) any person identified by name by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time that is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) any Affiliates (other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) of any Person described in clause (i)  or (ii) above that are clearly identifiable as Affiliates solely on the basis of their name and (iv) any other Affiliate (other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) of any Person described in clause (i)  or (ii) above that is identified by name by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time.

Dollar(s) ” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Dollar Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Dollar Lender, the commitment of such Dollar Lender to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section  2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section  11.4 . The initial amount of each Lender’s Dollar Commitment is set forth on Schedule  I , or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Dollar Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Dollar Lenders’ Dollar Commitments as of the Closing Date is $0.

 

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Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency.

Dollar Lender ” shall mean the Persons listed on Schedule  I as having Dollar Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Dollar Commitment or to acquire Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Dollar Loan ” shall mean a Loan made or incurred under the Dollar Commitments.

Domestic Foreign Holdco ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary”.

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

EEA Financial Institution ” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm 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 financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

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

EEA Resolution Authority ” shall mean 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.

EMU ” shall mean the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

EMU Legislation ” shall mean the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

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

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

 

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ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

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

ERISA Event shall mean (i) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (ii) the failure of any Plan to meet the minimum funding standard applicable to the Plan for a plan year under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (vii) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Escrowed Amount ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section  2.5 .

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

Euro ” and “ EUR ” shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

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

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100 th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

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Event of Default ” has the meaning provided in Article  VIII .

EVO ” has the meaning set forth introductory paragraph hereof.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(vi) .

Excluded Accounts ” has the meanings ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts ” shall mean those certain merchant reserve and settlement accounts (and related investment accounts) serving as collateral under the Permitted BIN Arrangement or any other BIN sponsor arrangement, and any accounts into which any amounts from such merchant reserve and settlement accounts are swept or otherwise transferred for investment purposes, and from which such amounts have been agreed to be returned to such merchant reserve and settlement accounts the next day.

Excluded Property ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned real property which is located outside of the United States or any owned real property and all leased property or leasehold interests (with no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or agreements), (b) any IP Rights for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) any personal property (other than personal property described in clause (b) above) for which the attachment or perfection of a Lien thereon is not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, (d) the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section  5.11(c) , (e) motor vehicles, airplanes and other assets subject to certificates of title, (f) the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts and the other Excluded Accounts; and the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement, the Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement and such other agreements of similar nature, (g) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto and acceptance thereof by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of or void such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law, (h) any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in their reasonable determination that the costs or other consequences of providing a security interest is excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (i) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition or restriction is rendered ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition (with no requirement to obtain the consent of any governmental authority, regulatory authority or third party, including, without limitation, no requirement to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar statute), (j) any rights of a Loan Party arising under or evidenced by any contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement or any property subject to such agreement or arrangement, to the extent the Liens therein are prohibited or restricted by such contract, lease, instrument, license or other agreement or would violate or invalidate such contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement or would create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) or otherwise require consent thereunder (other than from Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law, (k) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent Liens in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby (except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity), (l) the Capital Stock of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, (m) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences or adverse regulatory consequences, in each case, as reasonably determined by Borrower, (n) margin stock; stock and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, captive insurance Subsidiaries, not-for-profit subsidiaries, special purpose entities (including special purpose entities for receivables financings, but in the case of Capital Stock of such special purpose entities, only to the extent a pledge thereof is prohibited by applicable law or contractual obligation) and Immaterial Subsidiaries; (o) interests in joint ventures and non-wholly owned Subsidiaries; (p) any property subject to a purchase money or capital lease financing arrangement or similar arrangement; (q) letter of credit rights (other than to the extent such rights can be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement) and commercial tort claims of less than $1,000,000; (r) any assets acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment subject to Liens permitted by hereunder and which are subject to contractual arrangements prohibiting a Lien securing the Obligations; (s) receivables and related assets (or interest therein) sold to any receivables Subsidiary or otherwise pledged, factored, transferred or sold in connection with a permitted receivables or securitization financings (including supply chain financing arrangements or “reverse factoring” and similar programs which any Loan Party enters into at the request of a customer and (t) any assets located or titled outside the United States or assets that require action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof to create or perfect a security interest in such assets, including any intellectual property registered in any jurisdiction other than the United States (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof).

 

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Excluded Repurchase Obligation ” shall mean an obligation of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary if such obligation is structured so that no payment is due thereunder if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder or if an Event of Default, on a pro forma basis, would be created by the making of such payment. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of the Loan Documents, Excluded Repurchase Obligations shall be disregarded and not be included in the calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio or any other leverage ratio calculation.

Excluded Subsidiary ” shall mean any (a) Subsidiary to the extent the provision of a guaranty by such Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by Borrower, (b) Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) captive insurance company, (d) not-for-profit Subsidiary, (e) special purpose entity (including those formed for the purpose of executing receivables financings) so long as such entity is not created in contemplation of circumventing the guaranty requirements hereof, (f) Immaterial Subsidiary, (g) Subsidiary to the extent a guaranty from such Subsidiary is prohibited or restricted by contracts existing on the Closing Date, so long as such contract is not entered into for the purpose of evading the delivery of such guaranty, or applicable law (including any requirement to obtain governmental or regulatory authority or third party consent, approval, license or authorization) for so long as such prohibition or restriction exists, (h) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (i) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, (j) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (each, a “Domestic Foreign Holdco”) substantially all the assets of which are Capital Stock (or Capital Stock and/or debt) of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs or other Domestic Foreign Holdcos, (k) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a permitted investment that is contractually prohibited on the date of acquisition, so long as such contractual restrictions are not entered into for the purpose of evading the delivery of such guaranty, and only for so long as such contractual prohibition exists, (l) solely in the case of any obligation under any secured hedging agreement expressly designated by Borrower as “Obligations” that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1(a)(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, any subsidiary that is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” as defined under the Commodity Exchange Act (after giving effect to any “keepwell provisions”), (m) any other Subsidiary to the extent the Administrative Agent and Borrower determine the cost and/or burden of obtaining the guaranty outweigh the benefit to the Lenders and (n) any Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned (other than any majority-owned Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date).

 

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Excluded Swap Obligation ” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section  10.8 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes shall mean with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case imposed as a result of (i) such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document) (any such Taxes described in this clause (a)(ii), “Other Connection Taxes”), (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section  2.25 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section  2.20 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section  2.20(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement”.

Existing Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012 among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent, as amended by (i) the First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dates as of June 7, 2013, (ii) the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013, (iii) the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2014, (iv) the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2015, (v) the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver Agreement dated as of July 29, 2015, (vi) the Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 25, 2015 and (vii) the Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 22, 2016 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time immediately prior to the Closing Date).

 

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Existing Letters of Credit ” shall mean the letters of credit set forth on Schedule 2.22 .

Existing Revolver Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(b) .

Existing Sterling Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 2015, among Sterling Payment Technologies, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank as administrative agent and issuing lender, as such agreement has been amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof.

Existing Term Loan Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

Expiring Credit Commitment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.4(f) .

Extended Revolving Commitments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(b) .

Extending Revolving Credit Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(c) .

Extended Revolving Loans ” shall mean one or more Classes of Revolving Loans that result from an Extension Amendment.

Extended Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

Extending Term Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(c) .

Extension ” shall mean the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to the terms of Section  2.28 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

Extension Amendment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(d) .

Extension Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(c) .

Extension Request ” shall mean any Term Loan Extension Request or a Revolver Extension Request, as the case may be.

Extension Series ” shall mean any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolver Extension Series, as the case may be.

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

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Fee Letters ” shall mean the Agent Fee Letter and the Arranger Fee Letter.

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Borrower.

Foreign Casualty Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(i) .

Foreign Disposition ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(i) .

Foreign Lender shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that (a) is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia or (b) is organized under the Laws of the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia and all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of Capital Stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in the immediately preceding clause (a).

Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(h) .

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section  1.3 .

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

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

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Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, (a) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) each Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section  5.11 or otherwise, (c) with respect to (i) any Hedging Obligations between any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and any Lender-Related Hedge Provider that are permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section  7.10 and any Bank Products Obligations owing by any Loan Party (other than the Borrower), the Borrower and (ii) the payment and performance by each Specified Loan Party of its obligations under its Guaranty with respect to all Swap Obligations, the Borrower, and (d) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Excluded Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor.

Guaranty ” shall mean the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, pursuant to Article X .

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (a) any and all Hedging Transactions, (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (c) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

Hedging Termination Value ” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Hedging Transactions, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedging Transactions, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedging Transactions have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) , the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedging Transactions, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Transactions (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Identified Participating Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(C) .

Identified Qualifying Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

 

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Immaterial Subsidiary shall mean, at any date of determination, each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary and whose contribution to the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent Test Period is less than 2.5% of such Consolidated Total Assets, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Restricted Subsidiaries meeting the threshold set forth above but whose aggregate contributions to such Consolidated Total Assets exceed 5% of such Consolidated Total Assets, then the Borrower shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) cause such designated Subsidiary to comply with the requirements of the Loan Documents to become a Loan Party to the extent such designated Subsidiary does not otherwise constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.

Incremental Amendment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(f) .

Incremental Commitments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Facility Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(h) .

Incremental Facility Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(d) .

Incremental Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(c) .

Incremental Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(b) .

Incremental Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Revolving Commitments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Revolving Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(c) .

Incremental Revolving Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(b) .

Incremental Term Commitments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Term Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(c) .

Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(b) .

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, with the amount of such Indebtedness being equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness and (b) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith, (ix) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness in accordance with GAAP, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, and (xi) all Hedging Obligations. For all purposes of hereof and the other Loan Documents, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited, and (B) exclude (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Settlement Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable (not including, for the avoidance of doubt, the deferred purchase price relating to the Sterling Acquisition), (iv) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business and (v) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedging Obligations on any date shall be deemed to be the Hedging Termination Value thereof as of such date.

 

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Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party.

Information Memorandum ” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated November 2016 relating to the Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Initial Term Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Initial Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments is FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($570,000,000).

Initial Term Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.5 .

Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, SunTrust Bank, as representative of the holders of the Obligations and SunTrust Bank, as representative of the Second Lien Lenders.

Interest Period ” shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months (or, upon the consent of the applicable Lenders holding the same Type of Loans, such other period that is twelve months or less); provided, that:

(a) the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

(b) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

(c) any Interest Period which begins 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 end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;

 

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(d) each principal installment of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period ending on each installment payment date and the remaining principal balance (if any) of the Term Loans shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth above; and

(e) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans is equal to or greater than the aggregate principal amount of Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods expiring after such date, and no Interest Period may extend beyond the Latest Maturity Date.

Investco ” shall mean EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Investments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.4 .

IP Rights ” shall mean all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property rights that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the legal right to use under a written license.

IPO Reorganization Transaction ” shall mean each transaction or activities taken in connection with and reasonably related to consummating an initial public offering, so long as the security interest of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired; and each of the transactions, re-organizations and other activities relating to, in connection with, or as a result of, an “Up-C” IPO substantially consistent with the terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects.

Issuing Bank ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit.

Junior Financing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7.12(b) .

Latest Maturity Date ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Extended Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments, Initial Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Laws ” shall mean, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of Law.

LCA Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.7 .

LCA Test Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.7 .

 

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LC Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000).

LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Documents ” shall mean all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit but excluding the Letters of Credit.

LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit governed by the International Standby Practices 1998 as provided in Section  2.22(j) has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices 1998, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (b) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, (c) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent or (d) a Lender is the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that , for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

Lender-Related Hedge Provider ” shall mean, (a) any Lender on the Closing Date or Affiliate of such Lender that is party to a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party in existence on the Closing Date, (b) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedging Transaction with any Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (c) except when the Lender-Related Hedge Provider is SunTrust Bank and its Affiliates, has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent which has been acknowledged by the Borrower of (i) the existence of such Hedging Transaction, and (ii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining the obligations under such Hedging Transaction from time to time. In no event shall any Lender-Related Hedge Provider acting in such capacity be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to Hedging Obligations except that each reference to the term “ Lender ” in Article IX and Section  11.4 shall be deemed to include such Lender-Related Hedge Provider. In no event shall the approval of any such Person in its capacity as Lender-Related Hedge Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or other Lien purported to be created under any Loan Document.

Lenders ” shall mean, collectively, the Multicurrency Lenders and the Dollar Lenders and each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section  2.23 , and their successors and assigns, and shall include, where appropriate, the Swingline Lender.

 

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Letter of Credit ” shall mean any stand-by letter of credit issued pursuant to Section  2.22 by the Issuing Bank for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the LC Commitment. Letters of Credit may be denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency.

Letter of Credit Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.14(c) .

LIBOR ” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, (i) the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in the relevant currency at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period or (ii) if greater and solely with respect to the Initial Term Loans, 1.00% per annum. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which deposits in the relevant currency in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan comprising part of such borrowing would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided that, if LIBOR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of clause (i) above.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, collateral assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Limited Condition Acquisition ” shall mean any permitted acquisition or permitted Investment in any assets, business or Person, in each case the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the LC Documents, the Fee Letters, all Notices of Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, all stock powers and similar instruments of transfer delivered in connection with any Collateral Document, each Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment, and any other instrument, agreement or document executed by a Loan Party in connection with any of the foregoing and designated in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent as a Loan Document.

Loan Parties ” shall mean, collectively, the Guarantors and the Borrower.

Loans ” shall mean all Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Term Loans (including any Initial Term Loans, any Incremental Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increase or any Incremental Revolving Commitment, any Extended Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Extended Revolving Commitment, any Refinancing Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Refinancing Revolving Commitment and any Replacement Term Loans) in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

London Banking Day ” shall mean any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

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Management Stockholders ” shall mean the current or former members of management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent entities or Subsidiaries who are direct or indirect investors in the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, resulting in a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform any of their respective material payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender, and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole including the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the type included in Consolidated Total Funded Debt (other than (a) the Obligations outstanding under the Loan Documents, and the Second Lien Term Facility Indebtedness and (b) any Indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding $25,000,000.

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not an “Immaterial Subsidiary”.

Maturity Date ” shall mean, the earlier (x) the date on which the principal amount of any Loan has been declared or automatically has become due and payable pursuant to Section  8.1 (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (y) (i) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, December 22, 2023; (ii) with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment Termination Date; (iii) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment, (v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, and (vi) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable agreement; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multicurrency Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Multicurrency Lender, the commitment of such Multicurrency Lender to make Multicurrency Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Loans made in Dollars), and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section  2.8 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section  11.4 . The initial amount of each Multicurrency Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment is set forth on Schedule  I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Multicurrency Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Multicurrency Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person. The aggregate amount of the Multicurrency Lenders’ Multicurrency Commitments as of the Closing Date is $100,000,000.

 

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Multicurrency Lender ” shall mean the Persons listed on Schedule  I as having Multicurrency Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Multicurrency Commitment or to acquire Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Multicurrency Loan ” shall mean a Loan made or incurred under the Multicurrency Commitments.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which Borrower has any liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate).

Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean

(i) the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition or Recovery Event, net of (a) direct costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, sales commissions, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith), (b) taxes and Permitted Tax Distributions paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof or paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result of the repatriation thereof, (c) the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section  7.2 (other than a Lien subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the related property, together with any applicable premium, penalty, interest and breakage costs; (d) in the case of any Disposition or Recovery Event by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof; (e) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations and (f) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition (provided that to the extent that any amounts are released from such escrow to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, such amounts net of any related expenses shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); and

(ii) the aggregate cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonable estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, including mandatory prepayments associated therewith, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.

 

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For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Cash Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be disregarded.

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

Note ” has the meaning as set forth in Section  2.10(b) .

Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall mean the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided in Section  2.7(b) .

Notice of Revolving Borrowing ” has the meaning as set forth in Section  2.3 .

Notice of Swingline Borrowing has have the meaning as set forth in Section  2.4 .

Notices of Borrowing ” shall mean, collectively, the Notices of Revolving Borrowing and the Notices of Swingline Borrowing.

Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, (a) all amounts owing by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) or the Arranger pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit including without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, (b) all Hedging Obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider permitted by Section  7.10 , and (c) all Bank Product Obligations, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings of any of the foregoing; provided , that “Obligations” of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

Offered Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

Offered Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

OID ” shall mean original issue discount.

 

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Organization Documents ” shall mean, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Other Commitments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section  2.24 or 2.25 )).

Other Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Overnight Rate ” shall mean, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in the Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Participant ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(d ).

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(e) .

Participating Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(B) .

Participating Member State ” shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

Patriot Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.14 .

Payment Office ” shall mean, with respect to any currency, the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location with respect to such currency as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

 

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PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted BIN Arrangement ” shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain BIN arrangement evidenced by that certain BIN Sponsorship Agreement by and between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of January 19, 2012, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to the restrictions contained herein) (the “ Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”), or (b) any agreement or agreements (a “ Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”) entered into by the Borrower or any Guarantor, on one hand, and another Person, on the other hand, designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in replacement of the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or the previous Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement, so long as such agreement or agreements are not on terms materially adverse, taken as a whole as determined by the Borrower in good faith, to the Borrower as compared to the terms under the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or such previous Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement (as applicable), or otherwise reflect the market terms relating to similar agreements, taken as a whole as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

Permitted Earnouts ” shall mean, for any period, any obligation (other than obligations relating to any working capital adjustment or similar purchase price adjustment) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (or an Affiliate of or successor to such Person) arising before, on or after the Closing Date that is (or, prior to a determination of the amount thereof, was) based on the financial performance of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that is in substance, an amount owing on account of the unpaid portion of the purchase price for (a) Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) assets comprising the business, or a portion thereof, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which, in either case, was acquired from such Person or an Affiliate of such Person; provided , however that, such obligations shall be unsecured.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

(f) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(g) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

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

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

(j) judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(k) customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;

(l) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, minor defects and other irregularities in title and similar encumbrances on real property that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not, in the aggregate, in any case materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the use of the property for its intended purpose;

(m) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements or similar public filings arising in the ordinary course of business.

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt ” shall mean any secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien that is pari passu to the Liens securing the Obligations (but without regard to the control of remedies), is subject to intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral except to the extent permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (ii) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary other than Guarantors and (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date of, or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, any Term Loan outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Holders ” shall mean each of (i) the Sponsor; (ii) the Management Stockholders, (iii) Blueapple, Inc., (iv) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; and (v) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) including any of the foregoing Persons, so long as any combination of such foregoing Persons referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall hold directly or indirectly a majority of the aggregate voting interests in the Capital Stock of the Borrower or the Relevant Public Company, as the case may be, held by all members of such combination.

Permitted Intercompany Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is extended by the Borrower or a Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary, as applicable; provided that the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness owed by any Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not exceed $25,000,000.

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt ” shall mean secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, is subject to intercreditor agreements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral except to the extent permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (ii) such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”. Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

 

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Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, restructured, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section  7.1(c) , such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and (c) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms (i) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by one or more Persons who is an obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended or (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) if the refinancing Indebtedness was incurred in respect of Indebtedness originally incurred under Section  7.1(w) or (x) , such refinancing Indebtedness will continue to be treated as outstanding Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Term Loans secured on the basis of the original Indebtedness, regardless if secured on the same basis as such Indebtedness was originally incurred, unless and until such Refinancing Indebtedness may be reclassified pursuant to the last paragraph of Section  7.1 and (b) if such Permitted Refinancing is secured by the Collateral, it shall be subject to intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Reorganizations ” shall mean transactions, re-organizations and other activities related to tax planning or in connection with tax receivable agreements and re-organization, so long as the security interest of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired; and transactions, re-organizations and other activities relating to, in connection with, or as a result of, an “Up-C” IPO substantially consistent with the terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects.

Permitted Repricing Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  11.2(b) .

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any seller-financed Indebtedness) (i) that is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) that matures by its terms no earlier than 90 days after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect with no scheduled principal payments permitted prior to such maturity; provided , that up to an amount of such Indebtedness equal to $25,000,000 shall not be subject to this clause (ii).

 

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Permitted Tax Distributions ” shall mean distributions by the Borrower, with respect to such periods the Borrower is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for federal, state and/or local income tax purposes (a “ Flow-Through Entity ”), to its members, partners or shareholders in an amount equal to the aggregate Taxes determined by multiplying (1) the highest combined tax rate (including all applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes determined with reference to income, including without limitation taxes imposed under Code Section 1411, and taking into account the deductibility (including applicable limitations on deductibility) of state and local income taxes for federal income tax purposes) applicable to any direct or indirect (through other Flow-Through Entities) holder of Capital Stock of such Flow Through Entity by (2) the aggregate taxable income of the Borrower (determined and calculated (i)by taking into account, for the avoidance of doubt, the effect of any tax basis adjustment under Sections 734 or 743 of the Code and any other tax benefit accruing for such period to a member as a result of payments made in connection with a tax receivable agreement; (ii) prior to any deduction for any guaranteed payments under Code Section 707(c); and (iii) by including any gain realized and allocable under Code Section 704(c); any determinations made by giving effect to the adjustments in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as “Adjusted” or “as Adjusted”) for the period to which the distribution relates allocated to holders of Capital Stock of the Borrower as estimated in good faith by the Borrower, taking into account all operating losses, as Adjusted, of the Borrower for prior periods, to the extent such Adjusted losses were not previously used to reduce taxable income, as Adjusted, for purposes of this determination in prior periods, on a quarterly basis at least ten days in advance of the due date for a corporation’s quarterly estimated U.S. federal income tax payment or such more frequent basis as any such Taxes would be required to be paid; provided , that if the amounts initially distributed with respect to a taxable year (the “ Distributed Amounts ”) exceed the amount that would have been distributed for such year if the distributions had been made in accordance with the Borrower’s Adjusted actual taxable income for such taxable year (the “ Actual Amount ”), then such excess shall be credited against the next Permitted Tax Distribution permitted to be made for subsequent periods, and if the Actual Amount exceeds the Distributed Amount, the Borrower shall immediately be permitted to distribute an amount equal to such excess as a Permitted Tax Distribution.

Permitted Transferee ” means (a) in the case of the Sponsor, (i) any Sponsor Associate, (ii) the heirs, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of any Sponsor Associate and (iii) any trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the stockholders or partners of which, include only a Sponsor Associate, his or her spouse or former spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step-children) and/or direct lineal descendants; and (b) in the case of any Management Stockholder, (i) his or her executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, (ii) his or her spouse or former spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step-children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (iii) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the stockholders or partners of which, include only a Management Stockholder and his or her spouse or former spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt ” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness (including any unsecured Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness otherwise constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

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

 

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Pro Forma Adjustments ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis”.

Pro Forma Basis ” or “ pro forma basis ” shall mean, with respect to any Specified Transaction that has been made (1) during the applicable Test Period or (2) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio or test or basket is made, that for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA (including any basket that is based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA), the financial covenant set forth in Article VI , and other financial ratios and tests, such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period, with any incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith to be deemed to have incurred as of the last day of the applicable Test Period. In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition or Recovery Event, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property the subject of such Disposition or Recovery Event shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the last day of the applicable period and (b) with respect to any permitted acquisition or other Investment, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in Section  1.1 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements, or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the last day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA (other than for the purpose of calculating Consolidated Excess Cash Flow) shall be determined subject to pro forma adjustments (“ Pro Forma Adjustments ”) which are reasonably attributable to such Specified Transactions that are factually supportable, and which reflect the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies with respect to Specified Transactions to the extent identifiable, quantifiable and reasonably attributable to and reasonably anticipated to result from actions taken or expected to be taken or committed to be taken within 24 months of the applicable Specified Transaction, as certified by the chief financial officer or another senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower (it being understood that Pro Forma Adjustments need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act, provided that, the aggregate amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies permitted to be added back pursuant to this sentence for any period shall not exceed, together with any amounts added back pursuant to clauses (b)(xvii) and (b)(xviii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (after giving effect to the Pro Forma Adjustments) for such period. All the aforementioned adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA shall be added back thereto as if each applicable Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable calculation period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period, in each case without duplication of any amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (b)(i) through (xix)  of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and net of the amount of actual benefits realized during the applicable period. In addition, whenever a financial ratio or test is to be

 

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calculated on a pro forma basis or on a Pro Forma Basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower); provided that, the provisions of this sentence shall not apply for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Margin” and determining actual compliance with Section  6.1 (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with Section  6.1 ), each of which shall be based on the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(a) or Section  5.1(b) , as applicable, for the relevant Test Period.

Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Commitment of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Commitment of such Lender (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure or Term Loan, as applicable), and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure or Term Loans, as applicable, of all Lenders) and (b) with respect to all Commitments of any Lender at any time, the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure) and Term Loans owing to such Lender and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Revolving Commitments (or if such Revolving Commitments have been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders funded under such Commitments) and the Term Loans.

Qualified Capital Stock ” shall mean any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” shall mean, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualified IPO ” shall mean any transaction whereby, or upon the consummation of which, the Borrower’s or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower’s common Capital Stock is offered or sold (whether through an initial primary public offering or a merger with and into a Person that has substantially concurrently consummated an initial primary public offering the proceeds of which are contributed to the post-merger entity or used to purchase equity from existing or legacy holders of the equity of the post merger entity) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (or to the equivalent registration documents filed with the equivalent authority in the applicable foreign jurisdiction) and in connection therewith listed on a nationally recognized exchange.

Qualifying Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Recovery Event ” shall mean any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, but excluding any such event that is subject to business interruption insurance or cyber insurance.

Refinanced Debt ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinanced Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.2(b) .

 

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Refinancing Amendment ” shall mean an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section  2.27 .

Refinancing Revolving Commitments ” shall mean one or more Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Revolving Loans ” shall mean one or more Classes of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Series ” shall mean all Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Loans, or Refinancing Revolving Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Loans or Refinancing Revolving Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same All-In Yield and, if applicable, amortization schedule.

Refinancing Term Commitments ” shall mean one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Term Loans ” shall mean one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Registered Equivalent Notes ” shall mean, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Regulation  D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation  T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation  U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation  X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Rejection Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(g) .

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

 

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Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Relevant Public Company ” shall mean the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that is the registrant with respect to a Qualified IPO.

Replaced Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.2(b) .

Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement”.

Repricing Event ” shall refer to the following: (i) all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans is voluntarily prepaid using proceeds of a substantially concurrent incurrence of syndicated or “club” secured term loans by Borrower or any other Loan Party the primary purpose of which is to reduce the All-In-Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans (and such All-In-Yield is reduced) or (ii) any amendment to the Initial Term Loans that reduces the All-In-Yield in respect of the Initial Term Loans (including any mandatory assignment in connection therewith); provided that it shall not constitute a Repricing Event if it is in connection with, or as a result of, a Qualified IPO, a Change in Control or a Transformative Acquisition.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Commitments and Term Loans at such time or if the Lenders have no Commitments outstanding, then Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans at such time; provided that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its Revolving Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Lenders. The Required Lenders of a Class (which shall include the terms “Required Dollar Lenders” and “Required Multicurrency Lenders”) means Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, of such Class representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, of such Class at such time.

Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any Law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person or such other representative of such Person as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person.

Restricted Payment ” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of any shares of its Capital Stock or any options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock, whether now or hereafter outstanding.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary, including any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof (including without limitation, the provisions set forth in the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”).

Revaluation Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency pursuant to Section  2.7 , and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (iii) each date of any payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require.

Revolver Extension Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(b) .

Revolver Extension Series ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(b) .

Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the Dollar Commitment or Multicurrency Commitment of such Lender, as applicable, initially in the amount set forth on Schedule I , or in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Dollar Commitment” or “Multicurrency Commitment,” as applicable, as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Person as an assignee, or the joinder executed by such Person, in each case as such Commitment may subsequently be increased or decreased pursuant to terms hereof, including pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) an Incremental Amendment, (iii) a Refinancing Amendment or (iv) an Extension Amendment..

Revolving Commitment Increase ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Revolving Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) December 22, 2021 and (ii) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section  2.8 or 8.1 .

Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent amount of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure and Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure at such time.

Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Dollar Lender at any time, the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Dollar Loans at such time.

Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Multicurrency Lender at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Multicurrency Loans, and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

Revolving Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated, Revolving Credit Exposure.

Revolving Loan ” shall mean a loan made by a Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) to the Borrower under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

 

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S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby such Person shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

Sanctioned Country ” shall mean, at any time, a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions, such that transactions with such country, territory, or government are prohibited without authorization.

Sanctioned Person ” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by and owned 50% or more by any such Person.

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

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Lien Administrative Agent ” has the meaning assigned to the term “Administrative Agent” under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement and shall include any successor administrative agent under the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

Second Lien Credit Agreement ” shall mean the “Second Lien Credit Agreement” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Second Lien Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ” shall mean “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date, as the same may be subsequently amended, modified, supplemented, restated, refinanced, renewed, extended or replaced in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement).

Second Lien Documents ” shall mean the “Second Lien Loan Documents” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Second Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt ” shall mean the “Incremental Equivalent Debt” or any comparable term) as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

Second Lien Incremental Term Loans ” shall mean the “Incremental Term Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

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Second Lien Other Term Loans ” shall mean the “Other Term Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

Second Lien Secured Obligations ” shall mean the “Second Lien Secured Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Second Lien Term Facility ” shall mean the Second Lien Term Loans and commitments in respect thereof.

Second Lien Term Facility Indebtedness ” shall mean the Second Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Incremental Term Loans, Second Lien Other Term Loans, Second Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt, Second Lien Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and any Permitted Refinancing in respect any of the foregoing.

Second Lien Term Loans ” shall mean the “Term Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization Transaction ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or Affiliate of such Person.

Security Agreement ” shall mean the security and pledge agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties party thereto.

Segregated Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section  2.5 .

Settlement ” shall mean the transfer of cash or other property with respect to any credit or debit card charge, check or other instrument, electronic funds transfer, or other type of paper-based or electronic payment, transfer, or charge transaction for which a Person acts as a processor, remitter, funds recipient or funds transmitter in the ordinary course of its business.

Settlement Asset ” shall mean any cash, receivable or other property, including a Settlement Receivable, due or conveyed to a Person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

Settlement Lien ” shall mean a Lien securing obligations arising under or related to any Settlement or Settlement Obligation that attaches to (i) Settlement Assets (including any assignment of Settlement Assets in consideration of Settlement Payments), (ii) any intraday or overnight overdraft or automated clearing house exposure or asset specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iii) loss reserve accounts specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iv) merchant suspense funds specifically related to Settlement Assets or (v) rights under any BIN/ISO Agreement or fees paid or payable under any BIN/ISO Agreement.

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Settlement Payment ” shall mean the transfer, or contractual undertaking (including by automated clearing house transaction) to effect a transfer, of cash or other property to effect a Settlement.

Settlement Receivable ” shall mean (a) receivables from card associations for transactions processed on behalf of merchants and (b) receivables from merchants for the portion of the discount fee related to reimbursement of the interchange expense and other fees payable to card associations.

Solicited Discount Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iv) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer ” shall mean the irrevocable written offer by each Lender submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, that on such date (a) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, does not exceed the present fair saleable value (on a going concern basis) of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis; (b) the capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, contemplated as of such date; and (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts including current obligations beyond their ability to pay such debt as it matures in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Specified Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) .

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) .

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a written notice of the Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(ii) .

Specified Discount Prepayment Response ” shall mean the irrevocable written response by each Lender to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) .

Specified Discount Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(C) .

Specified Loan Party ” shall mean any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section  10.8 ).

 

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Specified Transaction ” shall mean any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of division of, or the Capital Stock of, another Person, any other permitted acquisition or other Investment (including, without limitation, any acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries), any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary, any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or any incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any increase in Commitments or incurrence of Incremental Loans pursuant to Section  2.23 and any amendments, waivers, consents, or repayments in connection with any incurrence thereof, but excluding (x) Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility and (y) any scheduled payments of interest or amortization with respect to such Indebtedness), that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or on a “pro forma basis”. It is understood and agreed that the term “Specified Transaction” shall also include (a) the facility and infrastructure consolidation related to the Borrower’s Affiliates as previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent and (b) the conversion of the “back end processing” off the Global Payments Direct, Inc. system.

Sponsor ” shall mean any of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and any of its Affiliates, and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Sponsor Associate ” shall mean any managing director, general partner, limited partner, director, officer or employee of the Sponsor.

Spot Rate ” shall mean, for a currency, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the Issuing Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency.

Sterling Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition of Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Sterling Purchase Agreement.

Sterling Purchase Agreement ” shall mean that certain Unit Purchase Agreement by and among EVO Merchant Services, LLC, SPT Distributions Holdings LLC and Sterling Target, dated as of December 22, 2016.

Sterling Target ” shall mean Sterling Payment Technologies, LLC, a Florida limited liability company.

STRH ” shall mean SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and its successors.

Submitted Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Submitted Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

 

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Subordinated Debt Documents ” shall mean any indenture, agreement or similar instrument governing Permitted Subordinated Debt.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, and (b) either (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) the management or operation of which is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

SunTrust ” shall mean SunTrust Bank and its successors.

Swap Obligations ” shall mean with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swingline Commitment ” shall mean that portion of the Multicurrency Commitments that may be used by the Borrower for Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000).

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the principal amount of the Swingline Loans in which such Lender is legally obligated either to make a Base Rate Loan or to purchase a participation in accordance with Section  2.4 , which shall equal such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Swingline Loans.

Swingline Lender ” shall mean SunTrust in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” shall mean a loan made to the Borrower by the Swingline Lender under the Swingline Commitment. Swingline Loans shall only be denominated in Dollars.

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Sections 840-10 & 840-20, as amended and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

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

 

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Term Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has (a) an Initial Term Commitment, an Incremental Term Commitment, a Refinancing Term Commitment or a commitment to make Replacement Term Loans or (b) a Term Loan at such time.

Term Loan ” shall mean any Initial Term Loan, Extended Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Term Loan, as the context may require.

Term Loan Extension Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

Term Loan Extension Series ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

Testing Quarter ” shall mean any Fiscal Quarter for which both (i) the daily average outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans during such Fiscal Quarter exceeds 30% of the Revolving Commitments then outstanding and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans is not reduced to zero on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.

Test Period ” shall mean, for any date of determination under this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements are available.

Transformative Acquisition ” shall mean any acquisition by Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior to the consummation of such acquisition.

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

Unaudited Financial Statements ” shall mean the quarterly financial statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows.

United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary the Borrower designates in writing to the Administrative Agent as being an Unrestricted Subsidiary and satisfies the conditions set forth in the following sentence of this definition. The Borrower may designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and may subsequently re-designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by giving written notice of such re-designation to the Administrative Agent, so long as no Event of Default is in existence or would be caused by such designation or re-designation.

Up-C Term Sheet ” shall mean the term sheet set forth in Exhibit 1.1 .

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.20(f) .

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness, in each case, without giving effect to any reductions of amortization or other scheduled payments for periods where amortization has been reduced as a result of the prepayment of the applicable Indebtedness.

 

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

Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.2 Classifications of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “Revolving Loan”, “Dollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Loan” or “Term Loan”,) or by Type (e.g. a “Eurodollar Loan”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Loan”, “Dollar Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”, “Dollar Borrower” or “Multicurrency Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”, “Multicurrency Eurodollar Borrowing” or “Dollar Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(a ); provided , that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all calculations of the financial covenant contained in Article VI (including for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and any transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires that any financial covenant contained in Article VI be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”) shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis consistent with the definition of such term. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or in the other Loan Documents, any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the date hereof shall not be treated as Indebtedness or as a capital lease and shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the date hereof, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the date hereof shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any actual or proposed change in GAAP after the date hereof.

 

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Section 1.4 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise provided, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

Section 1.5 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents . Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurodollar Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in the Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of the Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

Section 1.6 Change of Currency .

(a) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with Article VI or Article VII with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness is incurred or Investment is made (so long as such Indebtedness or Investment, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder).

Section 1.7 Limited Condition Acquisition . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when calculating the applicable leverage ratios, testing availability under any basket provided for in this Agreement or determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination of compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom or requiring the accuracy

 

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of representations and warranties) in connection with a Specified Transaction undertaken in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, the date of determination of such ratio and determination of whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom or other applicable covenant or accuracy of representations and warranties shall, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “ LCA Election ”), be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “ LCA Test Date ”) and if, after such ratios and other provisions are measured or determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other Specified Transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period being used to calculate such financial ratio ending prior to the LCA Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratios and provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) if any of such ratios or baskets are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or total assets (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower or the target of any Limited Condition Acquisition (other than as a result of any incurrence, disposition or Restricted Payment) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios, baskets and other provisions will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder and (y) such ratios, baskets and other provisions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related Specified Transactions. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be (x) calculated (and tested) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (y) also calculated (and tested) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated; provided , that (other than solely with respect to the incurrence test under which such Limited Condition Acquisition is being made and the test set forth in the immediately preceding clause (x)) Consolidated EBITDA, assets and Consolidated Net Income of any target of such Limited Condition Acquisition can only be used in the determination of the relevant ratio and baskets if and when such Limited Condition Acquisition has closed.

Section 1.8 Timing of Payment and Performance .

When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.9 Specified Baskets .

If more than one action occurs on any given date the permissibility of the taking of which is determined hereunder by reference to the amount of the Available Additional Basket, the Available Equity Basket or other applicable basket immediately prior to the taking of such action, the permissibility of the taking of each such action shall be determined independently and in no event may any two or more such actions be treated as occurring simultaneously for the purpose of any test hereunder to determine permissibility unless the Borrower shall so elect.

 

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ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

Section 2.1 General Description of Facilities . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which each Lender severally agrees (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section  2.2 , (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with Section  2.22 , (iii) the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in accordance with Section  2.4 , (iv) each Multicurrency Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided , that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect from time to time; and (v) each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Initial Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Initial Term Commitment.

Section 2.2 Revolving Loa ns . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each Dollar Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Dollar Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Dollar Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeding the aggregate Dollar Commitments and (b) each Multicurrency Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars or the Alternative Currency, ratably in proportion to its Pro Rata Share of the Multicurrency Commitments, to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeding the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments. During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided , that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

Section 2.3 Procedure for Revolving Borrowings . The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 (a “ Notice of Revolving Borrowing ”) (a) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (b) prior to 1:00 p.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (ii) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency; provided that any Revolving Borrowing made on the Closing Date shall be a Base Rate Borrowing unless a funding indemnity letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent is received together with the applicable Notice of Revolving Borrowing by the relevant deadline set forth above. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing, (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period), (v) the currency of the Loans to be borrowed and (vi) whether such Borrowing is to be made under the Dollar Commitments or the Multicurrency Commitments. If the Borrower fails to specify a currency in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the Borrower fails to specify a Class in the Notice of Revolving Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be deemed to be under the Multicurrency Commitments. Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided , that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section  2.4 or Section  2.22(d) may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings (that are Revolving Borrowings) outstanding at any time exceed six (6). Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the amount (and currency) of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.4 Swingline Commitment .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the lesser of (i) the Swingline Commitment then in effect and (ii) the difference between the Multicurrency Commitments and the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders; provided , that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. The Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(b) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Swingline Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4 attached hereto (“ Notice of Swingline Borrowing ”) prior to 1:00 p.m. on the requested date of each Swingline Borrowing. Each Notice of Swingline Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the principal amount of such Swingline Loan, (ii) the date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) the account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of each Notice of Swingline Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount of each Swingline Loan shall not be less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000, or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. The Swingline Lender will make the proceeds of each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower in Dollars in immediately available funds at the account specified by the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Swingline Borrowing not later than 4:00 p.m. on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c) The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), give a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Multicurrency Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Base Rate Loans in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any Swingline Loan. Each Multicurrency Lender will make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender in accordance with Section  2.6 , and such proceeds will be used solely for the repayment of such Swingline Loan.

 

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(d) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Multicurrency Lender (other than the Swingline Lender) shall purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share thereof on the date that such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. On the date of such required purchase, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participating interest to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender.

(e) Each Multicurrency Lender’s obligation to make a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section  2.4(c) or to purchase the participating interests pursuant to Section  2.4(d) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have or claim against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of any Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the existence (or alleged existence) of any event or condition which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Swingline Lender by any Multicurrency Lender, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon for each day from the date of demand thereof at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. Until such time as such Lender makes its required payment, the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to continue to have outstanding Swingline Loans in the amount of the unpaid participation for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In addition, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Loans and any other amounts due to it hereunder, to the Swingline Lender to fund the amount of such Lender’s participation interest in such Swingline Loans that such Lender failed to fund pursuant to this Section  2.4 , until such amount has been purchased in full.

(f) If the maturity date shall have occurred in respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments (the “ Expiring Credit Commitment ”) at a time when another tranche or tranches of Revolving Commitments is or are in effect with a longer maturity date (each, a “ Non-Expiring Credit Commitment ” and collectively, the “ Non-Expiring Credit Commitments ”), then with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, if consented to by the Swingline Lender, on the earliest occurring maturity date such Swingline Loan shall be deemed reallocated to the tranche or tranches of the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis; provided that (x) to the extent that the amount of such reallocation would cause the aggregate credit exposure to exceed the aggregate amount of such Non-Expiring Credit Commitments, immediately prior to such reallocation the amount of Swingline Loans to be reallocated equal to such excess shall be repaid or Cash Collateralized and (y) notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall still be obligated to repay Swingline Loans allocated to the Revolving Lenders holding the Expiring Credit Commitments at the maturity date of the Expiring Credit Commitment or if the Loans have been accelerated prior to the maturity date of the Expiring Credit Commitment. Commencing with the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments, the Swingline Commitment shall be agreed with the Swingline Lender and the Lenders holding the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments.

 

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Section 2.5 Initial Term Commitments .

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single term loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date (the “ Initial Term Loan ”) in a principal amount equal to the Initial Term Commitment of such Lender. The Initial Term Loan may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Section  3.1 shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request to borrow the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date; provided that the Initial Term Loan made on the Closing Date shall be a Base Rate Borrowing unless a funding indemnity letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent is received three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. It is understood and agreed that to the extent the Sterling Acquisition is not consummated prior to or simultaneously with the Closing Date, $100,000,000 of the Initial Term Loans (the “ Escrowed Amount ”) shall be funded into a segregated account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent (the “ Segregated Account ”).

Section 2.6 Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan in the Alternative Currency, in each case to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office for the applicable currency; provided , that the Swingline Loans will be made as set forth in Section  2.4 . The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(c) All Revolving Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

 

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Section 2.7 Interest Elections .

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, all as provided in this Section  2.7 . The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section  2.7 , the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 1:00 p.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Loan and (B) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any continuation of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing (including the Class) to which such Notice of Conversion/Continuation applies and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. If any such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section  2.3 .

(c) If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month; provided , however, such Loan shall be of the same Class; provided further , however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurodollar Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists and if the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall have elected so in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof. No Loan may be converted into a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.

 

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(d) Upon receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

Section 2.8 Optional Reduction and Termination of Commitments .

(a) Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments, Swingline Commitments and LC Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section  2.23 , the Initial Term Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term Loan pursuant to Section  2.5 .

(b) Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) (or such shorter notice as the Administrative Agent may agree) to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable; provided that such notice may be conditional, extendable or revocable if such prepayment would result from the occurrence of another event), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole; provided , that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section  2.8 shall be in an amount of at least $1,000,000 and any larger multiple of $500,000, and (iii) no such reduction of either Class shall be permitted which would reduce the total Revolving Commitments of such Class to an amount less than the total Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class. Any such reduction in the Multicurrency Commitments below the principal amount of the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Swingline Commitment and the LC Commitment.

Section 2.9 Repayment of Loans.

(a) The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be due and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

(b) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below:

 

Installment Date

   Principal Amount  

June 30, 2017

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2017

   $ 1,425,000  

December 31, 2017

   $ 1,425,000  

March 31, 2018

   $ 1,425,000  

 

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June 30, 2018

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2018

   $ 1,425,000  

December 31, 2018

   $ 1,425,000  

March 31, 2019

   $ 1,425,000  

June 30, 2019

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2019

   $ 1,425,000  

December 31, 2019

   $ 1,425,000  

March 31, 2020

   $ 1,425,000  

June 30, 2020

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2020

   $ 1,425,000  

December 31, 2020

   $ 1,425,000  

March 31, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

June 30, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

June 30, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

December 31, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

March 31, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

December 31, 2021

   $ 1,425,000  

March 31, 2022

   $ 1,425,000  

June 30, 2022

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2022

   $ 1,425,000  

December 31, 2022

   $ 1,425,000  

March 31, 2023

   $ 1,425,000  

June 30, 2023

   $ 1,425,000  

September 30, 2023

   $ 1,425,000  

 

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provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Initial Term Loan funded on the Closing Date shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

(c) The outstanding principal amount of any Incremental Loan shall be repaid as provided in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement.

Section 2.10 Evidence of Indebtedness .

(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Commitments of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section  2.7 , (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section  2.7 , (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , that the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement evidences the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and is being executed as a “noteless” credit agreement. However, at the request of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.10 (a “ Note ”). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment permitted hereunder) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.

Section 2.11 Optional Prepayments .

(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty other than as set forth in Section  2.14(g) , by giving written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. (x) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) not less than four (4) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) in the case of Swingline Borrowings, 11:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment (or such shorter notice as the Administrative Agent may agree, in each case of the foregoing). Each such notice shall be irrevocable; provided that such notice may be conditional, extendable or revocable if such prepayment would result from occurrence of another event. Each such notice shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment, the Class of the Loans to be prepaid, the currencies of the Loans to be prepaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section  2.13(d ); provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section  2.19 . Each partial prepayment of any Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type pursuant to Section  2.2 or in the case of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section  2.4 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and in the case of a prepayment of a Term Loan Borrowing shall be applied as directed by Borrower, including to any class of extending or existing Term Loans in such order as Borrower may designate, and shall be applied to the Initial Term Loans or any Incremental Loan that is a term loan or any or all thereof as determined by Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (x) after any Extension, the Borrower may voluntarily prepay any Borrowing of any Class of non-extended Term Loans or non-extended Revolving Loans (and terminate the related Revolving Commitment) pursuant to which the related Extension Offer was made without any obligation to prepay the corresponding Extended Term Loans or may voluntarily prepay any Borrowing of any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans (and terminate the related Extended Revolving Commitment) pursuant to which the related Extension Offer was made without any obligation to voluntarily prepay the corresponding non-extended Term Loans or non-extended Revolving Loans and (y) after the incurrence or issuance of any Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans or Replacement Term Loans, the Borrower may voluntarily prepay (and terminate the related Commitment with respect to) any Borrowing of any Initial Term Loans or Revolving Loans without any obligation to voluntarily prepay (or terminate the related Commitment with respect to) any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Credit Loans or Replacement Term Loans, or may voluntarily prepay (and terminate the related Commitment with respect to) any Borrowing of any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans or Replacement Term Loans without any obligation to voluntarily prepay (or terminate the related Commitment with respect to) the Initial Term Loans, any other Term Loans or any Revolving Credit Loans; provided that any Incremental Loans effected as a Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase to any existing Class of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans and such existing Class of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, shall in all events be voluntarily prepaid on a pro rata basis.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, in addition to the terms set forth in Sections 2.11(a) and 11.4 , any of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (each a “ Company Party ) may prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) without premium or penalty, through (x) open market purchases, and/or (y) Dutch auctions which auctions shall be made on the following basis:

(i) Any Company Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “ Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ”), in each case made to each Term Lender and/or each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, in accordance with this Section  2.11(b) and without premium or penalty.

 

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(ii) (A) Any Company Party may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ”) with respect to each applicable tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “ Specified Discount ”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section  2.11(b)(ii) ), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $2,500,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded, each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ”).

(B) Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “ Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ”), the amount and the tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

(C) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Company Party will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.11(b)(ii) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to clause  (B) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Specified Discount Proration ”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Company Party and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(vi) below (subject to Section  2.11(b)(ix) below).

 

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(iii) (A) Any Company Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Amount ”), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “ Discount Range ”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Company Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section  2.11(b)(iii) ), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $2,500,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause  (iii) above, each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “ Submitted Discount ”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “ Submitted Amount ”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

 

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(B) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this Section  2.11(b)(iii) . The relevant Company Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “ Applicable Discount ”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following clause  (C) ) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “ Participating Lender ”).

(C) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Company Party will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “ Identified Participating Lenders ”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Discount Range Proration ”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5) Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the

 

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aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(vi) below (subject to Section  2.11(b)(ix) below).

(iv) (A) Any Company Party may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such later notice specified therein); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Class of Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the applicable Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section  2.11(b)(iv) ), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $2,500,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “ Offered Discount ”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the “ Offered Amount ”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

(B) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Company Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Company Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Company Party (the “ Acceptable Discount ”), if any. If the Company Party elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the fifth Business Day after the date of receipt by such Company Party from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause  (B) (the “ Acceptance Date ”), the Company Party shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Company Party by the Acceptance Date, such Company Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

 

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(C) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “ Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “ Acceptable Prepayment Amount ”) to be prepaid by the relevant Company Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section  2.11(b)(iv) . If the Company Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Company Party agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “ Qualifying Lender ”). The Company Party will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.11(b)(iv) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “ Identified Qualifying Lenders ”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Solicited Discount Proration ”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(vi) below (subject to Section  2.11(b)(ix) below).

 

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(v) In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Company Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Company Party in connection therewith.

(vi) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with Sections  2.11(b)(ii) through 2.11(b)(iv) above, a Company Party shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Company Party shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Loans being prepaid in direct order of maturity. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.11(b) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this Section  2.11(b) , each Lender participating in any prepayment described in this Section  2.11(b) acknowledges and agrees that in connection therewith, (1) the Borrower or any Company Party then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Borrowers, the Sponsor, their respective affiliates not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such prepayment (including Material Non-Public Information) (“ Excluded Information ”), (2) such Lender has independently, and without reliance on the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Borrower, Company Parties or Sponsor, any direct or indirect existing equity holders of a Company Party, or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and all parties to the relevant transactions shall render customary “big boy” disclaimer letters, (4) none of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information, and (5) the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

 

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(vii) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section  2.11(b) , established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Borrower.

(viii) Each of the Company Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledges and agrees that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section  2.11(b) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section  2.11(b) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

(ix) Each Company Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Company Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section  2.11(b) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section  8.1 or otherwise).

Section 2.12 Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Not later than thirty (30) Business Days following receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition (other than Dispositions permitted under Section  7.6(c), (d), (e), and (f) ) or Recovery Event, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans, subject to the terms in Section  2.12(i), in accordance with Section  2.12(e) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that such prepayment shall not be required (i) if the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such 30-Business Day period that such Net Cash Proceeds are to be used to repair or replace the property subject to such Disposition or Recovery Event or to acquire other property useful in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and either such use or acquisition shall occur, or a binding commitment for such use or acquisition shall have been entered into, within one year of the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event, and (ii) if the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds that are not reinvested or committed for such reinvestment in accordance with the foregoing clause (i)  hereof is less than or equal to (x) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions, $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Recovery Events, $5,000,000 in any Fiscal Year; provided further that if the Borrower shall fail to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within such one-year period but shall have notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such one-year period in writing of an Investment that the Borrower has committed to make with such Net Cash Proceeds, then such one-year reinvestment period shall be extended for an additional 180 days.

(b) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness (1) not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section  7.1 or (2) that is intended to constitute Replacement Term Loans or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Class of Terms Loans, the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with Section  2.12(e) .

 

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(c) Subject to terms in Section  2.12(h) , commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which the Borrower’s annual audited financial statements for such Fiscal Year are required to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(a), (i) to the extent that the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year (and for purposes hereof recalculated to give pro forma effect to any such pay down or reduction (including payments made after year-end and prior to the time such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due; provided that such amounts shall not reduce Consolidated Excess Cash Flow in any such Fiscal Year))) is greater than 4.00:1.00, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to 75% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year, (ii) to the extent that the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is less than or equal to 4.00:1.00 but greater than 3.50:1.00, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year, (iii) to the extent that the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is less than or equal to 3.50:1.00 but greater than 3.00:1.00, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to 25% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year, and (iv) to the extent that the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year is less than or equal to 3.00:1.00, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to 0% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year; provided , in each case, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount of voluntary prepayments of Term Loans, the Second Lien Term Facility, any Incremental Term Loans or Other Term Loans, any Second Lien Incremental Facility, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Second Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt, any permitted ratio debt secured on a first-lien or second-lien basis in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement and any Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans or Extended Term Loans of any of the foregoing secured on a first-lien or second-lien basis in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement, the Revolving Loans and any Incremental Revolving Loans and any Refinancing Revolving Commitments or Extended Revolving Commitments (to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction of the relevant Commitment) (in each case, including any debt buyback conducted, pursuant to Section  2.11(b) or Section 2.11(b) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement, but limited to the actual cash amount paid by the Company Party in connection with such buyback) made (without duplication) during the relevant fiscal year and, at the option of Borrower, thereafter prior to the related excess cash flow prepayment date. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with Section  2.12(e) . Any such prepayment shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the Borrower’s chief financial officer or other senior financial officer certifying the calculation of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow, which certificate shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Borrower shall offer to prepay 100% the Loans at par by making such offer in a notice of Change in Control to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may decline such offer of prepayment pursuant to Section  2.12(g).

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, that if at the time that a prepayment pursuant to Sections 2.12(a), (b)(1) or (c)  above would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Other Term Loans, other permitted Indebtedness (to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) and the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness, (to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations), in each case pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event or excess cash flow (such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Other Term Loans or other permitted Indebtedness (or the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness) required to be offered to be so repurchased, “ Other Applicable Indebtedness ”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Cash Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time; provided, that the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section  2.12 , as applicable, shall be reduced accordingly; provided , further , that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof. Except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or any Incremental Amendment or as otherwise provided herein, (A) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.12 shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding; provided that any prepayment of Term Loans with the Net Cash Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied solely to each applicable Class of Refinanced Debt; (B) with respect to each Class of Term Loans, each prepayment pursuant to this Section  2.12 shall be applied to the scheduled installments of principal thereof following the date of such prepayment in direct order of maturity; and (C) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders of each Class in accordance with their respective pro rata share of such prepayment.

 

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(f) If at any time (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (or solely in connection with currency fluctuations which result in the Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding 103% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments), (ii) the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of all Dollar Lenders exceeds the aggregate Dollar Commitments (or solely in connection with currency fluctuations which result in the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure exceeding 103% of the aggregate Dollar Commitments) or (iii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Multicurrency Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments (or solely in connection with currency fluctuations which result in the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure exceeding 103% of the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments), as reduced pursuant to Section  2.8 or otherwise, the Borrower shall within one (1) Business Day of written demand from the Administrative Agent repay Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) and applicable Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such excess amount and any amounts due under Section  2.19 . Each prepayment shall be applied first to the Swingline Loans (if such excess is with respect to the Multicurrency Commitment) to the full extent thereof, second, within the affected Class, first to the Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof, and then to Eurodollar Loans to the full extent thereof. If after giving effect to prepayment of all Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, (i) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or (ii) the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders exceeds the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit in an amount equal to such excess plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon.

 

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(g) In connection with any mandatory prepayment to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.12(a), (b), (c) or any offer to prepay pursuant to Section  2.12(d) , the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender, as applicable, of the date of such prepayment or offer and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment or offer and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment or offer. Each applicable Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of any such mandatory prepayment (other than with respect to prepayments with proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section  2.12(b) or of Replacement Term Loans) or offer (such declined amounts, the “ Declined Proceeds ”) by providing written notice (each, a “ Rejection Notice ”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment; provided , however , in no event may the proceeds of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any Replacement Term Loans be rejected. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory prepayment or offer to be rejected by such Lender. If a Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory repayment of Term Loans or offer of prepayment thereof, as applicable. Any Declined Proceeds may, subject to the mandatory prepayment requirements under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, be retained by the Borrower.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  2.12 or elsewhere in the Loan Documents, (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any Consolidated Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries (“ Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow ”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents or any other material agreement (not entered into for the purpose of evading the requirements herein), an amount equal to the portion of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section  2.12 if the applicable local law or applicable material documents or agreements would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation (as determined in the Borrower’s reasonable business judgment), so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section  2.12 ), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material documents or agreements (even if such cash is actually not repatriated), an amount equal to the amount of the Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that could be repatriated will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and/or the direct and indirect holders of Capital Stock in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against as a result of a repatriation and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.12 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow could reasonably be expected to have adverse tax cost consequences for the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and/or the direct and indirect holders of Capital Stock in the Borrower, an amount equal to such Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section  2.12 ; provided that (A) for purposes of this Section  2.12 , Excess Cash Flow shall be deemed allocable to each Foreign Subsidiary, with respect to any Fiscal Year, in an amount equal to (i) the Consolidated EBITDA of such Foreign Subsidiary for such Fiscal Year, divided by (ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (it being understood and agreed for the avoidance of doubt that such allocation shall exclude any reduction from interest and principal payments in respect of the Obligations) and (B) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to reduce Excess Cash Flow owed to the Lenders pursuant to Section  2.12(c) in respect of any Fiscal Year by the aggregate amount of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries subject to the limitations and restrictions described above in this Section  2.12(h) for the applicable Fiscal Year.

 

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(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  2.12 , (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (“ Foreign Disposition ”) or the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary (“ Foreign Casualty Event ”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents or other material agreement (not entered into for the purpose of evading the requirements herein), an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section  2.12 if the applicable local law or applicable material documents or agreements would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts (as determined in the Borrower’s reasonable business judgment) to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Net Cash Proceeds will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section  2.12 ), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material documents or agreements, even if such cash is not actually repatriated at such time, an amount equal to the amount of the Net Cash Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and the direct and indirect holders of Capital Stock in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.12 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or Foreign Casualty Event could reasonably be expected to have adverse tax cost consequences for Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds, an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section  2.12 . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section  2.12 shall require the Borrower to cause any amounts to be repatriated to the United States (whether or not such amounts are used in or excluded from the determination of the amount of any mandatory prepayments hereunder).

(j) If the Sterling Acquisition is not consummated by 11:59p.m. on January 31, 2017, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to the Escrowed Amount by applying the funds in the Segregated Account to such prepayment, with such prepayment to be applied on a pro rata basis to remaining installments of the Term Loans, without any premium or penalty.

 

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The prepayments under this Section  2.12 shall be made without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereto.

Section 2.13 Interest on Loans.

(a) The Borrower shall pay interest on (i) each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(b) The Borrower shall pay interest on each Swingline Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a)  and (b) above, if an Event of Default pursuant to Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) (i) with respect to the overdue amount of the Base Rate Loans, at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Base Rate Loans, (ii) with respect to the overdue amount of Eurodollar Loans at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Eurodollar Loans for the then-current Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and (iii) with respect to the overdue amount of the other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans.

(d) Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans and Swingline Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Latest Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last Business Day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or the applicable Latest Maturity Date, as the case may be. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.14 Fees.

(a) The Borrower shall pay to (i) the Administrative Agent for its own account, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in the Agent Fee Letter and (ii) the Arranger and the other parties thereto for their respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in the Arranger Fee Letter.

 

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(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”), which shall accrue at the rate of 0.50% per annum on the average daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period. For purposes of computing the Commitment Fee with respect to the Multicurrency Commitments, the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, but not Swingline Exposure, of such Lender.

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Multicurrency Lender, in Dollars, a letter of credit fee with respect to its participation in each Letter of Credit (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”), which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (such Letter of Credit Fee shall continue to accrue on any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account, in Dollars, a facing fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the Dollar Equivalent of the average daily amount of the LC Exposure during the Availability Period (or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.

(d) The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date:

(i) to each Lender with a Revolving Commitment, on the Closing Date from the proceeds of the initial funding thereunder, an upfront fee equal to 0.50% of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; and

(ii) to each Lender with an Initial Term Commitment, on the Closing Date from the proceeds of the initial funding thereunder, an upfront fee equal to 1.00% of such Lender’s Initial Term Commitment, which upfront fee may take the form of original issue discount.

(e) Accrued fees under paragraphs (b)  and (c) above shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (and if later, the date the Loans and LC Exposure shall be repaid in their entirety); provided further , that any such fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand.

(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to Commitment Fees during such period pursuant to Section  2.14(b) or Letter of Credit Fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section  2.14(c) (without prejudice to the rights of the Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (a) to the extent that a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section  2.26 , such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments and (b) to the extent any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank. The pro rata payment provisions of Section  2.21 shall automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this subsection (f) .

 

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(g) In the event that, prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower consummates a Repricing Event, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Lender, a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans subject to such Repricing Event.

Section 2.15 Computation of Interest and Fees.

Interest hereunder based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days (or three hundred sixty-six (366) days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and all fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Section 2.16 Inability to Determine Interest Rates . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans (whether in Dollars or the Alternative Currency) for such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans denominated in Dollars shall be converted into Base Rate Loans (or, in the case of Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing (or, in the case of a pending request for a Loan denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower and the Lenders may establish a mutually acceptable alternative rate).

 

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Section 2.17 Illegality . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency) and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist (which such Lender shall endeavor to do promptly upon that being the case), the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Revolving Loans in the affected currency or currencies, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans in the affected currency or currencies, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Section 2.18 Increased Costs.

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) subject any Lender or the Issuing Bank to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(iii) [reserved]; or

(iv) impose on any Lender or on the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), such additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

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(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have reasonably determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements and affecting such Lender or Issuing Bank has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of the Parent Company of such Lender or Issuing Bank with respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Parent Company of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section  2.18 shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay any such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such amount or amounts within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section  2.18 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 2.19 Funding Indemnity . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked) or (d) any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in the Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) in a different currency from such Loan or Letter of Credit drawing, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for any loss (other than loss of profit), cost or expense attributable to such event within five (5) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice from the Lenders, through the Administrative Agent, setting forth such amounts. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. An invoice as to any additional amount payable under this Section  2.19 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

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Section 2.20 Taxes . For purposes of this Section  2.20 , the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes; provided , that if any applicable Law requires the deduction of any Taxes from such payments (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent), then (i) 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section  2.20 ) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

(b) In addition, the Borrower shall 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, without duplication of any such Other Taxes for which additional amounts have been paid under Section  2.20(a) .

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank, within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.20 ) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, or required to be withheld from a payment to such Person on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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

(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  11.4(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection (e) .

 

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(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax under the Code, any treaty to which the United States is a party or otherwise, with respect to payments under this Agreement or any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or as reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. 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 clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

 

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(ii) if such Lender is entitled to claim that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because it is effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Lender, executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

(iv) 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, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-2 or Exhibit 2.20-3 , 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 2.20-4 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 supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for

 

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the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

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

(g) If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section  2.20 , it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

Section 2.21 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(a) Except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Sections 2.18 , 2.19 or 2.20 , or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in the Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, in the Alternative Currency and in immediately available funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.18 , 2.19 and 2.20 and 11.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension.

 

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(b) Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders and all fees and reimbursable expenses of the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and fourth , to the payment of principal of the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans; provided , that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Credit Exposure and Term Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amount paid by the Borrower for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of LC Disbursements, indemnity payments or other amounts) will be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated interest bearing account until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date at which time the funds in such account (including any accrued interest thereon) will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, in the following order of priority: first to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender under this Agreement, third to the payment of interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them, fifth to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them, sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Lenders hereunder that are not Defaulting Lenders, and seventh to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section  2.21 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Borrower may extend the final maturity of Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments in connection with an Extension that is permitted under Section  2.28 without being obligated to effect such extensions on a pro rata basis among the Lenders (it being understood that no such extension (i) shall constitute a payment or prepayment of any Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, for purposes of this Section  2.21 or (ii) shall reduce the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due under Section  2.9 , except that the amount of any scheduled amortization payment due to a Lender of Extended Term Loans may be reduced to the extent provided pursuant to the express terms of the respective Extension Amendment) without giving rise to any violation of this Section  2.21 or any other provision of this Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower may take all actions contemplated by Section  2.28 in connection with any Extension (including modifying pricing, amortization and repayments or prepayments), and in each case such actions shall be permitted, and the differing payments contemplated therein shall be permitted without giving rise to any violation of this Section  2.21 or any other provision of this Agreement.

Section 2.22 Letters of Credit .

(a) During the Availability Period, the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to Section  2.22(d ) and 2.22(e) , agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in the Alternative Currency for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided , that (i) each Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (A) the date one year after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (B) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (but may contain

 

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provisions for automatic renewal provided that no Event of Default shall exist on the renewal date or would be caused by such renewal and provided that no such renewal shall extend beyond the date that is five (5) Business Day prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date); (ii) each Letter of Credit shall be in a stated amount of at least $50,000; (iii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit, if, after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the LC Commitment and (B) the aggregate Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of all Lenders would exceed the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments; and (iv) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, such Letter of Credit shall not be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or the Alternative Currency. Each Multicurrency Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in each Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance with respect to all other Letters of Credit. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Multicurrency Commitment of each Multicurrency Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto and deemed L/C Obligations, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

(b) To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank may agree) specifying the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended, extended or renewed, as the case may be), the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the amount and currency thereof (and in the absence of specification of currency shall be deemed a request for a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions in Article III , the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Bank shall require; provided , that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

(c) At least two (2) Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank may agree), the Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice and if not, the Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from the Administrative Agent on or before 5:00 p.m. the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Letter of Credit (1) directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in Section  2.22(a ) or that one or more applicable conditions specified in Article III are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

 

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(d) The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. The Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC Disbursement thereunder; provided , that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to such LC Disbursement. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank in the Alternative Currency, unless (i) the Issuing Bank (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (ii) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the Issuing Bank in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency, the Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to (x) 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or (y) the Applicable Time, in the case of Letters of Credit to be reimbursed in the Alternative Currency, that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing Bank (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in the Alternative Currency); provided , that for purposes solely of such Borrowing, the conditions precedent set forth in Section  3.3 hereof shall not be applicable. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.3 , and each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in accordance with Section  2.6 . The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement.

(e) If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. Each Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided , that if such payment is required to be returned for any reason to the Borrower or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or similar official in any bankruptcy proceeding, such Lender will return to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank to it.

 

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(f) To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section on the due date therefor, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; provided , that if such Lender shall fail to make such payment to the Issuing Bank within three (3) Business Days of such due date, then, retroactively to the due date, such Lender shall be obligated to pay interest on such amount at the rate set forth in Section  2.13(c) .

(g) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding that its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit be Cash Collateralized pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees thereon; provided , that such obligation to Cash Collateralize the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Letters of Credit shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section  8.1 . Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. The Borrower agrees to execute any documents and/or certificates to effectuate the intent of this paragraph. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest and profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it had not been reimbursed and to the extent so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, with the consent of the Required Lenders, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to Cash Collateralize its reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such cash collateral so posted (to the extent not so applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. So long as no Event of Default exists, to the extent amounts held by the Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure exceed the LC Exposure, the Administrative Agent shall endeavor, from time to time, at the written request of the Borrower, to deliver to the Borrower promptly after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, the amount of such excess.

 

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(h) Upon the request of any Lender, but no more frequently than quarterly, the Issuing Bank shall deliver (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender and the Borrower a report describing the aggregate Letters of Credit then outstanding. Upon the request of any Lender from time to time, the Issuing Bank shall deliver to such Lender any other information reasonably requested by such Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding.

(i) The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

(i) Any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

(ii) The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) Any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv) Payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document to the Issuing Bank that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(v) Any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the Alternative Currency to any Loan Party or Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;

(vi) Any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section  2.22 , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder; or

(vii) The existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided , that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any actual direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect (including claims for lost profits or other consequential damages), or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise due care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised due care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

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(j) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued and subject to applicable Laws each standby Letter of Credit shall be governed by the “International Standby Practices 1998” (ISP98) (or such later revision as may be published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice on any date any Letter of Credit may be issued) and the Borrower shall specify the foregoing in each letter of credit application submitted for the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

(k) If the Letter of Credit expiration date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the Letter of Credit expiration date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall, to the extent such Letters of Credit could have been issued under such other tranches, automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Section  2.22(a) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section  2.22(g) . Commencing with the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit shall be agreed with the Issuing Bank and the Lenders holding Non-Expiring Credit Commitments.

Section 2.23 Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders.

(a) Incremental Commitments . The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “ Incremental Request ”), request (i) one or more new commitments which may be in the same Class as any outstanding Term Loans (a “Term Loan Increase”) or a new Class of term loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “ Incremental Term Commitments ”) in each case, under this Agreement, (ii) one or more new term loans in a separate facility and either unsecured or secured on a junior lien basis to the Obligations (the “ Other Commitments ” and the loans in respect thereof, the “ Other Term Loans ”), which shall be documented under another credit agreement and/or (iii) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Commitments (a “ Revolving Commitment Increase ” and the commitments in respect thereof, the “ Incremental Revolving Commitments ” and together with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “ Incremental Commitments ”), whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders.

 

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(b) Incremental Loans . Any Incremental Term Loans to the extent effected through the establishment of one or more new Term Loans made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. Any Revolving Commitment Increase and any Term Loan Increase shall be effected pursuant to an increase in, and as part of, an existing Class of Revolving Commitments or Term Loans, respectively. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Term Commitments of any Class are effected (including as an increase to an existing Class of Term Loans pursuant to a Term Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions in this Section  2.23 , (i) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “ Incremental Term Loan ”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment and (ii) each Incremental Term Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such Incremental Term Commitment and the Incremental Term Loans made pursuant thereto. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Commitments are effected through any Revolving Commitment Increase, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section  2.23 , (x) each Incremental Revolving Lender shall make its Commitment available to the Borrower (when borrowed, an “ Incremental Revolving Loan ” and collectively with any Incremental Term Loan, an “ Incremental Loan ”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Revolving Commitment and (y) each Incremental Revolving Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitment and the Incremental Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Incremental Term Loans may (and any Incremental Term Loans effected pursuant to a Term Loan Increase shall) have identical terms to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans for all purposes herein.

(c) Incremental Request . Each Incremental Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.23 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Commitments or Other Term Loans. Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (but each existing Lender will not have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment or Other Commitment, or to extend credit in respect of any Other Term Loans, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment or Other Commitment, or to extend credit in respect of any Other Term Loans) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “ Additional Lender ”) (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, an “ Incremental Revolving Lender ” or “ Incremental Term Lender ,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “ Incremental Lenders ”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent, each Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increases to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section  11.4 for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional Lender and (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section  11.4(i) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Initial Term Loans.

 

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(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment . The obtaining of Other Commitments, the making of Other Term Loans, the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date of such Incremental Amendment (or, in the case of Other Commitments and Other Term Loans, on the date of the extension of such commitments or the incurrence or issuance of such Other Term Loans, as applicable) (the “ Incremental Facility Closing Date ”) of each of the following conditions:

(i) with respect to any Incremental Commitments, (A) no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments; provided , that in the case of Incremental Commitments incurred to finance a permitted acquisition or other permitted Investments (including in any event a Limited Condition Acquisition) no Event of Default (in the case of Limited Condition Acquisitions, as determined in accordance with Section  1.7) under Section  8.1(a), (b) , (h) and (i)  shall exist on (i) the date that the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary consummates such permitted acquisition or other permitted Investments, or, (ii) in the case of Incremental Commitments incurred to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, on the LCA Test Date; provided , that the applicable Incremental Lenders may waive, in each case of clauses (i) or (ii), such condition regarding an absence of such an Event of Default and the requirement that the representations and warranties have to be made and accurate in all material respects shall be subject to customary “Sungard” or “certain funds” limitations;

(ii) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 ( provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause  (iii) below) and each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 ( provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause  (iii) below);

(iii) the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans, the Incremental Revolving Commitments and Other Term Loans shall not exceed (A) an amount equal to $100,000,000 ( minus the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section  2.23(d)(iii)(A) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement), plus (B) up to an additional amount of Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Other Commitments and/or Other Term Loans, (i) so long as the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is equal to or less than 4.40:1.00, (ii) to the extent such Indebtedness consists of Other Term Loans that are secured on a junior lien basis and not subordinated in right of payment to the Term Loans and the Revolving Loans, so long as the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is equal to or less than 5.50:1.00 or (iii) to the extent such Indebtedness consists of Other Term Loans that are unsecured or secured on a junior lien basis and subordinated in right of payment to the Term Loans and the Revolving Loans, so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is equal to or less than 6.00:1.00 as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters of the Borrower for which financial statements are available, determined on the applicable Incremental Facility Closing Date, after giving effect to any such incurrence or issuance on a Pro Forma Basis, and, in each case, with respect to any Incremental Revolving Commitment or Incremental Term Commitment established at such time, assuming a borrowing of the maximum amount of Loans available thereunder, and excluding the cash proceeds of any such Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Other Commitments and/or Other Term Loans that are being incurred for the purposes of netting; provided that to the extent the proceeds thereof are used to repay Indebtedness, such repayment of Indebtedness shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis and subject to other customary pro forma adjustments, including, in connection with an investment, plus (C) (1) the amount of all debt buybacks conducted under this Agreement and under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, but limited to the actual cash amount paid by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such buyback plus (2) an amount equal to all voluntary prepayments of, in each case, without duplication, (x) the Loans and the Second Lien Term Facility Indebtedness and (y) any Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Second Lien Incremental Term Loans, Second Lien Other Term Loans, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Second Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt and permanent voluntary commitment reductions of the Revolving Commitments, including any Incremental Revolving Commitments (less all such reductions applied to increase the corresponding incremental facility basket under the Second Lien Term Facility, Second Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt or Incremental Equivalent Debt), other than voluntary prepayments and voluntary commitment reductions to the extent funded or replaced by a substantially contemporaneous refinancing with long-term indebtedness (in each case, to the extent originally incurred under the “free and clear” prong); (it being understood that (x) amounts under clause (B) (to the extent compliant therewith) shall be deemed to have used prior to utilization of amounts under clause (A) or (C), (y) loans may be incurred under both clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, and proceeds from any such incurrence under such clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, may be utilized in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (B) above and then calculating the incurrence under clause (A) or (C) above and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such incurrence under clause (A) or (C) shall not be given pro forma effect for purposes of determining the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and/or Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as applicable, for purposes of effectuating the incurrence under clause (B) in such single transaction and (z) the Borrower may redesignate any such Indebtedness originally incurred pursuant to clause (A) or (C) as incurred pursuant to clause (B) if, at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated); and

 

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(iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Required Terms . The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Loans and Incremental Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class, and of the Other Term Loans, except as otherwise set forth herein, shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders or lenders providing such Incremental Commitments or Other Term Loans, as applicable; provided that the following conditions shall be satisfied:

 

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(i) the Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans:

(A) (1) with respect to Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans that are intended to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans hereunder, shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Loans and the Term Loans hereunder, shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and, to the extent secured, shall not be secured by a Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor that does not secure the Obligations (except as permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment or other definitive documentation therefor; and (2) with respect to Other Term Loans, shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and, to the extent secured, shall not be secured by a Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor that does not secure the Obligations (except as permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and shall not be entitled to participate in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder;

(B) shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of any Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans;

(C) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of then-existing Term Loans (in each case, without giving effect to voluntary prepayments reducing scheduled amortization or AHYDO Payments);

(D) the Incremental Term Loans shall, subject to clauses  (e)(i)(B) and (e)(i)(C) above and clause  (e)(iii) below, have an interest rate and amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders;

(E) the amortization and interest rates of Other Term Loans (subject to clauses  (e)(i)(B) and (e)(i)(C) above) shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Other Term Loans; and

(F) except as otherwise set forth above, all other terms applicable to any Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans, if not consistent the Initial Term Loans, shall not be materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, to the Loan Parties than the terms of the Initial Term Loans (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) or reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (except, in each case, (a) the applicable terms only apply after the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans, or (b) such terms are conformed (or added) in this Agreement for the benefit of the Initial Term Loans pursuant to an amendment thereto subject solely to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, or (c) such terms and conditions reflect market terms and conditions at the time of such incurrence or issuance as determined by Borrower in good faith).

 

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(ii) all terms of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans shall be substantially identical to the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans.

(iii) subject to Section  2.23(e)(i)(C) , the amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Term Loans and the All-In Yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment and in the definitive documentation governing such Indebtedness; provided , however , that, the All-In Yield applicable to Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the All-In Yield then applicable to the Initial Term Loans plus 50 basis points per annum, unless the interest rate with respect to the Initial Term Loans is increased so as to cause the All-In Yield then applicable to the Initial Term Loans to equal the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans minus 50 basis points per annum.

(f) Incremental Amendment . Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment to be provided by an existing Revolving Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Commitment), under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “ Incremental Amendment ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section  2.23 . The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans, the Other Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Loans for general corporate purposes, including to finance Permitted Acquisitions, other Cash Equivalents and permitted Restricted Payments. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, unless it so agrees.

(g) Reallocation of Revolving Credit Exposure . Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Incremental Revolving Commitments are effected through an increase in the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section  2.23 , (a) each of the Revolving Lenders shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Incremental Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Lenders and Incremental Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Revolving Commitments increasing the existing Revolving Commitments, (b) each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (c) each Incremental Revolving Lender shall become a Lender with respect to its Incremental Revolving Commitments and all matters relating thereto. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

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(h) Incremental Equivalent Debt . Borrower may issue, in lieu of Incremental Term Loans or Other Term Loans, first lien secured or junior lien secured or unsecured notes or loans (“ Incremental Equivalent Debt ”), which shall be documented under other definitive credit documentation, (in each case, to the extent secured, subject to customary intercreditor terms to be mutually agreed between Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and, in each case, the provisions of the preceding clauses (d)(i) , (d)(ii) and (e)(i)  shall not apply; and the provisions of the preceding clause (e)(iii) shall not apply, other than with respect to Incremental Equivalent Debt that is in the form of bank loans and “bank term loan-like” instruments in the form of notes (and not other notes) secured pari passu with the initial Term Loans; provided that, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and, to the extent secured, shall not be secured by a Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor that does not secure the Obligations (except as permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

(i) This Section  2.23 shall supersede any provisions of Section  2.21 or Section  11.2 to the contrary.

Section 2.24 Mitigation of Obligations . If any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.18 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  2.20 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section  2.18 or Section  2.20 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

Section 2.25 Replacement of Lenders . If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.18 , (b) 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  2.20 , (c) any Lender notifies the Borrower and Administrative Agent that it is unable to fund Eurodollar Loans pursuant to Sections 2.16 or 2.17 , or (d) a Lender (a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section  11.2(b) but requires unanimous consent of all Lender or all the Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section  11.4(b )) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender); provided , that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (ii) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section  2.18 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section  2.20 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law and (iv) in the case

 

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of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document, the applicable assignee consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided that the failure by such Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section  2.25 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.26 Reallocation and Cash Collateralization of Defaulting Lender Commitment.

(a) If a Lender with a Revolving Commitment becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:

(i) the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders that are Multicurrency Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Commitments (calculated as if the Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment was reduced to zero and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment had been increased proportionately); provided that (a) the sum of each such Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure may not in any event exceed the Multicurrency Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (b) subject to Section  11.19 , neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “ unreallocated portion ”) of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of any Defaulting Lender cannot be reallocated pursuant to clause (i) for any reason the Borrower will, not later than two (2) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Bank and/or the Swingline Lender), (A) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in respect of such LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of the LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, (B) in the case of such Swingline Exposure, prepay and/or Cash Collateralize in full the unreallocated portion thereof, or (C) make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.

(b) If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that any Defaulting Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, (i) if

 

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such Defaulting Lender is a Multicurrency Lender, the LC Exposure and the Swingline Exposure of the other Multicurrency Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Multicurrency Commitment, and such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Multicurrency Loans of the other Multicurrency Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposure of the Multicurrency Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Multicurrency Commitments and (ii) if such Defaulting Lender is a Dollar Lender, such Lender will purchase at par such portion of outstanding Dollar Loans of the other Dollar Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Dollar Credit Exposure of the Dollar Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Dollar Commitments, in each case, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Credit Exposure of each affected Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing). If any cash collateral has been posted with respect to the LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will promptly return such cash collateral to the Borrower; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.27 Refinancing Amendments .

(a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans and the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this Section  2.27(a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Refinancing Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans), in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Refinancing Revolving Commitments or Refinancing Revolving Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  2.27 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and mandatory repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Refinancing Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the Refinancing Revolving Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of Loans with respect to Refinancing Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Refinancing Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, (2) subject to the provisions of Sections  2.4(f) and 2.22(k) to the extent dealing with Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, respectively, which mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Revolving Commitments with a longer maturity date, all Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their percentage of the Revolving Commitments (and except as provided in Sections  2.4(f) and 2.22(k) , without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued) and (3) assignments and participations of Refinancing Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans.

 

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(b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

(c) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section  2.27(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $10,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the second paragraph of Section  11.2(b) (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and the third paragraph of Section  11.2(b) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section  2.27 , and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

(e) This Section  2.27 shall supersede any provisions of Section  2.21 or Section  11.2 to the contrary.

Section 2.28 Extension of Term Loans; Extension of Revolving Commitments.

(a) Extension of Term Loans . The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “ Existing Term Loan Tranche ”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “ Extended Term Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section  2.28 . In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “ Term Loan Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) (except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, AHYDO Payments, optional prepayments and redemptions, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Term Lenders and set forth in the relevant Term Loan Extension Request), be substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) not materially more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Extending Term Lenders than those applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Term Loan Extension Request (except if the existing Lenders receive the benefit of such favorable terms or for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date), including: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided , however , that at no time shall there be Classes of Term Loans hereunder (including Refinancing Term Loans and Extended Term Loans) which have more than five (5) different Latest Maturity Dates; (ii) the All-In Yield, pricing, optional redemptions and prepayments and AHYDO Payments with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different than the All-In Yield, pricing, optional redemptions and prepayments and AHYDO Payments for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided , however , that (A) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Term Loans hereunder, (B) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter (other than by virtue of amortization or prepayment of such Indebtedness prior to the time of incurrence of such Extended Term Loans) than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (C) any such Extended Term Loans (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of any intercreditor arrangements applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche then in effect, if any, (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (E) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any mandatory repayments or prepayments of Term Loans that are secured on a pari passu basis hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “ Term Loan Extension Series ”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche. Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section  2.28 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section  2.28(a) ).

 

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(b) Extension of Revolving Commitments . The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments of a given Class (each, an “ Existing Revolver Tranche ”) be amended to extend the Maturity Date with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Commitments (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so amended, “ Extended Revolving Commitments ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section  2.28 . In order to establish any Extended Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolver Tranche) (each, a “ Revolver Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Revolver Tranche and (y) except as to interest rates, fees, optional redemption or prepayment terms, final maturity, and after the final maturity date, any other covenants and provisions (which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Revolving Lenders and set forth in the relevant Revolver Extension Request), the Extended Revolving Commitment extended pursuant to a Revolver Extension Request, and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with such other terms substantially identical to, or taken as a whole, not materially more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Extending Revolving Lender, as the original Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings) unless the existing Lenders receive the benefit of such favorable terms or for covenants and other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date: (i) the Maturity Date of the Extended Revolving Commitments may be delayed to a later date than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided , however , that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments) which have more than three (3) different Latest Maturity Dates; (ii) the All-In Yield, pricing, optional redemption or prepayment terms, with respect to extensions of credit under the Extended Revolving Commitments (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different than the All-In Yield, pricing, optional redemption or prepayment terms, for extensions of credit under the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolver Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants (as determined by the Borrower and Lenders extending) and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Revolving Commitments); and (iv) all borrowings under the applicable Revolving Commitments ( i.e. , the Existing Revolver Tranche and the Extended Revolving Commitments of the applicable Revolver Extension Series) and mandatory repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (I) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (II) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments and (III) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of non-extended Revolving Commitments); provided , further , that (A) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Revolver Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Revolving Commitments hereunder, (B) any such Extended Revolving Commitments (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of any intercreditor arrangements applicable to the Existing Revolver Tranche then in effect and (C) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing. Any Extended Revolving Commitments amended pursuant to any Revolver Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “ Revolver Extension Series” ) of Extended Revolving Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Revolving Commitments amended from an Existing Revolver Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolver Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolver Tranche. Each Revolver Extension Series of Extended Revolving Commitments incurred under this Section  2.28 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section 2.28(b)).

 

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(c) Extension Request . The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, are requested to respond (or such shorter period as agreed by the Administrative Agent), and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section  2.28 . Subject to Section  2.25 , no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans or any of its Revolving Commitments amended into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “ Extending Term Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans and any Revolving Lender (each, an “ Extending Revolving Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolver Tranche, as applicable, in respect of which applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, included in each such Extension Election.

(d) Extension Amendment . Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “ Extension Amendment ”) to this Agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as applicable, providing an Extended Term Loan or Extended Revolving Commitment, as applicable, thereunder, which shall be consistent with the provisions set forth in Section  2.28(a) or 2.28(b) above, respectively (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section  2.9 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section  2.9 ), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Sections 2.11 and 2.12 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the second paragraph of Section  11.2(b) (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section  2.28 , and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.

 

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(e) No conversion or extension of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section  2.28 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. This Section  2.28 shall supersede any provisions in Section  2.21 or 11.2 to the contrary.

Section 2.29 Designated Borrowers .

(a) Designated Borrowers . EVO may at any time, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice from EVO to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), request to designate any additional Domestic Subsidiary of EVO (an “ Applicant Borrower ”) as a Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder by delivering to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver counterparts thereof to each Lender) a duly executed notice and agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.29(a) (a “ Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement ”). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that prior to any Applicant Borrower becoming entitled to utilize the credit facilities provided for herein (i) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that are to provide Commitments and/or Loans in favor of an Applicant Borrower must each agree to such Applicant Borrower becoming a Designated Borrower and (ii) the Administrative Agent and such Lenders shall have received such supporting resolutions, incumbency certificates, opinions of counsel and other documents or information, including information that the Administrative Agent or any Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “ know your customer ” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, in each case, in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in the case of an existing Loan Party, to the extent the Administrative Agent reasonably requests such information, and Notes signed by such new Borrowers to the extent any Lender so requires (the requirements in clauses (i) and (ii) hereof, the “ Designated Borrower Requirements ”). If the Designated Borrower Requirements are met, the Administrative Agent shall send a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.29(b) (a “ Designated Borrower Notice ”) to EVO and the Lenders specifying the effective date upon which the Applicant Borrower shall constitute a Designated Borrower for purposes hereof, whereupon each of the Lenders agrees to permit such Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and each of the parties agrees that such Designated Borrower otherwise shall be a Borrower for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that no Notice of Borrowing or Letter of Credit application may be submitted by or on behalf of such Designated Borrower until the date five (5) Business Days after such effective date.

 

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(b) Obligations . Except as specifically provided herein, the Obligations of EVO and each of the Borrowers shall be joint and several in nature (unless such joint and several liability (i) shall result in adverse tax consequences to any such Designated Borrower or (ii) is not permitted by any Law applicable to such Designated Borrower, in which either such case, the liability of such Designated Borrower shall be several in nature) regardless of which such Person actually receives Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder or the amount of such Loans or Letters of Credit received or the manner in which the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender accounts for such Loans or Letters of Credit on its books and records.

(c) Appointment . Each Subsidiary of EVO that is or becomes a “Designated Borrower” pursuant to this Section  2.29 hereby irrevocably appoints EVO to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and agrees that (i) EVO may execute such documents on behalf of such Designated Borrower as EVO deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Designated Borrower shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document executed on its behalf, (ii) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent or the Lender to EVO shall be deemed delivered to each Designated Borrower and (iii) the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, instrument or agreement executed by EVO on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1 Conditions To Effectiveness . This Agreement, the obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder, shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) Loan Documents . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a counterpart of the Intercreditor Agreement and the other Loan Documents signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or thereto or written evidence (which may include telecopy transmission of such signed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such party is a party.

(b) Organization Documents; Resolutions and Certificates . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents and resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

(ii) certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party.

 

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(c) Representations and Warranties . Subject to the last paragraph in this Section  3.1 , at the time of and immediately after giving effect to Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit, as applicable, on the Closing Date, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

(d) Opinions of Counsel . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary written opinions of King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, and, with respect to corporate related opinions, in-house counsel of the Borrower and in respect of the Loan Party formed in the State of Maine, the local counsel opinion from Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders.

(e) Officer’s Closing Certificate . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, the conditions specified in Sections 3.1(c) are satisfied as of the Closing Date.

(f) Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2015, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Solvency . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower, confirming that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are Solvent after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan and any Revolving Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein.

(h) Personal Property Collateral . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) Searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party;

(ii) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

(iii) [intentionally omitted];

(iv) Searches of ownership of, and Liens on, United States registered intellectual property owned by each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices; and

(v) Duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in any IP Rights registered in the United States and owned by the Loan Parties (if and to the extent perfection may be achieved in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office by such filings).

 

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(i) Refinancing of Existing Indebtedness . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a copy of a duly executed payoff letter, executed by the agent thereof under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with (i) evidence of payment of such existing Indebtedness, (ii) authorization to file UCC-3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all liens of such existing lenders upon any of the personal property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) cancellations and releases, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, releasing all liens of any existing lenders upon any of the real property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) any other releases, terminations or other documents reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence the payoff of Indebtedness owed to any existing lenders (including, but not limited to, Indebtedness pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement).

(j) Patriot Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws . So long as requested at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “ know your customer ” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

(k) [ Reserved] .

(l) Financial Statements . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(m) Fees and Expenses . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation, to the extent invoices have been received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and STRH (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement with the Administrative Agent or STRH.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section  3.1 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section  3.1 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, it is understood and agreed that for purposes of the Closing Date and the initial fundings under this Agreement: (i) the conditions set forth in Section  3.1 shall apply to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties existing as of the date hereof prior to giving effect to the Sterling Acquisition and the ownership of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries; (ii) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents, to the extent the making thereof is required, such representations and warranties shall only be required to be made by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties existing as of the date hereof prior to giving effect to the Sterling Acquisition and the ownership of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) the representations and warranties shall deem to be applicable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries without giving effect to the Sterling Acquisition and the ownership of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries; and the Loan Parties shall not be required to make any representation or warranty in respect of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries. It is understood and agreed that at the time of closing of the joinder documentation required under Section  5.11(a) in respect of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries that are not Excluded Subsidiaries, the Loan Parties shall be required to make the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents.

 

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Section 3.2 Conditions to release of Escrowed Amount . Upon satisfaction of the conditions in this Section 3.2, the Administrative Agent shall release the Escrowed Amount from the Segregated Account on the date of the consummation of the Sterling Acquisition to the Borrower (or such account as EVO shall so designate in written notice referenced in Section 3.2(a) below), to finance the Sterling Acquisition and pay any fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith:

(a) No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing of the Sterling Acquisition, written notification from EVO that the Sterling Acquisition is to occur and the anticipated closing date thereof; and

(b) Sterling Acquisition . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed copy of the Sterling Purchase Agreement;

(c) Target Financial Statements . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of (i) the consolidated audited financial statements of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Rivero, Gordimer & Company, P.A. and prepared in conformity with GAAP and the related supplemental schedule of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheet and income statement and (ii) the quarterly financial statements for the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Refinancing of Sterling Target Indebtedness . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a copy of a duly executed payoff letter, with respect to Indebtedness of the Sterling Target in connection with the Existing Sterling Credit Agreement, together with (i) evidence of payment of such existing Indebtedness, (ii) authorization to file UCC 3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all liens of such existing lenders upon any of the personal property of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) cancellations and releases, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 3.3 Credit Event after the Closing Date . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, in each case after the Closing Date, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

 

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(c) the Borrower shall have delivered (i) the required Notice of Borrowing in the case of making a Loan or (ii) the notice required under Section  2.22(b) in the case of the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit;

(d) if any Lender with a Multicurrency Commitment is a Defaulting Lender at the time of any request by the Borrower of a Borrowing of a Swingline Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, set forth in this Section  3.3 , the Issuing Bank will not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit and the Swingline Lender will not be required to make any Swingline Loans, unless they are satisfied that 100% of the related LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure is fully covered or eliminated pursuant to Section  2.26 ; and

(e) In the case of a Loan or Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required Multicurrency Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) or the Issuing Bank (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Loan or Letter of Credit to be denominated in the Alternative Currency.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section  3.3 .

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

Section 4.1 Existence; Power . Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or other legal entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except in the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) where a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2 Organizational Power; Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

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Section 4.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens granted by the Loan Parties under the Collateral Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents; in each case of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), except where it could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.4 Financial Statements . The Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations for such period in conformity with GAAP consistently applied through the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and subject, in the case of Unaudited Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. Since the Closing Date, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.5 Litigation and Environmental Matters.

(a) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

Section 4.6 Compliance with Laws . The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, except where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.7 Investment Company Act . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 4.8 Taxes . The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other material taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP and the charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated.

 

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Section 4.9 Margin Regulations . None of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulation T, U or X. Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock.”

Section 4.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.11 Ownership of Property.

(a) Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower referred to in Section  4.4 or purported to have been acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement and all leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.

(b) Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower, infringe on the rights of any other Person.

(c) The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured as required by Section  5.8 .

Section 4.12 Disclosure . Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports (including without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to file with the SEC), financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided , that with respect to projected or pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time such information was furnished, it being understood and agreed that such projected financial information and pro forma financial information are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized.

 

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Section 4.13 Labor Relations . Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.14 Subsidiaries . Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the Borrower in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date.

Section 4.15 Solvency . After giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making of the Loans under this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 4.16 [Reserved] .

Section 4.17 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions . EVO has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by EVO, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and EVO, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects and are in compliance with applicable Sanctions. None of (a) EVO, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of EVO, any agent of EVO or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facilities established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transactions will violate applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

Section 4.18 Patriot Act . Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, 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, as amended.

 

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Section 4.19 EEA Financial Institution . No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation under the Loan Documents (other than unasserted contingent reimbursement or indemnity obligations and for the avoidance of doubt, other than any Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 5.1 Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrower (or 120 days with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2016), a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, to the extent available, and in each case in reasonable detail and reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit (other than with respect to, an exception or qualification solely resulting from (x) the impending maturity of any Indebtedness or (y) any prospective or actual default under any financial covenant)) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year;

(c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate (x) with respect to the delivery of such financial statements not during a Testing Quarter, setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and (y)(i) with respect to any Testing Quarter only, and only if the financial covenant in Article VI is effective, setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Article VI , and (ii) specifying any change in the identity of the Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter from the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on the Closing Date and on any previous Compliance Certificate or as of the most recent Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be, including any change with respect to the designation of any Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

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(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraphs (a) and (b) above, management discussion and analysis reports which shall include but shall not be limited to a description in narrative form of the Borrower’s business, operations and financial results; provided that, after a Qualified IPO, after the consummation of an IPO, the Borrower shall only be required to deliver such management’s discussion and analysis that is consistent with the financial disclosure requirements imposed by law or regulation on a public reporting company; and if the foregoing shall be included in any periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be, then any such filing shall satisfy the requirement for delivery under this clause (d);

(e) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the Fiscal Year, a pro forma budget for the succeeding Fiscal Year, containing an income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow;

(f) [reserved]; and

(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations in Sections 5.1(a), (b) and (d) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries by furnishing (I) the applicable financial statements of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or (II) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable filed with the SEC; and (ii) in no event shall the requirements set forth in Section  5.1(g) require the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to provide any such information which (1) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (2) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (3) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.

Section 5.2 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender written notice of the following promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual knowledge thereof:

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(c) the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) the occurrence of any event of default, or the receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged event of default, with respect to Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) the occurrence of any breach or default that remains uncured after giving effect to any applicable cure periods set forth in the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or the Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement, as applicable, that would result in a termination of such agreement, or the occurrence of any termination event (including pursuant to Article VIII of the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement) with respect to the Permitted BIN Arrangement; and

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

Each notice delivered under this Section  5.2 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.3 Existence; Conduct of Business . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect (i) its legal existence, (ii) the licenses, permits, privileges and franchises held by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and material to the conduct of its business and (iii) the patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names owned by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and material to the conduct of its business, except in the foregoing clauses (i) (solely with respect to Immaterial Subsidiaries), (ii) and (iii) where a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , that nothing in this Section  5.3 shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or other transactions permitted under Section  7.3 or Disposition permitted under Section  7.6 .

Section 5.4 Compliance with Laws, Etc . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5 Payment of Obligations . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, levies and all other claims that could result in a statutory Lien before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or such Restricted 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 could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.6 Books and Records . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries, in all material respects, shall be made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower in conformity with GAAP.

Section 5.7 Visitation, Inspection, Etc; Lender Call.

(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants (subject to such accountant’s customary policies and procedures), all at such reasonable times and as often as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided , however , other than any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section  5.7 and, absent the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one (1) time during any calendar year which shall not be at the Borrower’s expense; provided , further , however, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  5.7 , none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or extracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Law or any bona fide arm’s length third party contract, so long as such contract was not entered into solely for the purposes of circumventing such disclosure or (b) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

(b) The Borrower shall participate in quarterly (or annual if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended twelve month period is less than 5.00:1.00) conference calls with the Lenders to discuss the performance of the business.

Section 5.8 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted other than could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Restricted Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and (c) at all times after the date that is 30 days (or such longer period agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the Closing Date, or 30 days (or such longer period agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the formation or acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, as applicable, shall name Administrative Agent as additional insured on all liability policies and lenders loss payee on customary property or casualty policies of the Borrower and the other applicable Loan Parties; provided insurance endorsements shall not in any event be required until 30 days (or such longer period agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the Closing Date.

 

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Section 5.9 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit . The Borrower will use the proceeds of all Revolving Loans (not to exceed $20,000,000 on the Closing Date) and Term Loans to refinance certain existing Indebtedness on the Closing Date, finance the payment of the costs, expenses and fees relating to the transactions contemplated as of the Closing Date, finance working capital needs, replace, backstop or cash collateralize letters of credit existing on the Closing Date, Investments permitted pursuant to Section  7.4 (including the Sterling Acquisition), Capital Expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. None of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X. All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the proceeds of the Incremental Loans and Other Term Loans shall be used as set forth in Section  2.23(f) .

Section 5.10 Permitted BIN Arrangement . The Permitted BIN Arrangement shall be in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement.

Section 5.11 Further Assurances .

(a) Additional Loan Parties . If for purposes of complying with the terms hereof, the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it intends to cause a non-Loan Party Subsidiary to become a Loan Party, such Subsidiary shall become a Loan Party by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a joinder to this Agreement and each Collateral Document, such joinder to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, accompanied by (i) all other applicable Loan Documents related thereto and in connection therewith, and (ii) certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements, and other organizational documents, appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of such Subsidiary, and if the Administrative Agent shall so reasonably request, opinions of counsel comparable to those delivered pursuant to Section  3.1(c) ; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, in no event shall any Excluded Subsidiary be required to become a Loan Party; provided , further , that the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries that are not Excluded Subsidiaries shall not be required to become Guarantors under the Loan Documents prior to the date that is 90 days (or such later time as agreed by Administrative Agent) after the closing of the Sterling Acquisition; and that in the event there is a newly formed or acquired Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary, the Borrower shall cause such Subsidiary to join as a Guarantor pursuant to the documentation required above within 90 days (or such longer period as agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the acquisition or formation thereof.

(b) Personal Property . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause the personal property (other than (x) Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, the pledging of which shall be governed by clause (c)  below and (y) Excluded Property) of such Loan Party, to be subject to first priority (subject to the Liens permitted hereunder), perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in this Agreement and in any applicable Collateral Document.

 

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(c) Capital Stock . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause (i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Foreign Holdco) issued to the Borrower or any other Loan Party and (ii) 65% (or such greater or lesser percentage that, due to a Change in Law after the date hereof, (A) could not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (B) could not reasonably be expected to cause any adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956- 2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holdco owned by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in this Agreement and any applicable Collateral Document; provided that, (i) with respect to the Target and its Subsidiaries under the Sterling Acquisition, the Borrower shall meet the requirements of this Section 5.11(c) within 90 days (or such later time as agreed by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) of the closing of such Sterling Acquisition and (ii) with respect to any other such applicable Subsidiary acquired or formed after the Closing Date, within 90 days (or such later time as agreed by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) of the acquisition or formation thereof. Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, (i) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any actions under the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States in order to create or perfect any Lien granted under any Collateral Document, and (ii) no Capital Stock of any Subsidiary shall be made subject to a security interest hereunder if the grant of such security interest could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by Borrower.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, it is understood and agreed that the Borrower and the Guarantors shall not be required, nor shall the Administrative Agent be authorized, to (i) perfect the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent by any means other than through (a) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant State(s) and filings in the applicable real estate records with respect to mortgaged properties or any fixtures relating to mortgaged properties, (b) filings in U.S. government offices with respect to intellectual property, (c) mortgages in respect of fee-owned real properties of the Borrower and the Guarantors which are not Excluded Property, or (d) delivery to the Administrative Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of stock certificates and certificated indebtedness of the Borrower and its pledged Subsidiaries and instruments pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, (ii) enter into any source code escrow arrangement or register any intellectual property or (iii) enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account, or obtain any control agreements or take any other steps requiring perfection by “control” (except to the extent perfected through the filing of a UCC filing statement), other than to use commercially reasonable efforts, for a period of 60 days following the Closing Date, to obtain control agreements with respect to deposit accounts of the Loan Parties existing as of the Closing Date that are not Excluded Accounts, or (iv) take any actions in or required by a jurisdiction other than the United States with respect to any assets located or titled outside of the United States.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time (without consents of any Lender) for the perfection of security interests in, or the delivery of the Mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) or any other compliance with the requirements for purposes of collateral actions or perfection where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or compliance cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the other Loan Documents.

 

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Section 5.12 Designation of Subsidiaries .

The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower at the date of such designation of such return.

Section 5.13 Government Regulation .

Neither EVO nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation or list of any Governmental Authority of the United States (including, without limitation, the OFAC list) that prohibits or limits the Lenders or the Administrative Agent from making any advance or extension of credit to the Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with the Loan Parties, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the identity of the Loan Parties, in a manner compliant with applicable Laws, as may be reasonably requested by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent at any time to enable the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of the Loan Parties or to comply with any applicable Law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the Patriot Act at 31 U.S.C. Section 5318.

ARTICLE VI

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation under the Loan Documents (other than unasserted contingent reimbursement or indemnity obligations and for the avoidance of doubt, other than any Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Loan Parties shall not and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to:

Section 6.1 Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as of the end of any Testing Quarter, ending from and after the Closing Date, to be greater than the ratio corresponding to such fiscal quarter as set forth in the following table:

 

Fiscal Year

   March 31    June 30    September 30    December 31
2017    8.00:1.0    7.75:1.0    7.50:1.0    7.25:1.0
2018    7.00:1.0    6.75:1.0    6.50:1.0    6.25:1.0
2019    6.00:1.0    6.00:1.0    6.00:1.0    6.00:1.0
2020    5.75:1.0    5.75:1.0    5.75:1.0    5.75:1.0
2021    5.50:1.0    5.50:1.0    5.50:1.0    5.50:1.0
Thereafter    5.50:1.0    5.50:1.0    5.50:1.0    5.50:1.0

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section  6.1 shall be in effect (and shall only be in effect) as of the last day of a Testing Quarter (it being understood that in all cases calculation of compliance with this Section  6.1 shall be determined as of the last day of the then most recently ended Testing Quarter and shall not give Pro Forma Effect to any incurrence after such date).

Section 6.2 Right to Cure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section  6.1 , in the event that any Loan Party would otherwise be in default of the financial covenant set forth in Section  6.1 for any period, on or before the fifteenth (15 th ) Business Day subsequent to the due date for delivery of the financial statements for such period pursuant to Section  5.1(b) or, with respect to the fourth Fiscal Quarter of a Fiscal Year of the Borrower, Section  5.1(a) (the “ Cure Deadline ”), the Borrower shall have the right to issue common or Qualified Capital Stock, for cash in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to cure the relevant failure to comply with all the applicable financial covenant contained in Section  6.1 (collectively, the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash on or before the Cure Deadline (the “ Cure Amount ”), such financial covenants shall be recalculated giving effect to the following: (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Quarter ending at the end of such period shall be increased by the Cure Amount, and such increase shall be effective for all periods that include such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Loan Parties shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section  6.1 , the Loan Parties shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements thereof as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default thereof which had occurred shall be deemed cured as of such date for all purposes of this Agreement; provided , that :

(i) to the extent the Cure Amount proceeds are used to repay the Obligations, such Obligations shall not be deemed to have been repaid for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the period with respect to which such Compliance Certificate applies;

(ii) (A) the Cure Amount for any applicable period shall be no greater than the aggregate amount necessary to cure all Events of Default arising in respect of Section  6.1 for such applicable period, (B) there shall be no more than two (2) Cure Rights exercised during any period of four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters and (C) there shall be no more than five (5) Cure Rights exercised during the term of this Agreement;

(iii) the Cure Amount shall be disregarded for all calculations under this Agreement other than compliance with Section  6.1 , as applicable, and shall be disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with Section  6.1 on a Pro Forma Basis for purposes of Article VII ; and

(iv) during the 15 Business Day period through the Cure Deadline, unless the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to exercise its Cure Right pursuant to this Section  6.2 for such fiscal period, any resultant Event of Default or potential Event of Default that arises solely as a result of non-compliance with Section  6.1 shall be deemed retroactively to have not occurred (provided Revolving Lenders shall not be obligated to fund any new Revolving Loans) and the Lenders shall not be permitted to accelerate the Loans held by them and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders shall not be permitted to exercise remedies against the Collateral, in each case to the extent such acceleration or such exercise of remedies is based solely on a failure to comply with the requirements of Section  6.1 for such fiscal period, unless and until such Cure Deadline shall have passed without the Borrower exercising its Cure Right for such fiscal period prior to such Cure Deadline and otherwise in accordance with this Section  6.2 ; provided , that , for the avoidance of doubt, this Section  6.2(iv) shall not apply at such time as the Borrower has used all of its Cure Rights (x) for the applicable four Fiscal Quarter period and/or (y) for the term of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation under the Loan Documents (other than unasserted contingent reimbursement or indemnity obligations and for the avoidance of doubt, other than any Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding:

Section 7.1 Indebtedness and Preferred Equity . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) (1) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, and (2) Indebtedness created or incurred pursuant to Sections 2.23 , 2.27, 2.28 and/or 11.2(b) (and Permitted Refinancings thereof);

(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.1 and Permitted Refinancings of such Indebtedness;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof; provided , that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements and Permitted Refinancings of any such Indebtedness; provided further , that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(d) Permitted Intercompany Debt;

(e) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence thereof and the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 6.00:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(f) Hedging Obligations permitted by Section  7.10 ;

(g) To the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of Permitted Earnouts;

(h) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue of this subsection, Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section  7.1 );

 

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(i) Indebtedness attributable to (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(j) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, (i) indemnification obligations and obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a permitted acquisition, any other Investment or Disposition permitted hereunder and (ii) other indemnification obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of arrangements of any of the types described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Bank Products” whether or not provided by a Bank Product Provider to the extent permitted hereunder;

(l) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(m) Excluded Repurchase Obligations;

(n) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of deferred compensation made in the ordinary course of business;

(o) Indebtedness (i) of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof, which Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, is not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, is non-recourse to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary of such Person that is a Subsidiary on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) and is either (x) unsecured or (y) secured only by the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary by Liens permitted under Section  7.2 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with any permitted acquisition or other Investment that is secured only by Liens permitted under Section  7.2 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, so long as, after giving effect to such assumption or incurrence, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed the greater of (i) 6.00:1.00 and (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition or other Investment, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis;

(p) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, additional Indebtedness that does not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(q) the Second Lien Term Facility Indebtedness and, in each case, Guarantees thereof by the Guarantors and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(r) assumed Indebtedness in connection with the Sterling Acquisition not required to be repaid hereunder concurrently with the consummation thereof;

 

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(s) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, unsecured Indebtedness incurred in connection with the deferred purchase price in connection with the Sterling Acquisition in the aggregate initial principal amount not to exceed $70,000,000;

(t) Indebtedness consisting of unsecured seller notes issued in connection with a permitted acquisition or other Permitted Investment so long as, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed 6.00:1.00;

(u) other unsecured Indebtedness so long as, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed 6.00:1.00;

(v) foreign local lines of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000;

(w) Other Term Loans and Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in accordance with Section  2.23 (and Permitted Refinancings thereof); and

(x) Obligations under, in connection with, or as a result of, an IPO Reorganization Transaction or a Permitted Reorganization; and

(y) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section  7.1 , in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in Section  7.1(a) through (x) , the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents on the Closing Date will be deemed to be incurred in reliance on the exception in Section  7.1(a) .

Section 7.2 Liens . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired or, except:

(a) (i) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document and other Liens securing the Obligations, provided , however , that no Liens may secure Hedging Obligations without securing all other Obligations on a basis at least pari passu with such Hedging Obligations and subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section  2.21, (ii) subject to the terms hereof and the applicable intercreditor agreement to the extent otherwise required, Liens securing the Indebtedness permitted under Section  7.1(a)(2) , and (iii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section  7.1(w) and Section  7.1(y) ;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) any Liens on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.2 ; provided , that such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(d) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1(c) ; provided , that (i) such Lien attaches to the assets being acquired, constructed or improved concurrently or within 270 days after the acquisition, improvement or completion of the construction and (ii) such Lien does not extend to any other asset (except for additions and accessions to such assets and products and proceeds thereof);

(e) Liens on the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts;

(f) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(h) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(i) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(j) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions in the ordinary course of business; and

(k) without duplication of, or aggregation with, any other Lien permitted under any other clause of this Section  7.2 , other Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding determined as of the date of incurrence;

(l) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with any acquisition permitted hereunder, to be applied against the purchase price of such property;

(m) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases giving rise to Capitalized Lease Obligations) or licenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

 

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(o) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries securing intercompany Indebtedness, including Permitted Intercompany Debt, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000; and

(p) Liens existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an acquisition permitted hereunder (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”) after the date hereof (other than Liens on the Capital Stock of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary which Capital Stock is directly owned by a Loan Party) so long as (i) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property of such acquired Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) such Lien is not created in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of, such permitted acquisition and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section  7.1(o) ;

(q) extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in this Section  7.2 ; provided , that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby;

(r) Settlement Liens;

(s) Liens securing the Indebtedness permitted under Section  7.1(q) ;

(t) Liens (i) on the property of Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries permitted to remain outstanding after the consummation of the Sterling Acquisition, pursuant to the terms of the Sterling Purchase Agreement and (ii) on any escrowed or reserved funds as contemplated by the Sterling Purchase Agreement; and

(u) Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations that are secured (i) on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, so long as, after giving effect thereto, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.40:1.00 and (ii) on a junior basis, so long as, after giving effect thereto, the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00.

Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided , (i) that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with or consolidated with a Person if the surviving Person is (x) the Borrower or (y) if the Borrower is not a party to such merger, is (or will become simultaneously with such merger) a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into or consolidated with another Restricted Subsidiary; provided , that if any party to such merger is a Loan Party, the surviving Person shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such merger) a Loan Party, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Restricted Subsidiary Disposing of such assets is a Loan Party, then either (x) the Restricted Subsidiary to which such assets are transferred shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such transfer) a Loan Party or (y) the Investment resulting from such Disposition is permitted under Section  7.6 , (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, (v) the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary may be sold so long as such sale is permitted under Section  7.6 ; (vi) EVO Payment Systems, LLC may dissolve, (vii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Sterling Acquisition and the related transactions contemplated by the Sterling Purchase Agreement (and documents related thereto) and (viii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may take such action necessary to consummate (A) any permitted acquisition or other permitted Investment, including any Investments made with the Available Additional Basket or the Available Equity Basket, (B) any Permitted Reorganization and (C) any IPO Reorganization Transaction.

 

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(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage primarily in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and businesses reasonably related thereto and other business activities which are extensions thereof or otherwise incidental, reasonably related or ancillary to any of the foregoing.

Section 7.4 Investments, Loans, Etc . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Capital Stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), except:

(a) Investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4 (including Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries);

(b) cash and Cash Equivalents;

(c) Guarantees by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1 ; and to the extent constituting Investment, the intercompany Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1;

(d) Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Restricted Subsidiary and by any Restricted Subsidiary in or to the Borrower or in or to another Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Investments (whether by acquisition or otherwise) resulting in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; and any Investment by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or the Capital Stock of, another Person (in the case of any acquisition of such Capital Stock, resulting in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

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(e) (i) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or to, and Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of, any Subsidiary that is not (or will not become simultaneously with such Investment) a Restricted Subsidiary (excluding all such Investments and Guarantees existing on the Closing Date) and (ii) Investments in or to entities that are not Subsidiaries, including independent sales organizations and other strategic partners (excluding all such Investments existing on the Closing Date), so long as (w) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (x) if the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 5:00:1.00, as demonstrated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments at any time outstanding does not exceed $25,000,000, (y) if the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 5:00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00, as demonstrated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments at any time outstanding does not exceed the sum of (A) $25,000,000 plus (B) 50% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending as of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for with financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section  5.1 , as applicable and (z) if the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 4:00:1.00, as demonstrated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments at any time outstanding does not exceed the sum of (A) $25,000,000 plus (B) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending as of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for with financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section  5.1 , as applicable; (the “ Investment Basket ”); provided , that , as of any date of determination, if the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (e) exceeds the Investment Basket solely as a result of a decline in Consolidated EBITDA calculated as of such date of determination, such excess shall not in and of itself result in an Event of Default;

(f) [reserved];

(g) loans or advances made to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(h) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section  7.10 ;

(i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Investments (including debt obligations and Capital Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment;

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

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(l) the Sterling Acquisition;

(m) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, other Investments that do not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, determined as of the date of such Investment;

(n) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, Investments made with the Available Additional Basket; and

(o) Investments made with the Available Equity Basket.

Section 7.5 Restricted Payments . The Borrower will not, and will not permit its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except;

(a) dividends payable by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any of its Capital Stock payable solely in shares of the same class as such Capital Stock or in any class of its common equity;

(b) Restricted Payments made by any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) any other shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not wholly owned by the Borrower and other wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (x) on at least a pro rata basis with any other shareholders, (y) in accordance with the agreements described on Schedule 7.5 or (z) on a non-rata basis consistent with past practices;

(c) Permitted Tax Distributions made by the Borrower;

(d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, distributions to a minority shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary up to the distributable earnings of such Restricted Subsidiary related to the equity ownership of such minority shareholder;

(e) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom at the time such dividend or distribution is paid or redemption is made, and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, any other Restricted Payments;

(f) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments, together with the amount of payments made in reliance of Section 7.12(b)(viii), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000;

(g) [reserved];

 

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(h) Restricted Payments made for the purposes of redeeming Capital Stock (i) held by former officers, directors and employees (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) and (ii) in satisfaction of the put option of Jeffrey Rosenblatt set forth in Section 3 of the Unit Purchase Agreement between Jeffrey Rosenblatt and Investco dated as of December 28, 2012 in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 over the term of the Agreement, and in an aggregate amount for clauses (i) and (ii) not to exceed $10,000,000 (or, after a Qualified IPO, $30,000,000) during any twelve month period; provided that the amount of such basket not used in the prior twelve month period may be carried over to the subsequent 12 month period;

(i) Distributions made to Investco (or other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) for payment of (i) overhead and third party expenses in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 during any twelve month period and (ii) franchise and similar taxes;

(j) [reserved];

(k) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Restricted Payments, without duplication, (1) constituting part of reorganizations and other activities relating to tax planning, (2) to enable the payments required by or in connection with any tax receivable agreements of the Borrower (or the direct or indirect parent entity thereof), (3) in connection with, or as a result of, re-organization, transactions and activities taken in connection with and reasonably related to consummating an initial public offering or a Qualified IPO (including for purposes of enabling the payments required by or in connection with any such re-organization, transactions and activities), and/or (4) in connection with, or as a result of, transactions, re-organizations and other activities relating to an “Up-C” IPO substantially consistent with the terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects (including for purposes of enabling the payments required by or in connection with any such transactions, re-organizations and other activities);

(l) distributions as a result of the disposition of Commerce Payment Group, LLC and distributions to effect such disposition;

(m) [reserved];

(n) following the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, up to 6% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Qualified IPO;

(o) Restricted Payments made in connection with the deferred purchase price (and accrued interest thereon) relating to the Sterling Acquisition as provided for in the Sterling Purchase Agreement; provided that, the provisions relating to such deferred purchase price in the Sterling Purchase Agreement shall not be amended or modified in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders; provided further that the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, optionally prepay, prior to the scheduled maturity thereof, the principal amount of the deferred purchase price under the Sterling Purchase Agreement unless (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto (for the avoidance of doubt, a prepayment as a result of an “Acceleration Event” as defined in the Sterling Purchase Agreement other than a prepayment pursuant to Section 1.4(f)(f) of the Sterling Purchase Agreement shall not be subject to the restrictions contained under this proviso);

 

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(p) [reserved];

(q) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, Restricted Payments made with the Available Additional Basket;

(r) Restricted Payments made with the Available Equity Basket; and

(s) so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing management fees owing to Sponsor (or its Affiliates); provided that any such fees prohibited hereby may accrue and be payable when such applicable Event of Default is cured or waived).

Section 7.6 Dispositions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its assets, business or property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person other than the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to qualify directors if required by applicable Law), except:

(a) (i) EVO Merchant Services, LLC may sell its ownership interest in (x) Federated Payment Systems, LLC and (y) US Merchant Systems, LLC and (ii) the Disposition of the Investment in Commerce Payments Group, LLC;

(b) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such sale is made, or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto,, the sale or other Disposition of any Investment constituting a minority ownership interest in a non-Subsidiary entity ;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d) Dispositions (i) permitted by Section  7.3 or (ii) made to effect an Investment permitted under Section  7.4 or a Restricted Payment permitted under Section  7.5 ;

(e) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of property pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section  7.9 ;

(f) licensing or sublicensing of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business on customary terms;

(g) Dispositions of Investments (including Capital Stock) in joint ventures that are not Loan Parties to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

 

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(h) the Disposition of assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower or applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as determined by the Borrower in good faith;

(i) Dispositions of Capital Stock in Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(j) Dispositions of property; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom), no Event of Default shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents; provided , however , that for the purposes of this clause  (ii) , the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash and Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash and Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (B) aggregate non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed $2,500,000 at any time;

(k) Dispositions of minority interests held by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the other owner(s); provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom), no Event of Default shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents, except clause (ii) shall not be required where any non-cash consideration to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary is provided in the form of a note which is (x) secured by the receivables of the entity in which such minority interests are being Disposed and (y) pledged as Collateral to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders; and

(l) Dispositions of other property in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 during any fiscal year.

Section 7.7 Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates to the extent the consideration with respect thereto exceeds $5,000,000, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable, when considered on the whole, to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary not involving any other Affiliates; (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section  7.5 ; (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into customary employment and severance arrangements with officers and employees and transactions pursuant to customary stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements, (e) transactions in existence on the Closing Date, subject to any restrictions set forth in Section  7.5 , (f) transactions set forth on Schedule 7.7 , (g) transactions among the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited by the Loan Documents, (h) fees payable in connection with the transactions to occur on the Closing Date and with the Sterling Acquisition, (i) transactions related to, or as a result of, a Permitted Reorganization or IPO Reorganization Transaction and (j) transactions related to, or for the purpose of, the disposition of Commerce Payment Group, LLC.

 

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Section 7.8 Restrictive Agreements . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Capital Stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (c) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (d) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, except:

(i) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by Law or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(ii) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of assets or of a Restricted Subsidiary pending such Disposition, provided , such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary that is to be Disposed of and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(iii) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements that exist as of the Closing Date and are listed on Schedule 7.8 , and in the case of an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions;

(iv) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions that are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof), so long as the agreements containing such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(v) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section  7.4 and applicable solely to, in the case of the foregoing clause (a), the assets and Capital Stock of such joint venture, and in the case of the foregoing clauses (b) through (d), such joint venture;

(vi) in the case of the preceding clause (a), restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.2 or 7.4 and limited to such cash or deposit;

(vii) negative pledges and other prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by an agreement securing Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1 if such negative pledges, prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and additions and accessions to such property and assets and products and proceeds thereof;

 

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(viii) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto;

(ix) in the case of the preceding clause (c), provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(x) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), any restrictions regarding licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such IP Rights).

Section 7.9 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless at the time such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (b) the fair market value of the property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction does not exceed $15,000,000.

Section 7.10 Hedging Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

Section 7.11 Amendment to Material Documents . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights in a manner materially adverse to the interest of the Lenders under (a) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with an IPO, the Borrower may amend and restate its organizational documents on terms substantially consistent with the applicable terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects) or (b) the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or the Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement, as applicable.

Section 7.12 Payments of Certain Indebtedness.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay in cash any Permitted Earnout or permitted seller note in connection with permitted acquisition or permitted Investment (other than the Sterling Acquisition) unless (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto.

 

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(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to optionally prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest, fees and mandatory prepayments and AHYDO Payments shall be permitted unless expressly prohibited by the intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders) (i) any Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations expressly by its terms, including Permitted Subordinated Debt, or (ii) any other Indebtedness for borrowed money of a Loan Party that is secured on a junior lien basis to the Liens securing the Obligations (including, without limitation, the Indebtedness under the Second Lien Credit Agreement) (collectively, “ Junior Financing ”), except the following:

(i) the refinancing thereof with any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and, if such Indebtedness was originally incurred under Section 7.1(o), is permitted pursuant to Section 7.1(o)), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.12,

(ii) the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents,

(iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

(iv) [reserved],

(v) prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments made with the Available Equity Basket,

(vi) prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments made with the Available Additional Basket so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto,

(vii) prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments so long as (w) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (z) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto,

(viii) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, additional payments of Junior Financing, together with the amount of Restricted Payments made in reliance of Section  7.5(f) , in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, and

(ix) prepayments, repayments redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments as permitted under the applicable intercreditor or subordination agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.

 

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Section 7.13 Use of Proceeds in Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions . No Borrower shall request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, or use the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person materially in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, and (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent authorized under applicable Sanction Laws.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.1 Events of Default . If any of the following events (each an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

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

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section  8.1 or an amount related to a Bank Product Obligation) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days; or

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) when made or deemed made or submitted; or

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Section  6.1 or Article VII ; provided that an Event of Default with respect to Section  6.1 shall not constitute an Event of Default for the purposes of the Term Loans unless and until the Revolving Lenders have actually declared all Obligations owing to them to be immediately due and payable in accordance with this Section  8.1 ; or

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above) or any other Loan Document or related to any Bank Product Obligation, and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days (or, with respect to Section  5.1(a) , (b) or (c)(y) , 15 days) after the earlier of (i) the date on which any senior officer of the Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) the date on which notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or

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(g) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Second Lien Term Facility Indebtedness or Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided the foregoing shall not apply to (A) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement and such amounts are timely paid (after giving effect to any applicable cure period) per the applicable documentation governing such Indebtedness) or (B) any breach or default that (x) is remedied by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or (y) waived (including in the form of amendment) by the requisite holders of the applicable Indebtedness, in either case, prior to the acceleration of the Obligations hereunder; or

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Section  8.1 , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(i) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(j) [reserved]; or

(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

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(l) any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $25,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage thereof) in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been legally commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(m) any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(n) other than as expressly permitted hereunder (i) the security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent over a material portion of the Collateral or (ii) any material Guaranty of the Obligations, in each case, shall become invalid or otherwise unenforceable.

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section  8.1 ) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at Law or in equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that, it is understood and agreed that, with respect to an Event of Default under Section  6.1 , at the written request of the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated, the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure), the Administrative Agent shall, by written notice to the Borrower (i) terminate the Revolving Commitments, whereupon the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately and (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Revolving Credit Exposure to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

Section 8.2 Application of Funds.

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section  8.1 (or immediately after an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) of Section  8.1 ), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

(a) first , to the reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such sale or other realization upon the Collateral, until the same shall have been paid in full;

 

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(b) second , to the fees and other reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(c) third , to all reimbursable expenses, if any, of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(d) fourth , to the fees due and payable under Sections 2.14(b) and (c)  of this Agreement and interest then due and payable under the terms of this Agreement, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(e) fifth , to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (allocated pro rata among the Term Loan Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares), to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, the LC Exposure, the Hedging Termination Value of Hedging Obligations owed by a Loan Party to any Lender-Related Hedge Provider (to the extent secured by Liens) and the Bank Product Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, until the same shall have been paid in full, allocated pro rata among any Lender, any Lender-Related Hedge Provider and any Bank Product Provider, based on their respective Pro Rata Shares of the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, LC Exposure, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations;

(f) sixth , to additional cash collateral for the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit until the aggregate amount of all cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement is equal to 102% of the LC Exposure after giving effect to the foregoing clause fifth; and

(g) to the extent any proceeds remain, to the Borrower or other parties lawfully entitled thereto.

Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

All amounts allocated pursuant to the foregoing clauses third through sixth to the Lenders as a result of amounts owed to the Lenders under the Loan Documents shall be allocated among, and distributed to, the Lenders pro rata based on their respective Pro Rata Shares; provided , that all amounts allocated to that portion of the LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to clause fifth and sixth shall be distributed to the Administrative Agent, rather than to the Lenders, and held by the Administrative Agent in an account in the name of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Loan Lenders as cash collateral for the LC Exposure, such account to be administered in accordance with Section  2.22(g) .

Section 8.3 Collection Allocation Mechanism .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, on the CAM Exchange Date, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, (a) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have exchanged interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the Designated Obligations under each Loan and Letter of Credit in which it shall participate as of such date, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in the Designated Obligations under each of the Loans and Letters of Credit and (b) simultaneously with the deemed exchange of interests pursuant to clause  (a) above, the interests in the Designated Obligations to be received in such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent of such amount (as of the Business Day immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date) and on and after such date all amounts accruing and owed to the Lenders in respect of such Designated Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rate otherwise applicable hereunder. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section  11.4 and the Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. The Borrower and the Lenders agree from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided , that the failure of the Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange. As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment).

 

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ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.1 Appointment of Administrative Agent.

(a) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including Section  11.3(d) , as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “administrative agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

(b) The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith and the Issuing Bank shall have all the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article included the Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Issuing Bank.

 

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Section 9.2 Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  11.2 ), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  11.2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “Default” or “Event of Default” hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

Section 9.3 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of any action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 9.4 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent . If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.5 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.6 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders”, “holders of Notes”, or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the bank serving as the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefore to the Lenders.

Section 9.7 Successor Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the approval by the Borrower (not unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof or a bank which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

(b) Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If within forty-five (45) days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section  9.7 no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its

 

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duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (iii) the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX and Section  11.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its representatives and agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

(c) In addition to the foregoing, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, then the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, resign as Issuing Bank or as Swingline Lender, as the case may be, effective at the close of business Atlanta, Georgia time on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice); provided that such resignation by the Issuing Bank will have no effect on the validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit then outstanding or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Letter of Credit or otherwise to the Issuing Bank; and provided , further , that such resignation of the Swingline Lender will have no effect on its rights in respect of any outstanding Swingline Loans or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Swingline Loan.

Section 9.8 Withholding Tax . To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction 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, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including reasonable legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses, in each case, to the extent actually incurred.

Section 9.9 Benefits of Article IX . None of the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section  9.7(a) ) or of any Person other than Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Accordingly, neither the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section  9.7(a) ) nor any Person other than Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and their respective successors and permitted assigns) shall be entitled to rely upon, or to raise as a defense, the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lenders to comply with the provisions of this Article IX .

 

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Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

(a) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or like proceeding or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any Revolving Credit Exposure 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, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans or Revolving Credit Exposure and all other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Section  11.3 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

(b) any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section  11.3 .

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 or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11 Titled Agents . Each Lender and each Loan Party hereby agrees that any “Documentation Agent” or “Syndication Agent” designated hereunder shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or any Loan Party.

Section 9.12 Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents . Subject to Section  11.2 , each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement.

Section 9.13 Collateral and Guaranty Matters . The Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its reasonable discretion,

(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination or expiration of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and payment in full of the Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted, (B) all Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations that are not then due and payable and (C) Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank shall have been made), (ii) that is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) as approved in accordance with Section  11.2 ;

 

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(b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by clause (e)  of “Permitted Encumbrances” in Section  1.1 ; and

(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement, pursuant to this Section  9.13 .

Section 9.14 Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations . No Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender that holds any Hedging Obligation or any Bank Product Obligation that obtains the benefits of Section  8.2 or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Hedging Obligations and Bank Product Obligations unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that holds such Hedging Obligation or such Bank Product Obligation, as the case may be.

ARTICLE X

THE GUARANTY

Section 10.1 The Guaranty . Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Lender-Related Hedge Provider, and each Bank Product Provider as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations is not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents or the other documents relating to the Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under applicable Debtor Relief Laws.

 

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Section 10.2 Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Guarantors under Section  10.1 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section  10.2 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article  X until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(d) any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

(e) any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including any creditor of any Guarantor).

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

Section 10.3 Reinstatement . The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article  X shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent or such holder of the Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

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Section 10.4 Certain Additional Waivers . Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section  10.2 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section  10.6 .

Section 10.5 Remedies . The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Obligations, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as specified in Section  8.1 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances specified in Section  8.1 ) for purposes of Section  10.1 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section  10.1 . The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 10.6 Rights of Contribution . The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.

Section 10.7 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee in this Article  X is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to the Obligations whenever arising.

Section 10.8 Keepwell . Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article X voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Notices.

(a) Written Notices . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

To any Loan Party:

   EVO Payments International, LLC
   10 Glenlake Parkway
   South Tower, Suite 950
   Atlanta, Georgia 30328
   Attention: Chief Financial Officer

With a copy to:

   EVO Payments International, LLC
   515 Broadhollow Road
   Melville, New York 11747
   Attention: General Counsel

To the Administrative Agent:

   SunTrust Bank
   3333 Peachtree Road
   Atlanta, Georgia 30326
   Attention: Mr. David Bennett
   Facsimile: (404) 439-7390

With a copy to:

   SunTrust Bank
   303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor
   Atlanta, Georgia 30308
   Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz
   Facsimile: (404) 221-2001

To the Issuing Bank:

   SunTrust Bank
  

245 Peachtree Center Avenue

17 th Floor, Mail Code 3707

   Atlanta, Georgia 30303
   Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Dept.
   Facsimile: (404) 588-8129

To the Swingline Lender:

   SunTrust Bank
   303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor
   Atlanta, Georgia 30308
   Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz
   Facsimile: (404) 221-2001

To any other Lender:

   To the address or facsimile number, set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire or the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Lender.

 

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Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery; provided , that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section  11.1 .

Any agreement of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

(b) Electronic Communications .

(i) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II unless such Lender, the Issuing Bank, as applicable, and Administrative Agent have agreed to receive notices under such Section by electronic communication and have agreed to the procedures governing such communications. Administrative Agent or 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.

(ii) Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

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Section 11.2 Waiver; Amendments.

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent or any Lender , 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 right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section  11.2 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (other than the Fee Letters), nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that

(i) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the Required Lenders and in the case of (i)(A), only the Lenders increasing their commitments shall be deemed directly and adversely affected thereby) shall be required with respect to:

(A) any increase a Commitment of such Lender ( provided , that waivers of Default Interest, conditions precedent, Defaults or Events of Default or mandatory prepayments or mandatory commitment reductions shall not constitute increases in the commitment);

(B) reductions of principal, interest or fees owed to such Lender (provided that, waivers of Default Interest, conditions precedent, Defaults, Events of Default or mandatory prepayments or changes to a financial ratio shall not constitute such a reduction);

(C) any amendment or waiver that would postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment ( provided , that waivers of Default Interest, conditions precedent, Defaults, Events of Default or mandatory prepayments or changes to a financial ratio shall not constitute any such extension);

(D) any amendment or waiver that would change Section  2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section  8.2 ;

 

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(E) any change of any of the provisions of this Section  11.2 or the definition of “ Required Lenders ” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; or

(F) any amendment to the definition of “Alternative Currency”;

(ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted under the Loan Documents the consent of all Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) shall be required to:

(A) release the Borrower (or permit an assignment of the Borrower’s Obligations), or, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors or limit the liability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty; or

(B) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations;

(iii) prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, unless also signed by Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated, the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure) (the “ Required Revolving Lenders ”), no such amendment or waiver shall, (i) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Sections 3.3 or 8.1 in a manner adverse to such Lenders ( provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any underlying Default or Event of Default) or (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Article VI (or any defined term used therein) or this Section  11.2(a)(iii) ; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing or elsewhere in this Agreement, only the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders (and not the Required Lenders) shall be required to waive a Default or an Event of Default as a result of the failure to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Section  6.1 prior to the actual acceleration by the Revolving Lenders of all Obligations owing to the Revolving Lenders in accordance with Section  8.1 ;                or

(iv) unless also signed by Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding amount of all outstanding Term Loans, no such amendment or waiver shall (i) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Section  2.12(e) so as to alter the manner of application of proceeds of any mandatory prepayment required by Section  2.12(a) , (b) , (c) or (d)  hereof or (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate this Section  11.2(a)(iv) ;

provided further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Letters may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended, and amounts payable to such Lender hereunder may not be permanently reduced without the consent of such Lender (other than reductions in fees and interest in which such reduction does not disproportionately affect such Lender); (iii) this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement; (iv) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein; (v) (x) no Lender consent is required to effect an Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment (except as expressly provided in Sections  2.23 , 2.27 or 2.28 or in the following clause (y)  or (z) , as applicable), (y) in connection with an amendment that addresses solely a re-pricing transaction in which any Class of Term Loans is refinanced with a replacement Class of term loans bearing (or is modified in such a manner such that the resulting term loans bear) a lower All-In Yield (which may include other customary technical amendments related thereto, including providing that such replacement term loans may have a prepayment premium in connection therewith) (a “ Permitted Repricing Amendment ”), only the consent of the Lenders holding Term Loans subject to such permitted repricing transaction that will continue as a Lender in respect of the repriced tranche of Term Loans or modified Term Loans shall be required for such Permitted Repricing Amendment, and (z) in connection with an Extension Amendment, only the consent of the Lenders that will continue as a Lender in respect of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to such Extension Amendment shall be required for such Extension Amendment, (vi) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders, (vii) any applicable intercreditor agreement may be amended solely with the consent of the First Lien Administrative Agent to give effect thereto or to carry out the purposes thereof, (viii) except as set forth above in clauses (iii) and (iv) of this Section  11.2(b) preceding this proviso, there shall be no “class” voting requirement for amendments, modifications or supplements to the Loan Documents, (ix) if the Administrative Agent and Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or administrative nature in the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision without further action or consent of any other party if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof, and (x) any Guaranty, Collateral Document and related documents may be, together with this Agreement, amended and/or waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of Borrower without the need for consent by any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order to (1) comply with local law or advice of local counsel or (2) cause such Guaranty, Collateral Document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“ Refinanced Term Loans ”) with one or more tranches of replacement term loans having different terms (“ Replacement Term Loans ”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans plus accrued interest, fees, expenses and premium (but nothing in this clause (a) shall limit the ability of the Borrower to incur Incremental Loans of the same Class or of a different Class at the same time if such incurrence is otherwise permitted hereunder), (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans, at the time of such refinancing (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Refinanced Term Loans prior to the time of such incurrence) and (c) such Replacement Term Loans shall otherwise constitute Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

 

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Section 11.3 Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates , including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates, actually incurred in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated) (but limited, (A) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent, STRH and their Affiliates, taken as a whole, plus, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction as may be necessary or advisable in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, and in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each similarly situated group of affected Persons, taken as a whole, in each case excluding allocated costs of in-house counsel and (ii) in the case of other consultants and advisers, limited to the fees and expenses of such persons approved by Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section  11.3 , or in connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit (but limited, (i) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders, taken as a whole (and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction as may be necessary or advisable in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, and in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each similarly situated group of affected Lenders, taken as a whole)) and (ii) in the case of other consultants and advisers, limited to the fees and expenses of such persons approved by Borrower).

(b) The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related expenses, but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel to the Indemnitees taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction as may be necessary or advisable in the judgment of the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each similarly situated group of affected Indemnitees, taken as a whole), in each case excluding allocated costs of in-house counsel, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, actually incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any actual or alleged Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent (i) that a court having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties, (ii) that a court having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) arose from a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee (or any of its Related Parties) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) arising from any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than (x) any claims against any Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Administrative Agent, Arranger or Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any Loan Document or (y) any claims that arise as a result of the Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s negligence or breach of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iv) arising from settlements effected without Borrower’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with Borrower’s written consent, or if there is a final judgment against an Indemnitee in any such proceeding, Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee to the extent and in the manner set forth above. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through Syndtrak or any other Internet or intranet website, except as a result of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. This Section  11.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. Each Indemnitee (by accepting the benefits of the Loan Documents) agrees to refund and return any and all amounts paid by Borrower to such Indemnitee pursuant to this Section  11.3(b) or any other indemnification provision under the Loan Documents to the extent such Indemnitee is not entitled to the payment thereof pursuant to the terms of this Section  11.3(b) or such other indemnification provision.

 

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(c) Subject to Section  2.20 , the Loan Parties shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

 

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(d) To the extent that the Loan Parties fail to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under clauses (a) , (b) or (c)  hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

(e) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, none of the Loan Parties shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.

(f) All amounts due under this Section  11.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

Section 11.4 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b)  of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d)  of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (h)  of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d)  of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Loans, and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments, Loans and other Revolving Credit Exposure at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

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(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure outstanding thereunder) of a Class or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Class of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $1,000,000 with respect to Term Loans, and in minimum increments of $1,000,000 (or such lesser minimum amount approved by the Borrower) and $5,000,000 with respect to Revolving Loans, and in minimum increments of $2,500,000 or, in each case, if less all of such assigning Lender’s remaining Loans and Commitments of the applicable Class, unless the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment of any Class of Commitments or Loans shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Class of the Loans or the Commitments assigned, except that this clause (ii)  shall not (A) apply to the Swingline Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swingline Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Commitments (and the related Revolving Loans thereunder), its outstanding Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis.

(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default under Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided , that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof;;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (for purposes of subclause (x) below only, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for (x) assignments in respect of the Revolving Commitments to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (y) assignments by Defaulting Lenders; and

(C) the consent of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Commitments.

(iv) Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may agree) , (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender of the applicable Class and (D) the documents required under Section  2.20 if such assignee is a Foreign Lender.

 

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(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries other than in accordance with Section  11.4(i) or 11.4(j) , (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B) , (C) to a natural person or (D) to a Disqualified Institution. It is understood and agreed that upon request of any inquiring Lender or potential assignee, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall make available to such inquiring Lender or potential assignee the current list of Disqualified Institutions.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section  11.4 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections  2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section  11.4 .

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount and stated interest of the Loans and Revolving Credit Exposure owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be available for inspection by such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; information contained in the Register shall also be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In establishing and maintaining the Register, Administrative Agent shall serve as Borrower’s agent solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the actions described in this Section, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent SunTrust Bank serves in such capacity, SunTrust Bank and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or a Defaulting Lender) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s

 

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rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

(e) Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section  2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section  8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section  11.4 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release the Borrower or all of the Guarantors, or limit the ability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, except to the extent such release is expressly provided under the terms of this Agreement; or (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section  11.4 , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , and 2.20 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section  2.20(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section  2.20(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)  of this Section  11.4 . Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided , that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section  2.18 and Section  2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the 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.

(g) Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section  2.25 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  11.7 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section  2.21 as though it were a Lender.

(h) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(i) Any Lender may at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to any Class of Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (x) open market purchases and/or (y) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders holding Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section  2.11(b), in each case, subject to the following limitations:

(i) no assignment of Term Loans to an Affiliated Lender may be purchased with the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan;

(ii) the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  11.4(i) hereto (an “ Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance ”);

(iii) Affiliated Lenders (A) will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II, (B) will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and (C) will not receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(iv) in connection with each assignment pursuant to this Section  11.4(i) , the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall render customary “big boy” letters to each other (and, in connection with any assignments pursuant to clause  (y) above, the Auction Agent) regarding information that is not known to such assigning Lender that may be material to the decision by such assigning Lender to enter into such assignment to such Affiliated Lender; and

(v) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (as of the date of consummation of any transaction under this Section  11.4(i) ) held at such time by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 20% of the principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding as of the date of such transaction (after giving effect thereto), in the aggregate for all Affiliated Lenders (such percentage, the “ Affiliated Lender Cap ”).

 

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Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender.

Each Lender participating in any assignment to Affiliated Lenders acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) the Affiliated Lenders then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Borrower, Company Parties or Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information, (4) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other of Administrative Agent’s Related Parties shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Affiliated Lenders and any of their Subsidiaries, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any other of Administrative Agent’s Related Parties, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (5) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, any Term Loans assigned to an Affiliated Lender in accordance with this Section  11.4(i) or Section  11.4(m) may be contributed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and be exchanged for debt or equity securities of Borrower (or any of its direct or indirect parent) to the extent otherwise permitted herein, in which case the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall comply with Section  11.4(j)(ii) , (iii) , (iv) and (v) (with any references to the Borrower in such sections to be deemed to include any applicable Restricted Subsidiary) and for the avoidance of doubt any other assignment to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be consummated only pursuant to Section  11.4(j) .

(j) Any Lender may, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to any Class of Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings ,the Borrower or any Subsidiary through (x) open market purchases, and/or (y) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders holding Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section  2.11(b) , in each case, subject to the following:

(i) no assignment of Term Loans to the Borrower or any Subsidiary may be purchased with the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan;

(ii) the assigning Lender and the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance;

(iii) if any Subsidiary is the assignee, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, such Subsidiary shall automatically be deemed to have distributed the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower;

 

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(iv) if the Borrower is the assignee, (a) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so distributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such distribution, assignment or transfer, (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishment of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (c) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register;

(v) in connection with each assignment pursuant to this Section  11.4(j) , the assigning Lender and the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, shall render customary “big boy” letters to each other (and, in connection with any assignments pursuant to clause (y)  above, the Auction Agent) regarding information that is not known to such assigning Lender that may be material to the decision by such assigning Lender to enter into such assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable; and

(vi) no Event of Default under Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  shall have occurred or be continuing.

Each Lender participating in any assignment pursuant to this Section  11.4(j) acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Borrower, Company Parties or Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of Material Non-Public Information, (4) none of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, the Administrative Agent or any other of Administrative Agent’s Related Parties shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, the Administrative Agent and any other of the Administrative Agent’s Related Parties, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (5) the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

(k) Notwithstanding anything in Section  11.2 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section  11.4(l) , any plan of reorganization pursuant to the Debtor Relief Laws, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and:

(A) all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders have taken any actions; and

 

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(B) all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.

(l) Additionally, the Loan Parties and Affiliated Lenders hereby agree that if a case under Title 11 of the United States Code is commenced against any Loan Party, such Loan Party shall seek (and the Affiliated Lenders shall consent) to provide that the vote of the Affiliated Lenders with respect to any plan of reorganization of such Loan Party shall be counted in the same proportion as all other Lenders except that Affiliated Lenders’ vote may be counted to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat the Obligations held by Affiliated Lenders in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to the Affiliated Lenders than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower or would deprive the Affiliated Lenders of their pro rata share of any payments to which all Lenders are entitled hereunder. The Affiliated Lenders hereby irrevocably appoint the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as the Affiliated Lenders’ attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lenders and in the name of the Affiliated Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section  11.4(l) .

(m) Although Affiliated Debt Funds shall not be subject to the provisions of Section  11.4(k) or 11.4(l) , any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to any Class of Loans or Commitments under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Debt Funds through (x) open market purchases and/or (y) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders holding such Class of Loans or Commitments on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section  2.11(b) . Notwithstanding anything in Section  11.2 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Loans, Commitments and/or Revolving Credit Exposure, as applicable, held by Affiliated Debt Funds may not account for more than 49.9% (pro rata among such Affiliated Debt Funds) of the Loans, Commitments and/or Revolving Credit Exposure, as applicable, of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section  11.2 .

(n) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an entire Class of Loans or Commitments is refinanced or replaced in full with other Loans or Commitments hereunder, the Borrower shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three (3) Business Days’ advance notice (which notice may be rescinded if the transactions contemplated by such Refinancing Amendment are not consummated) to each Lender holding any Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced or replaced to consummate such refinancing or replacement of such Class by way of assignment by purchasing each such Lender’s Loans or unfunded Commitments at par, accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon (including, if applicable, amounts payable pursuant to Section  2.25 ) instead of prepaying the Loans or reducing or terminating the Commitments to be refinanced or replaced. The assigned Loans and Commitments shall be amended immediately thereafter in accordance with Section  11.2 to reflect the terms of any such refinancing or replacement. The assignee under any such assignment may be (but shall not be required to be) the Administrative Agent, any arranger of the new Loans or Commitments or any other Person designated by the Administrative Agent. By receiving the purchase price, the Lenders having the replaced or refinanced Class of Loans or Commitments shall automatically be deemed to have assigned such Loans or Commitments pursuant to the terms of an Assignment and Acceptance, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this paragraph are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral.

 

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Section 11.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

(b) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York county and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such District Court or New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 . Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section  11.1 . Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

Section 11.6 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO 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 THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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Section 11.7 Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrower at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender and the Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender and the Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agrees to apply all amounts collected from any such set-off to the Obligations before applying such amounts to any other Indebtedness or other obligations owed by the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries to such Lender or Issuing Bank.

Section 11.8 Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, the Fee Letters, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto and their affiliates regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement and any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

Section 11.9 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any Loan Party herein, in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 , and 11.3 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the Loan Documents, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

Section 11.10 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 11.11 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, provided to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any such Lender including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such information is made available will, to the extent reasonably practicable, be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable, shall endeavor to notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such required disclosure by such Person unless such disclosure is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, provided , further , that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender shall have no liability for failure to provide such notice, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section  11.11 , or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section  11.11 , to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) any rating agency, the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, in each case only when required by such Person (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such Person shall be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (viii) with the consent of the Borrower or (ix) to any other party hereto. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section  11.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

Section 11.12 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable Law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “ Maximum Rate” ) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section  11.12 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), shall have been received by such Lender.

 

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Section 11.13 Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any Requirement of Law, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by Borrower under seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

Section 11.14 Patriot Act . Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into Law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.

Section 11.15 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that: (i) (A) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and each of the Administrative Agent and Lenders has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Loan Party of any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waive and release, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 11.16 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) 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.

 

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Section 11.17 Release of Guarantors and Collateral . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders agrees that:

(a) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted and (B) Obligations constituting Hedging Obligations or Bank Product Obligations either (x) as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider shall have been made or (y) notice has not been received by the Administrative Agent from the applicable Lender-Related Hedge Provider or Bank Products Provider, as the case may be, that amounts are due and payable under the applicable Hedging Transaction or in respect of the applicable Bank Products, as the case may be) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (unless the LC Exposure related thereto has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall terminate (other than any provisions thereof which by their express terms are to survive termination), (ii) any and all Liens on any Collateral (including Cash Collateral, except to the extent intended to remain in place with respect to Letters of Credit by written agreement between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank) shall be released and (iii) each Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty;

(b) any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset constituting Collateral shall be released in the event that such asset is Disposed of as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document; and

(c) any Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder, and any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset of such Guarantor constituting Collateral shall be released as well.

In connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the Borrower’s reasonable request and at the Borrower’s sole expense, (x) promptly execute and file in the appropriate location and deliver to the Borrower such termination and full or partial release statements or confirmations thereof, as applicable, and (y) take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to release the Liens and the Loan Parties from the Guaranty to be released pursuant hereto promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release.

Section 11.18 Judgment Currency . If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or such Lender agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

 

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Section 11.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) The application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender 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 undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.    

 

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

 

BORROWER:  

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

GUARANTORS:  

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

 

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

 

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

 

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

 

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

 

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited lability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

 

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

 

Name:

Title:

 

Ray Sidhom

Authorized Officer

 

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer

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POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer
 

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited Liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer
 

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer
 

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer
  CVE EVO, LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company
  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer
 

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer

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E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer
  MEINC, LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company
  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer
 

ZENITH MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

  By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

  Name:   Ray Sidhom
  Title:   Authorized Officer


ADMINISTRATIVE   SUNTRUST BANK,
AGENT:   as Administrative Agent, as Issuing Bank, as Swingline Lender
  By:  

/s/ Brian Guffin

  Name:   Brian Guffin
  Title:   Director

 

LENDERS:  

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Issuing Bank, as Swingline Lender and as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ David Bennett

  Name:   David Bennett
  Title:   Director
 

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Carrie Glick

 

Name:

Title:

 

Carrie Glick

VP

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Kathryn Tucker

  Name:   Kathryn Tucker
  Title:   Vice President
 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Stephen T. Hatch

  Name:   Stephen T. Hatch
  Title:   Managing Director
 

REGIONS BANK,

as a Lender

  By:  

/s/ Steven Dixon

  Name:   Steven Dixon
  Title:   Director
  Citibank, N.A.,
  as a Lender
  By:  

/s/ Ciaran Small

  Name:   Ciaran Small
  Title:   Vice President


Exhibit 1.1

UP-C TERM SHEET

See attached.


Exhibit 1.1

Up-C Term Sheet

Tax Receivable Agreement

In connection with the completion of the proposed initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) of a newly formed company (“ PubCo ”), PubCo would use all of the net proceeds from such IPO to purchase limited liability interests (“ LLC Interests ”) of EVO Investco, LLC (the “ Operating Company ”) directly from the Operating Company and from certain holders of LLC Interests that are holders of such LLC Interests at the time of the IPO (such holders, the “ Continuing LLC Owners ”). As a result of the purchase of LLC Interests from the Continuing LLC Owners, PubCo is expected to obtain an increase in its share of the tax basis of the assets of the Operating Company. PubCo may expect to obtain a similar increase in its share of the tax basis of the assets of the Operating Company in the future, when a Continuing LLC Owner receives cash in connection with an exercise of such Continuing LLC Owner’s right to have LLC Interests purchased by PubCo or redeemed by the Operating Company (which PubCo is expected to treat, to the extent the law allows, as a direct purchase of LLC Interests from a Continuing LLC Owner for U.S. federal income and other applicable tax purposes, regardless of whether such LLC Interests are surrendered for redemption to the Operating Company or sold to PubCo upon the exercise of put rights) (such basis increase, together with the basis increases described in the immediately preceding sentence, the “ Basis Adjustments ”). Any Basis Adjustment will have the effect of reducing the amounts that PubCo would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities. The Basis Adjustments may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those assets.

In connection with the transactions described above, PubCo will enter into a Tax Receivable Agreement (the “ TRA ”) with the Continuing LLC Owners that will provide for the payment by PubCo to such persons of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that PubCo actually realizes, or in some circumstances is deemed to realize, as a result of the transactions described above, including increases in the tax basis of the assets of the Operating Company attributable to payments made under the TRA and deductions attributable to imputed interest payments pursuant to the TRA. The Operating Company intends to have in effect an election under Section 754 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, effective for the taxable year in which PubCo is expected to purchase LLC Interests from the Continuing LLC Owners with the proceeds the proposed IPO and each taxable year in which a purchase or redemption of LLC Interests for cash occurs. These tax benefit payments will not be conditioned upon one or more of the Continuing LLC Owners maintaining a continued ownership interest in the Operating Company or having any ownership interest in PubCo. The Continuing LLC Owners’ rights under the TRA will be assignable to transferees of their LLC Interests (other than the Operating Company or PubCo as transferee pursuant to a purchase or redemption of LLC Interests). PubCo is expected to benefit from the remaining 15% of the tax benefits, if any, that PubCo may actually realize.

For purposes of the TRA, cash tax savings in income and franchise tax in lieu of income tax will be computed by comparing PubCo’s actual income and franchise tax liability to the amount of such taxes that PubCo would have been required to pay had there been no Basis Adjustments and had the TRA not been entered into. The amount of state and local taxes that would have been paid in that case will be determined using an estimated rate of tax that approximates the overall state and local tax rate that would have applied. The TRA will generally apply to each of PubCo’s taxable years, beginning with the first taxable year ending after the consummation of the IPO. There will be no maximum term for the TRA; however, the TRA will provide that it may be terminated by PubCo pursuant to an early termination procedure that will require PubCo to pay the Continuing LLC Owners an amount equal to the estimated present value of the remaining payments to be made under the agreement (calculated with certain assumptions).


The payment obligations under the TRA will be obligations of PubCo and not of the Operating Company Although the actual timing and amount of any payments that are expected to be made under the TRA will vary, it is anticipated that the payments that PubCo may be required to make to the Continuing LLC Owners could be substantial. It is expected that the TRA will provide that any payments made by PubCo to the Continuing LLC Owners under the TRA will generally reduce the amount of overall cash flow that might have otherwise been available to PubCo or to the Operating Company and, to the extent that PubCo may be unable to make payments under the TRA for any reason, the unpaid amounts will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid by PubCo. Pubco will fund payments under the TRA out of distributions Opco is permitted to make to Pubco (under the terms of the Operating Agreement and any applicable credit facility or facilities) of available cash derived from the operations of Opco’s subsidiaries and borrowings of Opco and its subsidiaries.

The TRA will provide that if certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combination, or other changes of control are to occur, or that if, at any time, PubCo elects an early termination of the TRA, then the TRA will terminate and PubCo’s obligations, or its successor’s obligations, under the TRA would accelerate and become due and payable, based on certain assumptions, including an assumption that it would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize all potential future tax benefits that are subject to the TRA. PubCo will be entitled to elect to completely terminate the TRA early only with the written approval of a majority of its “independent directors” (within the meaning of Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the corresponding rules of the stock exchange on which PubCo’s Class A common stock will be listed following the proposed IPO).

As a result of a change of control or PubCo’s election to terminate the TRA early, (1) PubCo could be required to make cash payments to the Continuing LLC Owners that are greater than the specified percentage of the actual benefits PubCo ultimately realizes in respect of the tax benefits that are subject to the TRA, and (2) PubCo would be required to make an immediate cash payment equal to the present value of the anticipated future tax benefits that are the subject of the TRA, which payment may be made significantly in advance of the actual realization, if any, of such future tax benefits. In these situations, PubCo’s expected obligations under the TRA could have a material adverse effect on its liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combination, or other changes of control. There can be no assurance that PubCo will be able to finance its obligations under the TRA.

Payments under the TRA will be based on tax reporting positions that PubCo takes. PubCo will not be reimbursed for any cash payments previously made to the Continuing LLC Owners pursuant to the TRA if any tax benefits initially claimed by it are subsequently challenged by a taxing authority and ultimately disallowed. Instead, any excess cash payments made by PubCo to a Continuing LLC Owner will be netted against any future cash payments that it might otherwise be required to make under the terms of the TRA.

If, upon consultation with its auditors, PubCo reasonably determines that a tax reserve or contingent liability must be established in relation to any past or future tax position that affects the amount of any past or future TRA payment, then any TRA payments that would otherwise be made to the Continuing LLC Owners will, to the extent determined reasonably necessary by PubCo’s audit committee, be paid into an interest-bearing escrow account until the relevant reserve is released or contingent liability is eliminated or, in the case of a reserve or contingent liability due to a formal notice or assessment from a taxing authority, until a final determination is received. PubCo will have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all tax matters, including the filing and amendment of all tax returns and claims for refund and defense of all tax contests, subject to certain participation and approval rights held by the Continuing LLC Owners, which will include the right of each Continuing LLC Owner that directly or indirectly owns at least 5% of the outstanding LLC Interests to consent before PubCo settles or fails to contest any challenge that would reasonably be expected to materially affect a recipient’s payments under the TRA.


Under the TRA, PubCo will be required to provide the Continuing LLC Owners with a schedule showing the calculation of payments that are due under the TRA with respect to each taxable year with respect to which a payment obligation arises within ninety (90) days after filing its U.S. federal income tax return for such taxable year. This calculation will be based upon the advice of PubCo’s tax advisors. Payments under the TRA will generally be made to the Continuing LLC Owners within five (5) business days after this schedule becomes final pursuant to the procedures that will be set forth in the TRA, although interest on such payments will begin to accrue at from the due date (without extensions) of such tax return. Any late payments that may be made under the TRA will continue to accrue interest until such payments are made, generally including any late payments that PubCo may subsequently make because it did not have enough available cash to satisfy its payment obligations at the time at which they originally arose.

Operating Agreement

In connection with the completion of the proposed IPO of PubCo, the Operating Company and the Continuing LLC Owners will enter into an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (the “ Operating Agreement ”).

Appointment as Manager. Under the Operating Agreement, PubCo will become a member and the sole manager of the Operating Company. As the sole manager, PubCo will be able to control all of the day-to-day business affairs and decision-making of the Operating Company without the approval of any other member. As such, PubCo, through its officers and directors, will be responsible for all operational and administrative decisions of the Operating Company and the day-to-day management of the Operating Company’s business. PubCo cannot, under any circumstances, be removed as the sole manager of the Operating Company except by its election.

Compensation. PubCo will not be entitled to compensation for its services as manager. PubCo will be entitled to reimbursement by the Operating Company for fees and expenses incurred on behalf of the Operating Company, including all expenses associated with the IPO, other public company expenses and maintaining PubCo’s corporate existence.

Distributions. The Operating Agreement will require “tax distributions” to be made by the Operating Company to its members, as that term is defined in the agreement. Tax distributions will be made as and when members are required to make estimated payments or file tax returns, which are expected to be approximately on a quarterly basis, to each member of the Operating Company, including PubCo, based on such member’s allocable share of the taxable income of the Operating Company and an assumed tax rate that will be determined by PubCo. For this purpose, except as otherwise required under the terms of any applicable credit facility or facilities, the taxable income of the Operating Company, and its members’ allocable share of such taxable income, shall be determined without regard to any tax basis adjustments that result from PubCo’s deemed or actual purchase of an LLC Interest from the Continuing LLC Owners or the use of the proceeds from the IPO to repay indebtedness of the Operating Company. The assumed tax rate that is expected to be used for purposes of determining tax distributions from the Operating Company to its members will approximate PubCo’s reasonable estimate of its combined federal, state, and local tax rate, determined without regard to any such basis adjustments. Tax distributions will also be made only to the extent all distributions from the Operating Company for the relevant period were otherwise insufficient to enable each member to cover its tax liabilities as calculated in the manner described above. The Operating Agreement will also allow for distributions to be made by the Operating Company to its members on a pro rata basis out of “distributable cash,” as that term is defined in the agreement. We expect the Operating Company may make distributions out of distributable cash periodically .necessary to enable PubCo to cover PubCo’s operating expenses and other obligations, including PubCo’s tax liability and obligations under the TRA, as well as to make dividend payments, if any, to the holders of PubCo’s Class A common stock.

Transfer Restrictions. The Operating Agreement generally will not permit transfers of common units by members, subject to certain limited exceptions. Any transferee of common units must assume, by operation of law or written agreement, all of the obligations of a transferring member with respect to the transferred units, even if the transferee is not admitted as a member of the Operating Company.

 


Common Unit Put Rights. The Operating Agreement will provide a put right to the Continuing LLC Owners that will entitle them to have all or a portion of their LLC Interests purchased by PubCo or, in some cases redeemed by the Operating Company with the Continuing LLC Owners’ consent, at any time following the IPO and the expiration of any related lock-up period. Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, upon receipt of a put notice from a Continuing LLC Owner with respect to LLC Interests, the disinterested members of PubCo’s board of directors will be entitled to elect, at PubCo’s option, (1) to use PubCo’s commercially reasonable best efforts to pursue a public offering of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock and use the net proceeds therefrom to purchase the LLC Interests, or (2) to cause the Operating Company to redeem the LLC Interests; provided, that, the Continuing LLC Owner delivering a put notice must consent to any election by PubCo to cause the Operating Company to redeem LLC Interests. The Operating Agreement will also entitle each Continuing LLC Owner to require PubCo to purchase, at their request, a portion of the Continuing LLC Owner’s LLC Interests in connection with a registered sale of Class A common stock initiated by PubCo or in connection with an offering initiated as a result of a put notice received from another Continuing LLC Owner. These put rights will entitle the Continuing LLC Owners to have their LLC Interests purchased by PubCo or redeemed by the Operating Company through a cash payment equal to (1) the price per share of such Class A common stock sold (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions) for each LLC Interest, if a registered sale of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock to the public is consummated by PubCo and the net proceeds therefrom are used to purchase LLC Interests, or (2) a volume-weighted average market price of one share of PubCo’s Class A common stock for each LLC Interest (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications) if the Operating Company redeems the LLC Interests. The purchase of LLC Interests for cash in connection with the delivery of a put notice will be subject to customary cutbacks and suspension periods typical for registration rights. Neither PubCo nor the Operating Company will be able to compel any member to tender their LLC Interests for redemption by the Operating Company or purchase by PubCo.

Maintenance of One-to-One Ratio between Shares of Class A Common Stock and Common Units . The Operating Agreement will require the Operating Company to take all actions with respect to its common units, including reclassifications, distributions, divisions or recapitalizations, to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of common units owned by PubCo and the number of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock outstanding. This ratio requirement will disregard (1) shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock under unvested options issued by PubCo, (2) treasury stock and (3) preferred stock or other debt or equity securities (including warrants, options or rights) issued by PubCo that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock, except to the extent PubCo has contributed the net proceeds from such other securities, including any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, to the equity capital of the Operating Company. In addition, this Class A common stock ratio requirement disregards all common units at any time held by any other person, including the Continuing LLC Owners. If PubCo issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or purchase shares of Class A common stock in a transaction not contemplated by the Operating Agreement, PubCo as manager will have the authority to take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries or purchases, the number of outstanding common units PubCo owns equals, on a one- for-one basis, the number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock. If PubCo issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or purchase or redeem any of its preferred stock in a transaction not contemplated by the Operating Agreement, PubCo as manager will have the authority to take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries purchases or redemptions, PubCo will hold (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or cease to hold (in the case of any purchase or redemption) equity interests in the Operating Company which (in PubCo’s good faith determination) are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to its preferred stock so issued, transferred, delivered, purchased or


redeemed. The Operating Company will be prohibited from undertaking any subdivision (by any split of units, distribution of units, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse split of units, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of the common units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of PubCo’s Class A common stock to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of common units owned by PubCo and the number of outstanding shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock, subject to exceptions.

Issuance of Common Units Upon Exercise of Options or Issuance of Other Equity Compensation . Upon the exercise of options issued by PubCo, or the issuance of other types of equity compensation by PubCo (such as the issuance of restricted or non-restricted stock, payment of bonuses in stock or settlement of stock appreciation rights in stock), PubCo will have the right to acquire from the Operating Company a number of common units equal to the number of PubCo’s shares of Class A common stock being issued in connection with the exercise of such options or issuance of other types of equity compensation. When PubCo issues shares of Class A common stock in settlement of stock options granted to persons that are not officers or employees of the Operating Company or its subsidiaries, PubCo will make, or be deemed to make, a capital contribution in the Operating Company equal to the aggregate value of such shares of Class A common stock and the Operating Company will issue to PubCo a number of common units equal to the number of shares PubCo issued. When PubCo issues shares of Class A common stock in settlement of stock options granted to persons that are officers or employees of the Operating Company or its subsidiaries, then PubCo will be deemed to have sold directly to the person exercising such award a portion of the value of each share of Class A common stock equal to the exercise price per share, and PubCo will be deemed to have sold directly to the Operating Company (or the applicable subsidiary of the Operating Company) the difference between the exercise price and market price per share for each such share of Class A common stock. In cases where PubCo grants other types of equity compensation to employees of the Operating Company or its subsidiaries, on each applicable vesting date PubCo will be deemed to have sold to the Operating Company (or such subsidiary) the number of vested shares at a price equal to the market price per share, the Operating Company (or such subsidiary) will deliver the shares to the applicable person, and PubCo will be deemed to have made a capital contribution in the Operating Company equal to the purchase price for such shares in exchange for an equal number of common units of the Operating Company.

Dissolution. The Operating Agreement will provide that the unanimous consent of all members holding voting units will be required to voluntarily dissolve the Operating Company. In addition to a voluntary dissolution, the Operating Company is dissolved upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution or other circumstances in accordance with Delaware law. Upon a dissolution event, the proceeds of a liquidation will be distributed in the following order: (1) first, to pay the expenses of winding up the Operating Company; (2) second, to pay debts and liabilities owed to creditors of the Operating Company, other than members; (3) third, to pay debts and liabilities owed to members; and (4) fourth, to the members pro-rata in accordance with their respective percentage ownership interests in the Operating Company (as determined based on the number of common units held by a member relative to the aggregate number of all outstanding common units).

Amendment. The Operating Agreement will provide that it may be amended or modified by PubCo as the manager. However, no amendment or modification (1) to the amendment provisions of the Operating Agreement may be made without the prior written consent of each member of the Operating Company, (2) to any of the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain persons may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter, and (3) to any of the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement to the extent such amendment or modification adversely affects the rights or powers of any member or imposes additional obligations on a member of the Operating Company may be made without the prior written consent of such member.


Indemnification. The Operating Agreement will provide for indemnification of the manager, members and officers of the Operating Company and their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Under the Operating Agreement, the Operating Company will also agree, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify the Continuing LLC Owners against losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses related to any public offering of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock where PubCo uses the net proceeds therefrom to purchase LLC Interests from the Continuing LLC Owners. The Operating Company and PubCo are expected to fund these indemnification obligations from cash earned from operations of its subsidiaries and available borrowings under credit facilities of the Operating Company and its subsidiaries.


Exhibit 2.3

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF REVOLVING BORROWING

[Date]

SunTrust Bank

3333 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Mr. David Bennett

Facsimile: (404) 439-7390

To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Notice of Revolving Borrowing. The Borrower hereby requests a Revolving Loan under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the Revolving Loan requested hereby:

(A) Aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loan 1 :

(B) Date of Revolving Loan (which is a Business Day):

(C) Type of Revolving Loans comprising such Borrowing 2 :

(D) Interest Period 3 :

(E) Applicable Currency:

(F) Class of Commitments: [Dollar Commitments] [Multicurrency Commitments]

(G) Location and number of Borrower’s account to which proceeds of such Revolving Loan are to be disbursed:

 

1   In the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000.
2   Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing.
3   Which must comply with the definition of “Interest Period” and end not later than the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, except as otherwise provided in clause (e) of the definition of “Interest Period” in the Credit Agreement.


The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied.

 

Very truly yours,
EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:                                                                  
Name:
Title:


Exhibit 2.4

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF SWINGLINE BORROWING

[Date]

SunTrust Bank

303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz

Facsimile: (404) 221-2001

To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the undersigned, as Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Notice of Swingline Borrowing. The Borrower hereby requests a Borrowing of Swingline Loans under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the Swingline Loan requested hereby:

(A) Aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loan 1 :

(B) Date of Swingline Loan (which is a Business Day):

(C) Account of the Borrower to which the proceeds of such Swingline Loan should be credited:

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied.

 

Very truly yours,
EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:

 

1   Not less than $100,000 or a larger multiple of $50,000.


Exhibit 2.7

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION

[Date]

SunTrust Bank

3333 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Mr. David Bennett

Facsimile: (404) 439-7390

To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Notice of Conversion/Continuation. The Borrower hereby requests a continuation or conversion under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the continuation or conversion requested hereby:

(A) Aggregate principal amount of the Borrowing to be continued or converted 1 :

(B) Date of continuation or conversion (which is a Business Day):

(C) Type of Loans comprising such Borrowing 2 :

(D) Applicable Currency:

(E) Class of Commitments: [Dollar Commitments] [Multicurrency Commitments]

(F) Interest Period 3 :

 

1   In the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not less than $500,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000.
2   Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing.
3   Which must comply with the definition of “Interest Period” and, in the case of a Revolving Loan, end not later than the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, except as otherwise provided in clause (e) of the definition of “Interest Period” in the Credit Agreement.


Very truly yours,
EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:


Exhibit 2.10

[FORM OF] NOTE

                     ,          

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to                                                               or its registered assigns (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement .

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Credit Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:                                                                  
Name:
Title:


Exhibit 2.29(a)

[FORM OF] DESIGNATED BORROWER REQUEST AND ASSUMPTION

AGREEMENT

 

TO: SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent

 

RE: First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016, by and among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors, [the Designated Borrowers], the Lenders and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement)

 

DATE: [Date]

 

 

Each of                                          (the “ Designated Borrower ”) and the Company hereby confirms, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Designated Borrower is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company.

The documents required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent under Section 2.29 of the Credit Agreement will be furnished to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

The parties hereto hereby confirm that, with effect from the date of the Designated Borrower Notice for the Designated Borrower, except as expressly set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Designated Borrower shall have obligations, duties and liabilities toward each of the other parties to the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents identical to those which the Designated Borrower would have had if the Designated Borrower had been an original party to the Loan Documents as a Borrower. Effective as of the date of the Designated Borrower Notice for the Designated Borrower, the Designated Borrower hereby ratifies, and agrees to be bound by, all representations and warranties, covenants, and other terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents.

The parties hereto hereby request that the Designated Borrower be entitled to receive Loans under the Credit Agreement, and understand, acknowledge and agree that neither the Designated Borrower nor the Company on its behalf shall have any right to request any Loans for its account unless and until the date five (5) Business Days after the effective date designated by the Administrative Agent in a Designated Borrower Notice delivered to the Company and the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.29 of the Credit Agreement.

In connection with the foregoing, the Designated Borrower and the Company hereby agree as follows with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties:

1. The Designated Borrower hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement, the Designated Borrower will be deemed to be a party to the Security Agreement, and shall have all the rights and obligations of a “Grantor” (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement) thereunder as if it had executed the Security Agreement. The Designated Borrower hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms,


provisions and conditions contained in the Security Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms of this Paragraph 1, the Designated Borrower hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, and a right of set off, to the extent applicable, against any and all right, title and interest of the Designated Borrower in and to the Collateral (as such term is defined in Section 2 of the Security Agreement) of the Designated Borrower.

2. The Designated Borrower acknowledges and confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the schedules and exhibits thereto and each Collateral Document and the schedules and exhibits thereto. The information on the schedules to the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are hereby supplemented (to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement or Collateral Documents) to reflect the information shown on the attached Schedule A .

3. The Company confirms that the Credit Agreement is, and upon the Designated Borrower becoming a party thereto, shall continue to be, in full force and effect. The parties hereto confirm and agree that immediately upon the Designated Borrower becoming a Borrower, the term “Obligations,” as used in the Credit Agreement, shall include all obligations of the Designated Borrower under the Credit Agreement and under each other Loan Document.

4. Each of the Company and the Designated Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in order to effect the purposes of this Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement.

This Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document under the Credit Agreement.

THIS DESIGNATED BORROWER REQUEST AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The terms of Sections 11.5 and 11.6 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

This Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement 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 Agreement by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]


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

 

[DESIGNATED BORROWER]
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:
EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:


Schedule A

Schedules to Credit Agreement and Collateral Documents

[TO BE COMPLETED BY DESIGNATED BORROWER]


Exhibit 2.29(b)

[FORM OF] DESIGNATED BORROWER NOTICE

 

TO: SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent

 

RE: First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016, by and among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors, [the Designated Borrowers], the Lenders and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement)

DATE:   [Date]

 

 

The Administrative Agent hereby notifies Company and the Lenders that effective as of the date hereof [                                                           ] shall be a Designated Borrower and may receive Loans for its account on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

This Designated Borrower Notice shall constitute a Loan Document under the Credit Agreement.

Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.

 

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

By:                                                                      

Name:

Title:                                                                  ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-1

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:                                                              
        Name:                                                
        Title:                                                  
Date:                                   , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-2

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:                                                              
        Name:                                                
        Title:                                                  
Date:                                   , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-3

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:                                                              
        Name:                                                
        Title:                                                  
Date:                                   , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-4

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:                                                              
        Name:                                                
        Title:                                                  
Date:                                   , 20[    ]


Exhibit 5.1

[FORM OF] COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

In connection with the terms of that certain First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, the undersigned certifies that the following information is true and correct, in all material respects, as of the date of this Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal [Quarter][Year] ended                  , 20      :

Capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

[Use the following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the audited annual financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Year ending [          ] together with the audit report of an independent certified public accountant required by such section.

[Use the following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ending [                      ,          ].

[Use the following paragraph 2 if delivering the financial statements above not during a Testing Quarter]

2. Set forth on Schedule 2 are detailed calculations of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin.

[Use the following paragraph 2 if delivering the financial statements above during a Testing Quarter]

2. Set forth on Schedule 2 are detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement.

[Use the following paragraph if delivering the financial statements above during a Testing Quarter]


Since [the Closing Date/the date of the delivery of the last Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 5.1(c) of the Credit Agreement], there has been [no change/the changes specified below] with respect to the identity of the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on such date. 1

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

1   These changes include the designation of any Subsidiary as Restricted or Unrestricted during such period.


The foregoing is true and correct, in all material respects, as of the date hereof.    

Dated as of                      ,          .

 

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:


Exhibit 11.4(b)

[FORM OF] ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “ Assignor ”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from 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 and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including 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 (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)  and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor:                                                                     
2.    Assignee:                                                                     
       [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender 1 ]
3.    Borrower:    EVO Payments International, LLC
4.    Administrative Agent:    SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

 

1   Select if applicable.


5.    Credit Agreement:    First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 among Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Guarantors party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender.
6.    Assigned Interest:   

 

Aggregate Amount of

Commitment/Loans for all

Lenders

   Amount of
Commitment/
Loans Assigned
     Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans 2
 

$

   $        %  

$

   $        %  

$

   $        %  

Effective Date:                           , 20          [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:                                                                  
        Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:                                                                  
        Title:

 

[Consented to and] 3 Accepted:

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

By:                                                                  
        Title:

 

2   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
3   To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


[Consented to] 4
EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
as Borrower
By:                                                              
        Title:

 

4   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

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 Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements; if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.


2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance 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 and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 51402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.


Exhibit 11.4(j)

[FORM OF] AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “ Assignor ”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from 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 and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including 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 (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)  and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor:                                                                         
2.    Assignee:                                                                         
      [and is [an Affiliated Lender] [Holdings] [Borrower] [Subsidiary]]
3.    Borrower:    EVO Payments International, LLC
4.    Administrative Agent:    SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.    Credit Agreement:    First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 among Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Guarantors party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender.
6.    Assigned Interest:   


Aggregate Amount of Term Loans

for all Lenders

   Amount of Term Loans
Assigned
     Percentage Assigned of Term
Loans 13
 

$

   $        %  

$

   $        %  

$

   $        %  

Effective Date:                           , 20          [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:                                                                  
        Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:                                                                  
        Title:

 

Accepted:

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

By:                                                              
        Title:

 

13   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Term Loans of all Lenders thereunder.


ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

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, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it has delivered customary “big boy” letters to the Assignee (or Auction Agent, as applicable); and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it is an [Affiliated Lender][Holdings][the Borrower][a Subsidiary of the Borrower], (iii) after giving effect to this Assignment and Acceptance, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by all Affiliated Lenders does not exceed 20% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding, (iv) no proceeds from any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan are being used to consummate this Assignment and Acceptance, (v) it has delivered customary “big boy” letters to the Assignor (or Auction Agent, as applicable), (vi) it satisfies the requirements; if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (vii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (viii) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (ix) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and (x) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee [and (xi) no Event of Default under Section 8.1(a), (b), (h) or (i) of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred or be continuing] 14 ; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, [(ii) it will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or

 

14   To be included if Assignee is Borrower, Holdings or Subsidiary of the Borrower.


Commitments required to be delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Article II of the Credit Agreement, (iii) it will not attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, (iv) it will not receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders)] 15 and (v) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance 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 and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 51402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

 

15   To be included if Assignee is an Affiliated Lender.

Exhibit 10.15

INCREMENTAL AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

THIS INCREMENTAL AMENDMENT AGREEMENT dated as of October 24, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”) is by and among SUNTRUST BANK, CITIBANK, N.A., REGIONS BANK, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., and CITIZENS BANK, N.A. (collectively, the “ Incremental Lenders ”), EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified herein, and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased or extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, the Lenders have agreed to provide the Borrower with revolving credit and term loan facilities;

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that certain financial institutions, including existing Lenders (the “ Upsizing Lenders ”) and new lenders joining the Credit Agreement (the “ Additional Lenders ”), provide Incremental Revolving Loans pursuant to an increase in the Multicurrency Commitments as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (the “ Incremental Revolving Commitments ”);

WHEREAS , the Upsizing Lenders have agreed to provide Incremental Revolving Commitments subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS , the Additional Lenders have agreed to provide Incremental Revolving Commitments and to become Lenders under the Credit Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Credit Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.    Each Additional Lender agrees to make its Commitment available to the Borrower in an amount equal to its Incremental Revolving Commitment. Each Upsizing Lender agrees to increase its Commitment available to the Borrower in an amount equal to its Incremental Revolving Commitment. The Incremental Revolving Commitments of the Incremental Lenders shall be as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. The existing Schedule I to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to include the information set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. As of the Incremental Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be $135,000,000.

2.    The Applicable Margin with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

3.    The Commitment Fee with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

4.    The Maturity Date with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitments established pursuant to this Agreement shall be as set forth in the Credit Agreement.


5.    This Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the “ Incremental Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a)    Receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and each of the Incremental Lenders.

(b)    Receipt by the Administrative Agent of Notes, dated as of the Incremental Amendment Effective Date, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in favor of each Additional Lender requesting a Note from the Borrower.

(c)    Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, dated as of the Incremental Amendment Effective Date, attaching and certifying resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing this Agreement.

(d)    Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a customary written opinion of in-house legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Lender (including Additional Lenders), and dated as of the Incremental Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e)    Receipt by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each Incremental Lender, of an upfront fee equal to 50 basis points on the amount of (i) in the case of each Additional Lender, such Additional Lender’s Incremental Revolving Commitment and (ii) in the case of each Upsizing Lender, such Upsizing Lender’s increase to its existing Multicurrency Commitment, after giving effect to this Amendment.

6.    Each of the Additional Lenders hereby (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Additional Lender under Section 2.23(c) of the Credit Agreement, (iii) from and after the date hereof, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

7.    Each of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Guarantors agrees that, as of the date hereof, each Additional Lender shall (a) be a party to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) be a “Lender” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (c) have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.


8.    The address of each Additional Lender for purposes of all notices and other communications is as set forth on the Administrative Questionnaire delivered by such Additional Lender to the Administrative Agent.

9.    The Borrower certifies that, after giving effect to the Incremental Revolving Commitments, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the Incremental Revolving Commitments.

10.    This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

11.    THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

INCREMENTAL LENDERS:     SUNTRUST BANK, as an Upsizing Lender
      By:   /s/ David Bennett
      Name:   David Bennett
      Title:   Director
    CITIBANK, N.A., as an Upsizing Lender
      By:   /s/ Ciaran Small
      Name:   Ciaran Small
      Title:   Vice President
    REGIONS BANK, as an Upsizing Lender
      By:   /s/ Steven Dixon
      Name:   Steven Dixon
      Title:   Director
    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.., as an Upsizing Lender
      By:   /s/ Sujay Maiya
      Name:   Sujay Maiya
      Title:   Vice President
    CITIZENS BANK, N.A. as an Additional Lender
      By:   /s/ Srbui Seferian, CFA
      Name:   Srbui Seferian, CFA
      Title:   Director
    EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
BORROWER:     a Delaware limited liability company
      By:   /s/ Kevin M. Hodges
      Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
      Title:   CFO


GUARANTORS:    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company,

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

      By:   /s/ Kevin M. Hodges
      Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
      Title:   CFO


   

EVO POWERPLAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

ZENITH MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

PINEAPPLE PAYMENTS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

EVO GROUP MANAGEMENT, INC,

a Delaware corporation,

STERLING PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

a Florida limited liability company,

MP PLATFORMS HOLDING, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

MP PLATFORMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

SBQ ACQUISITION, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

SPT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

      By:   /s/ Kevin M. Hodges
      Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
      Title:   CFO


Accepted and Agreed :

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank

 

By:   /s/ David Bennett      
Name:   David Bennett      
Title:   Director      

Schedule I

Exhibit 10.16

EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND INCREMENTAL AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

dated as of April 3, 2018

to the

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of December 22, 2016

among

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as the Borrower

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

as the Guarantors

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank,

CITIBANK, N.A.

and REGIONS BANK

as Co-Syndication Agents and

FIFTH THIRD BANK

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

 

Arranged By:

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS,

FIFTH THIRD BANK

and

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners


INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

THIS INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN AMENDMENT AGREEMENT dated as of April 3, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”) is by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto (collectively, the “ Incremental Lenders ”), EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified herein, and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased or extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, the Lenders have agreed to provide the Borrower with revolving credit and term loan facilities;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.23 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that certain financial institutions, including existing Lenders (the “ Upsizing Lenders ”), provide an additional advance of the Initial Term Loan in the aggregate amount of $95,000,000 as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (the “ Incremental Term Loan ”); and

WHEREAS, the Upsizing Lenders have agreed to provide the Incremental Term Loan subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Credit Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Establishment of Incremental Facility .

(a) This Agreement is an Incremental Amendment.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Incremental Term Loan is hereby established as an Incremental Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.23(b) of the Credit Agreement. The Incremental Term Loan shall be a part of the Initial Term Loan and shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions applicable to the Initial Term Loan.

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Agreement), each Incremental Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Incremental Term Loan available to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Incremental Lender’s commitment to the Incremental Term Loan as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. The existing Schedule I to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to include the information set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. As of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date, the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loan shall be $659,300,000.

2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement .

(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the existing definitions of the defined terms below to read as follows:


Initial Term Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Initial Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date and on the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date, as applicable, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I .

Initial Term Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.5 . The aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loan as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date is SIX HUNDRED FIFTY NINE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($659,300,000).

(b) In Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, the following definition is inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:

Incremental Term Loan Effective Date ” shall mean April 3, 2018.

 

  (c) In Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement, the first sentence is amended to read as follows:

“Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single term loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date and a single term loan to the Borrower on the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date (the “ Initial Term Loan ”) in a principal amount equal to the Initial Term Commitment of such Lender.”

 

  (d) In Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement, clause (b) is amended to read as follows:

(b) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Initial Term Loan of such Lender in installments due on the dates set forth below and payable on the third Business Day after such date, with each such installment being in the aggregate principal amount for all Lenders set forth opposite such date below:

 

Installment Date

   Principal Amount  

June 30, 2018

   $ 1,664,295  

September 30, 2018

   $ 1,664,295  

December 31, 2018

   $ 1,664,295  

March 31, 2019

   $ 1,664,295  

June 30, 2019

   $ 1,664,295  

September 30, 2019

   $ 1,664,295  

December 31, 2019

   $ 1,664,295  

March 31, 2020

   $ 1,664,295  

June 30, 2020

   $ 1,664,295  


September 30, 2020

   $ 1,664,295  

December 31, 2020

   $ 1,664,295  

March 31, 2021

   $ 1,664,295  

June 30, 2021

   $ 1,664,295  

September 30, 2021

   $ 1,664,295  

December 31, 2021

   $ 1,664,295  

March 31, 2022

   $ 1,664,295  

June 30, 2022

   $ 1,664,295  

September 30, 2022

   $ 1,664,295  

December 31, 2022

   $ 1,664,295  

March 31, 2023

   $ 1,664,295  

June 30, 2023

   $ 1,664,295  

September 30, 2023

   $ 1,664,295  

provided , that, to the extent not previously paid, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Initial Term Loan shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

3. This Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent (the “ Incremental Term Loan Effective Date ”):

(a) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and each of the Incremental Lenders.

(b) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, dated as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date, attaching and certifying resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing this Agreement.

(c) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that after giving effect to the funding of the Incremental Term Loan on the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date, the conditions specified in Sections 2.23(d)(i) and (iii) of the Credit Agreement are satisfied as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date.

(d) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a customary written opinion of in-house legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Lender, and dated as of the Incremental Term Loan Effective Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.


(e) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of any fees and expenses due and payable in connection with this Amendment.

(f) The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the date hereof.

4. Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Lender that after giving effect to the Incremental Term Loan (a) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (except that any representations or warranties that are qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” are true and correct in all respects) except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Incremental Term Loan.

5. This Agreement is a Loan Document and all references to a “Loan Document” in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all such references in the representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents) shall be deemed to include this Agreement.

6. Each Loan Party (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (c) agrees that this Agreement does not operate to reduce or discharge such Loan Party’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

7. Each Loan Party (a) affirms that each of the Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are valid and subsisting and (b) agrees that this Agreement does not in any manner impair or otherwise adversely affect any of the Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents.

8. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

9. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

INCREMENTAL LENDERS :     SUNTRUST BANK
    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director
BORROWER :     EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
    By:  

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

    Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
    Title:   Authorized Officer
GUARANTORS :    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company,

   

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

    By:  

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

    Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
    Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC

INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN AMENDMENT


EVO POWERPLAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

ZENITH MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

PINEAPPLE PAYMENTS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

EVO GROUP MANAGEMENT, INC,

a Delaware corporation,

STERLING PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

a Florida limited liability company,

By:  

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
Title:   Authorized Officer

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC

INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN AMENDMENT


Accepted and Agreed :

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank

By:  

/s/ David Bennett

Name:   David Bennett
Title:   Director

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC

INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN AMENDMENT


Schedule I

COMMITMENT AMOUNTS

 

Incremental Lenders

   Incremental Term Loan
Commitment
 

SunTrust Bank

   $ 95,000,000  

Total:

   $ 95,000,000  

Exhibit 10.17

FIRST REPRICING AMENDMENT

dated as of December 22, 2017

to the

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of December 22, 2016

among

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as the Borrower,

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent,

and

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

Arranged By:

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.,

REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS,

FIFTH THIRD BANK

and

PNC CAPTIAL MARKETS, LLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,

and

FIFTH THIRD BANK

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents


FIRST REPRICING AMENDMENT

THIS FIRST REPRICING AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”) dated as of December 22, 2017 to the Credit Agreement referenced below is by and among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Refinancing Lenders (defined below) and SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, revolving credit and term loan facilities have been extended to the Borrower pursuant to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) by and among the Borrower, the Lenders identified therein and the Administrative Agent; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain modifications to the pricing applicable to the Term Loan and the Lenders holding the Term Loan have agreed to such modifications to the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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

1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment).

2. Amendments .

2.1 The following definition is added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

First Repricing Amendment Effective Date ” means the effective date of the First Repricing Amendment to this Agreement among the Loan Parties, the Lenders holding the Term Loan and the Administrative Agent.

2.2. The definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby amended as follows:

(a) the introductory clause is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“shall mean (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit, as of any date, a percentage per annum as set forth in the table below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) and (b) with respect to the Initial Term Loan, as of any date, (x) 3.00% in the case of Base Rate Term Loans and (y) 4.00% in the case of Eurodollar Term Loans;”

(b) the last two columns in the table with the headings “Eurodollar Term Loans” and “Base Rate Term Loans” are hereby deleted.

2.3 Section 2.14(g) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:


(g) In the event that, prior to the six-month anniversary of the First Repricing Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower consummates a Repricing Event, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Lender, a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans subject to such Repricing Event.

3. Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent in each case in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

  3.1. Amendment . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Amendment properly executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party and the Administrative Agent on its own behalf and on behalf of each Lender holding a portion of the Initial Term Loan that delivers a consent to this Amendment.

 

  3.2. Consent to Amendment . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of the consent to this Amendment, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, from each Lender holding a portion of the Initial Term Loan and consenting to this Amendment.

 

  3.3. Accrued Interest and Fees . Receipt by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower of all accrued interest and fees owing on the Initial Term Loan as of the date hereof for the benefit of the Lenders holding the Initial Term Loan immediately before giving effect to this Amendment.

 

  3.4. Fees . Receipt by the Administrative Agent, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and the Lenders of any fees required to be paid on or before the date of this Amendment.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section  9.2 of the Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3, each Lender that has consented to this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the date of this Amendment specifying its objection thereto.

4. Miscellaneous .

4.1 This Amendment shall not be deemed or construed to be a satisfaction, reinstatement, novation or release of any Loan Document or a waiver by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank of any rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity.

4.2 This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes.

4.3 This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic means (such as by email in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered. This Amendment constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Amendment will inure to the benefit of and bind the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.


4.4 Representations and Warranties; No Default . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, on the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (b) no Default exists.

4.5 Reaffirmation of Obligations . Each Loan Party (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (b) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (c) agrees that (other than as expressly provided herein) this Amendment does not operate to reduce or discharge such Loan Party’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

4.6 Reaffirmation of Security Interests . Each Loan Party (a) affirms that each of the Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are valid and subsisting and (b) agrees that this Amendment does not in any manner impair or otherwise adversely affect any of the Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents.

4.7 THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE TERMS OF SECTIONS 11.5 AND 11.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS .

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this First Repricing Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:    

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

    Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
    Title:   CFO
GUARANTORS:    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company,

   

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

   

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

    By:  

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

    Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to First Repricing Amendment to EVO Payments International, LLC First Lien Credit Agreement]


EVO POWERPLAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

ZENITH MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

PINEAPPLE PAYMENTS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

EVO GROUP MANAGEMENT, INC,

a Delaware corporation,

STERLING PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

a Florida limited liability company,

MP PLATFORMS HOLDING, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

MP PLATFORMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

SBG ACQUISITION, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

SPT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

Name:   Kevin M. Hodges
Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to First Repricing Amendment to EVO Payments International, LLC First Lien Credit Agreement]


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:     SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and on behalf of each consenting Lender holding a portion of the Initial Term Loan
    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director

[Signature Page to First Repricing Amendment to EVO Payments International, LLC First Lien Credit Agreement]


Exhibit A

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOR HOLDERS OF INITIAL TERM LOAN]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned acknowledges receipt of the First Repricing Amendment (the “ Amendment ”) to the First Lien Credit Agreement (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”) dated as of December 22, 2016 among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Consent and Convert (Cashless Roll) . The undersigned hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the Amendment and consents to the conversion of its portion of the Initial Term Loan in an amount as may be notified by SunTrust Bank to such Lender in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s portion of the Initial Term Loan held by such Lender immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Amendment.

Consent and Reallocation of Initial Term Loan . The undersigned hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the Amendment but requests its outstanding portion of the Initial Term Loan be assumed by SunTrust Bank on the First Repricing Amendment Effective Date and subsequently reallocated to the undersigned by assignment to one or more entities separately identified to SunTrust Bank by the undersigned in an amount as may be notified by SunTrust Bank to such Lender in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s portion of the Initial Term Loan held by such Lender immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Amendment.

 

 

(Please type or print legal name of Lender)
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
[If a second signature is required]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC

FIRST REPRICING AMENDMENT

Exhibit 10.18

SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of December 22, 2016

among

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

as the Borrower

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

as the Guarantors

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

SunTrust Bank,

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

     1  

Section 1.1

  Definitions; Construction      1  

Section 1.2

  Classifications of Loans and Borrowings      42  

Section 1.3

  Accounting Terms and Determination      42  

Section 1.4

  Terms Generally      42  

Section 1.5

  [Reserved]      42  

Section 1.6

  Change of Currency      43  

Section 1.7

  Limited Condition Acquisition      43  

Section 1.8

  Timing of Payment and Performance      44  

Section 1.9

  Specified Baskets      44  

ARTICLE II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

     44  

Section 2.1

  General Description of Facility      44  

Section 2.2

  [Reserved]      44  

Section 2.3

  [Reserved]      44  

Section 2.4

  [Reserved]      44  

Section 2.5

  Initial Term Commitments      44  

Section 2.6

  Funding of Borrowings      45  

Section 2.7

  Interest Elections      45  

Section 2.8

  Termination of Commitments      46  

Section 2.9

  Repayment of Loans      46  

Section 2.10

  Evidence of Indebtedness      47  

Section 2.11

  Optional Prepayments      47  

Section 2.12

  Mandatory Prepayments      55  

Section 2.13

  Interest on Loans      57  

Section 2.14

  Fees      58  

Section 2.15

  Computation of Interest and Fees      59  

Section 2.16

  Inability to Determine Interest Rates      59  

Section 2.17

  Illegality      60  

Section 2.18

  Increased Costs      60  

Section 2.19

  Funding Indemnity      61  

Section 2.20

  Taxes      62  

Section 2.21

  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs      65  

Section 2.22

  [Reserved]      66  

Section 2.23

  Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders      67  

Section 2.24

  Mitigation of Obligations      71  

Section 2.25

  Replacement of Lenders      71  

Section 2.26

  [Reserved]      72  

Section 2.27

  Refinancing Amendments      72  

Section 2.28

  Extension of Term Loans      73  

ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

     75  

Section 3.1

  Conditions To Effectiveness      75  

Section 3.2

  Conditions to the release of Escrowed Funds      78  

Section 3.3

  [Reserved]      79  

 

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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     79  

Section 4.1

  Existence; Power      79  

Section 4.2

  Organizational Power; Authorization      79  

Section 4.3

  Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts      79  

Section 4.4

  Financial Statements      79  

Section 4.5

  Litigation and Environmental Matters      80  

Section 4.6

  Compliance with Laws      80  

Section 4.7

  Investment Company Act      80  

Section 4.8

  Taxes      80  

Section 4.9

  Margin Regulations      80  

Section 4.10

  ERISA      80  

Section 4.11

  Ownership of Property      80  

Section 4.12

  Disclosure      81  

Section 4.13

  Labor Relations      81  

Section 4.14

  Subsidiaries      81  

Section 4.15

  Solvency      82  

Section 4.16

  [Reserved]      82  

Section 4.17

  Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions      82  

Section 4.18

  Patriot Act      82  

Section 4.19

  EEA Financial Institution      82  

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     82  

Section 5.1

  Financial Statements and Other Information      82  

Section 5.2

  Notices of Material Events      84  

Section 5.3

  Existence; Conduct of Business      85  

Section 5.4

  Compliance with Laws, Etc.      85  

Section 5.5

  Payment of Obligations      85  

Section 5.6

  Books and Records      85  

Section 5.7

  Visitation, Inspection, Etc.      85  

Section 5.8

  Maintenance of Properties; Insurance      86  

Section 5.9

  Use of Proceeds      86  

Section 5.10

  Permitted BIN Arrangement      86  

Section 5.11

  Further Assurances      86  

Section 5.12

  Designation of Subsidiaries      88  

Section 5.13

  Government Regulation      88  

ARTICLE VI [RESERVED]

     89  

ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     89  

Section 7.1

  Indebtedness and Preferred Equity      89  

Section 7.2

  Liens      91  

Section 7.3

  Fundamental Changes      93  

Section 7.5

  Restricted Payments      96  

Section 7.6

  Dispositions      98  

Section 7.7

  Transactions with Affiliates      99  

Section 7.8

  Restrictive Agreements      99  

Section 7.9

  Sale and Leaseback Transactions      101  

Section 7.10

  Hedging Transactions      101  

Section 7.11

  Amendment to Material Documents      101  

Section 7.12

  Payments of Certain Indebtedness      101  

Section 7.13

  Use of Proceeds in Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions      103  

 

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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     103  

Section 8.1

  Events of Default      103  

Section 8.2

  Application of Funds      105  

Section 8.3

  [Reserved]      106  

ARTICLE IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     106  

Section 9.1

  Appointment of Administrative Agent      106  

Section 9.2

  Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent      106  

Section 9.3

  Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent      107  

Section 9.4

  Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent      107  

Section 9.5

  Reliance by Administrative Agent      107  

Section 9.6

  The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity      108  

Section 9.7

  Successor Administrative Agent      108  

Section 9.8

  Withholding Tax      109  

Section 9.9

  Benefits of Article IX      109  

Section 9.10

  Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      109  

Section 9.11

  Titled Agents      110  

Section 9.12

  Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents      110  

Section 9.13

  Collateral and Guaranty Matters      110  

Section 9.14

  [Reserved]      110  

ARTICLE X THE GUARANTY

     111  

Section 10.1

  The Guaranty      111  

Section 10.2

  Obligations Unconditional      111  

Section 10.3

  Reinstatement      112  

Section 10.4

  Certain Additional Waivers      112  

Section 10.5

  Remedies      112  

Section 10.6

  Rights of Contribution      112  

Section 10.7

  Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee      112  

Section 10.8

  [Reserved]      113  

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     113  

Section 11.1

  Notices      113  

Section 11.2

  Waiver; Amendments      114  

Section 11.3

  Expenses; Indemnification      117  

Section 11.4

  Successors and Assigns      119  

Section 11.5

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      126  

Section 11.6

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      127  

Section 11.7

  Right of Setoff      127  

Section 11.8

  Counterparts; Integration      128  

Section 11.9

  Survival      128  

Section 11.10

  Severability      128  

Section 11.11

  Confidentiality      128  

Section 11.12

  Interest Rate Limitation.      129  

Section 11.13

  Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal      129  

Section 11.14

  Patriot Act      129  

Section 11.15

  No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      130  

Section 11.16

  Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents      130  

Section 11.17

  Release of Guarantors and Collateral      130  

Section 11.18

  Judgment Currency      131  

Section 11.19

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      131  

Section 11.20

  Intercreditor Agreement      132  

 

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Schedules   

Schedule I

   Commitment Amounts

Schedule 4.14

   Subsidiaries

Schedule 7.1

   Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 7.2

   Existing Liens

Schedule 7.4

   Existing Investments

Schedule 7.5

   Certain Permitted Distributions

Schedule 7.7

   Existing Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 7.8

   Restrictive Agreements
Exhibits   

Exhibit 1.1

   Up-C Term Sheet

Exhibit 2.7

   Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation

Exhibit 2.10

   Form of Note

Exhibit 2.20

   U.S. Tax Compliance Forms (1-4)

Exhibit 5.1

   Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit 11.4(b)

   Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit 11.4(i)

   Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance

 

v


SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of December 22, 2016, by and among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ EVO ” or the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), and SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a $175,000,000 senior secured second lien term loan for the purposes set forth herein,

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

Acceptable Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(B) .

Acceptable Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount.

Acceptance Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(B) .

Additional Lender ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section  2.23 .

Additional Refinancing Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section  2.27 , provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the extent that each such Additional Refinancing Lender is not then an existing Lender, an Affiliate of a then existing Lender or an Approved Fund, only to the extent that such consent would be required under Section  11.4(b) , if the related Refinancing Term Loans had been obtained by such Additional Refinancing Lender by way of assignment and (ii) the Borrower.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

Administrative Agent ” shall mean SunTrust Bank in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any of its successors and permitted assigns.


Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions of a Person) or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by control or otherwise. The terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by”, and “under common Control with” have the meanings correlative thereto.

Affiliated Debt Fund ” shall mean (a) any bona fide debt fund advised or managed by Symphony Asset Management and (b) any Affiliate of Borrower or the Affiliated Lenders (other than a natural Person) that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and (i) whose managers have fiduciary duties to the third-party investors in such fund or investment vehicle independent of their duties to Borrower or the Affiliated Lenders and (ii) with respect to which no Affiliated Lender, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investments or investment policies of such entity.

Affiliated Non-Debt Fund Entity ” shall mean any Affiliate of Borrower, including Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, but excluding (a) any Affiliated Debt Fund and (b) any natural Person.

Affiliated Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that is an existing direct or indirect equity holder of the Borrower or such equity holder’s Affiliates and funds or other investment vehicles advised or managed by entities affiliated or associated with the direct or indirect equity holders of the Borrower and also including funds advised or managed by Symphony Asset Management and Affiliated Non-Debt Fund Entities, in each case, other than the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries and other than any Affiliated Debt Fund.

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(i)(ii) .

Affiliated Lender Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(i)(v) .

Agent Fee Letter ” shall mean that certain agency fee letter, dated as of November 11, 2016, executed by the Administrative Agent and the Arranger and accepted by Borrower.

Agreement ” shall mean this Credit Agreement.

AHYDO Payment ” shall mean any payment under or with respect to Indebtedness required to prevent any obligations with respect thereto from being classified as an “applicable high-yield discount obligation” under the Code, including, without limitation, any prepayments required or permitted under the terms of such Indebtedness satisfying the definition of “AHYDO Payment” in any definitive agreement related thereto (or any definitive agreement related to a Permitted Refinancing of all or any part thereof).

 

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All-In Yield ” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees, any Base Rate (or equivalent term) “floor” then in effect or a “LIBOR” (or equivalent term) floor then in effect) or otherwise, in each case incurred or payable by the Borrower generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of such Indebtedness); provided , further , that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment or facility fees and underwriting fees or other fees not shared with all lenders providing such Indebtedness. In calculating the All-In Yield, if on the date of incurrence of any applicable Indebtedness (including any Incremental Term Loans), such Indebtedness includes an interest rate floor greater than the interest rate floor applicable to the Initial Term Loans, such differential shall be added to the interest rate for purposes of determining whether an increase to the interest rate margin under the Initial Term Loans shall be required (if applicable), but only to the extent that an increase in the interest rate floor would cause an increase to the interest rate margin then in effect with respect to such Initial Term Loans, solely for the purpose of determining the All-In Yield applicable to such Indebtedness and, in such case for purposes of Section  2.23 , the interest rate floor (but not the interest rate margin) applicable to such Class of Initial Term Loans shall be increased to the extent of such differential between interest rate floors).

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

Applicable Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(B) .

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean a percentage per annum equal to (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans, 8.00% and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, 9.00%.

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Loans on the date of any optional prepayment pursuant to Section 2.14(d)(i): the present value at such date of (a)(i) 102% of the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid plus (ii) all scheduled interest payments due on such Loans being prepaid on or after the date of the prepayment until (and not including) the second anniversary of the Closing Date as if such Loans had not been prepaid until the second anniversary of the Closing Date (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed using a discount rate equal to the applicable Treasury Rate as of such date of prepayment plus 50 basis points; less (b) the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid at such date; provided that in no event shall the Applicable Premium be less than “0”.

Applicable Provisions ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.7 .

Appropriate Lender ” shall mean, at any time, with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class.

Approved Fund ” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger ” shall mean SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. in its capacity as sole lead arranger.

 

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Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section  11.4(b) ) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit 11.4(b) attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation, (c) in respect of any Securitization Transaction, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (d) in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the applicable lease) of the obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of such lease.

Auction Agent ” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section  2.11(b) ; provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).

Audited Financial Statements ” shall mean the consolidated audited financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by KPMG LLP, and prepared in conformity with GAAP and the related supplemental schedule of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheet and income statement.

Available Additional Basket ” shall mean (i) $15,000,000, plus (ii) commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, the portion of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) not required to be applied to prepay the First Lien Term Loans, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of Declined Proceeds retained by the Borrower, plus (iv) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts on Investments made using the Available Additional Basket, plus (v) the amount of any Investment made using the Available Additional Basket in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or that has been merged or consolidated into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or the fair market value of the assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that have been transferred to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, plus (vi) the Net Cash Proceeds of sales of Investments made using the Available Additional Basket, less , in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), amounts previously utilized of such Available Additional Basket.

Available Equity Basket ” shall mean, at any date of determination, a cumulative amount of cash and Cash Equivalents equal to (without duplication) (i) the Net Cash Proceeds of equity issuances and capital contributions, the cash proceeds of which are contributed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of its Qualified Capital Stock (and that do not include any equity contributed in connection with the Borrower exercising its Cure Right (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement)) after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date, plus (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds of Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock that has been exchanged or converted into Qualified Capital Stock of the Borrower or its direct or indirect parent entity, together with any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon such exchange or conversion, received on or prior to such date by the Borrower, plus (iii) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date in cash or Cash Equivalents by

 

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the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on Investments made using the Available Equity Basket (not to exceed the amount of such Investments), less , in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), amounts above utilized for permitted purposes under this Agreement in reliance on the Available Equity Basket.

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

Base Rate ” shall mean the highest of (a) the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (  1 2 %) per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one (1) month, plus one percent (1.00%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate); provided that, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above, or below the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate. Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate shall only be made in Dollars.

BIN/ISO Agreements ” shall mean (a) any sponsorship, depository, processing or similar agreement with a bank or financial institution providing for the use of such bank or financial institution’s BIN or ICA (or similar mechanism) to clear credit card transactions through one or more card associations, or (b) any agreement with any independent sales organization or similar entity related to, or providing for, payments processing to merchant customers.

Borrower ” shall mean, collectively or individually, as applicable, EVO and any direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries of EVO.

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment ” shall mean the offer by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a Specified Discount to par pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(ii) .

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers ” shall mean the solicitation by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iii) .

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers ” shall mean the solicitation by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iv) .

Borrowing shall mean a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

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Business Day ” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Atlanta, Georgia are authorized or required by Law to close and (b) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal or interest on, a conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice with respect to any of the foregoing, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar or Euro deposits in the London interbank market.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean for any period, without duplication, (a) the aggregate of all expenditures by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are, or are required to be, included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such period and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.

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

Capital Stock ” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Cash Equivalent ” shall mean:

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

(b) commercial paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(c) certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

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

(e) mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Cash Equivalents described in clauses (a) through (d) above;

(f) cash and cash equivalents as determined in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(g) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation.

In the case of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Cash Equivalents made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the types and maturities described in clauses (a) through (f) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign ratings agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (f) and in this paragraph.

CFC ” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary”.

Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any event or series of events by which, (i)(A) prior to a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders shall collectively as a group cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Borrower or (B) after a Qualified IPO, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), but excluding (w) any underwriters in connection with such Qualified IPO, (x) any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, (y) any combination of Permitted Holders and (z) any one or more direct or indirect parent companies of the Borrower in which any combination of the Permitted Holders, directly or indirectly, owns the largest percentage of such parent company’s voting Capital Stock, shall have, directly or indirectly, acquired beneficial ownership of Capital Stock of the Relevant Public Company representing 35% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Relevant Public Company and the Permitted Holders shall own, directly or indirectly, less than such person or “group” of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Relevant Public Company or (ii) the Borrower shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the Capital Stock of EVO Merchant Services, LLC.

Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any applicable Law after the date of this Agreement, or (c) compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) (or for purposes of Section  2.18(b) , by the Parent Company of such Lender, if applicable) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, 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 regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted or adopted.

Class ” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series or Commitments in respect of Replacement Term Loans and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans. Term Loans, Extended Term Loans of a given

 

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Extension Series, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Replacement Term Loans (together with the respective Commitments in respect thereof) shall, at the election of the Borrower, be construed to be in different Classes; provided that any Incremental Loans effected as a Term Loan Increase to any existing Class of Term Loans, and such existing Class of Term Loans shall in all events be part of the same Class.

Closing Date ” shall mean December 22, 2016 on which the required conditions set forth in Section  3.1 hereof are satisfied (or duly waived pursuant to the terms of Section  11.2 hereof).

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Collateral ” shall mean a collective reference to all real and personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Obligations, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Collateral Documents ” shall mean a collective reference to the Security Agreement and any other security documents executed and delivered by any Loan Party pursuant to Section  5.11 .

Commitment ” shall mean an Initial Term Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series or Commitment in respect of Replacement Term Loans or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

Company Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(B) .

Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a certificate from the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, or another senior Responsible Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of, and containing the certifications set forth in, the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 .

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and without duplication,

 

  (i) Consolidated Interest Expense,

 

  (ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,

 

  (iii) depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,

 

  (iv) all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with (x) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents as of the Closing Date (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with the repayment and termination of existing bank Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and including fees, costs and expenses incurred after the Closing Date) and (y) any transactions permitted under this Agreement, regardless of whether such transactions are consummated, including acquisitions, Investments, Restricted Payments, dispositions, assets sale, issuances of Indebtedness or Capital Stock, repayment of Indebtedness, refinancing transactions or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument,

 

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  (v) compensation and expense reimbursements payable to directors (but not in the capacity as executive, if any) and indemnity payments to directors and officers, and expenses for director and officer insurance premiums,

 

  (vi) non-cash charges for the impairment of merchant card portfolios and all other non-cash charges, expenses and losses (excluding any such non-cash charge, expense or loss to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period, an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period, or write-off or write-down or reserves with respect to current assets), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for such period,

 

  (vii) non-cash deferred compensation paid to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,

 

  (viii) expenses, fees and charges for consulting services paid in connection with compliance with law, regulations and accounting standards,

 

  (ix) with respect to any period, without duplication (A) the amount of any costs, charges or losses incurred during such period for which there is insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or other guarantee coverage and for which a related insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is not recorded in accordance with GAAP, but for which such insurance, indemnity, reimbursement or guarantee recovery is to be received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a subsequent period and in any event within one year of the date of the incurrence of the underlying costs, charges or losses, (B) the cash proceeds of business interruption insurance and (C) amounts paid during such period with respect to cash litigation fees, costs and expenses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

  (x) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash charges, expenses or losses for such period,

 

  (xi) non-cash expenses resulting from any employee benefit or management compensation plan or the grant of stock and stock options to employees of the direct or indirect parent, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written plan or agreement or the treatment of such options under variable plan accounting,

 

  (xii) costs, fees and expenses (i) with respect to the conversion of existing customers from Global Payments Direct, Inc.’s back-end platform to the Borrower’s back-end platform and (ii) incurred during the prior 12 month period in connection with the use of Global Payments Direct, Inc.’s back-end platform identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

  (xiii) “run rate” benefits through the end of Q3 2017 related to changes by American Express to its processing structure prior to the Closing Date identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

  (xiv) “run rate” benefits through the end of Q3 2017 related to pricing changes implemented prior to the Closing Date and identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

  (xv) historical losses incurred in connection with certain foreign operations in periods prior to the Closing Date and identified to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date,

 

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  (xvi) retention, recruiting, relocation, signing bonuses and expenses, stock option and other equity-based compensation expenses, and severance costs,

 

  (xvii) restructuring and similar charges, severance, relocation costs, integration and facilities opening costs and other business optimization expenses, costs of strategic initiatives, costs of information technology and similar upgrades, signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-employment employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities) in an aggregate amount not to exceed, together with clause (xviii) below and any Pro Forma Adjustments, 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (prior to giving effect to the adjustment pursuant to this clause),

 

  (xviii) “run rate” cost savings and synergies related to actions or initiatives after the Closing Date that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken, or are expected to be taken, within 12 months, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions in an aggregate amount not to exceed, together with clause (xvii) above and any Pro Forma Adjustments, 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (prior to giving effect to the adjustment pursuant to this clause), and

 

  (xix) without duplication, the pro forma adjustments identified in the Information Memorandum and agreed to by the Administrative Agent.

minus (c) without duplication and to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period the sum of: (i) all non-cash income or gains (excluding any such non-cash income or gains to the extent representing an accrual of cash income or gain in any future period), (ii) all extraordinary or non-recurring income or gains to the extent resulting from activities unrelated to the primary business activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) any gains attributable to non-ordinary course asset sales.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (a) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) with respect to Hedging Transactions during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available.

Consolidated Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Funded Debt minus unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but (a) excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (i) any extraordinary gains or losses, (ii) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, (iii) interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary accruing after such date, (iv) the cumulative effect of changes to accounting policies during such period, and (v) the effects of purchase and recapitalization accounting adjustments and (b) including therein (to the extent otherwise excluded therefrom) any cash dividends or other distributions received from Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Consolidated Scheduled Funded Debt Payments ” shall mean for any period for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of all scheduled payments of principal on Indebtedness. For purposes of this definition, “scheduled payments of principal” (a) shall be determined without giving effect to any reduction of such scheduled payments resulting from the application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments made during the applicable period, (b) shall be deemed to include any payments with respect to the principal of Attributable Indebtedness and (c) shall not include any mandatory prepayments required by Section  2.12 and Section 2.12 of the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four (4) Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which financial statements are available.

Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, Consolidated Total Secured Debt, but excluding any such Indebtedness to the extent subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the First Lien Secured Obligations, minus unrestricted cash or Cash Equivalents of Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.

Consolidated Total Assets ” shall mean the total assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of Borrower.

Consolidated Total Funded Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date to the extent consisting of the Indebtedness for borrowed money, the capitalized amount of Capital Lease Obligation that would appear on a balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and the deferred purchase price (and accrued interest thereon) relating to the Sterling Acquisition.

Consolidated Total Secured Debt ” shall mean, as of any date, all Consolidated Total Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries measured on a consolidated basis as of such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Contractual Obligation ” of any Person shall mean any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ” shall mean (a) Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, any Class of existing Term Loans, or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the “ Refinanced Debt ”); provided that with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (a)  through (d) , (i) such Indebtedness shall have a maturity no earlier, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater, than the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt plus an amount equal to the aggregate unused commitments cancelled in connection therewith, plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and fees and expenses associated with the refinancing; provided that nothing in this clause (ii) shall limit the ability of the

 

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Borrower to incur additional Indebtedness concurrently as part of the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness so long as such additional Indebtedness is otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the All-In Yield with respect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (iv) except as otherwise provided for in preceding clauses (i) (ii) , and (iii) , optional prepayment or redemption terms shall be determined by the Borrower and the other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness shall reflect market terms and conditions (as determined by the Borrower in the good faith) at the time of incurrence or issuance of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or, are substantially identical to, or not more materially restrictive to the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, than the ones under the Refinanced Debt, as determined by Borrower in good faith (except for covenants or other provisions that are (1) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (2) added for the benefit of the applicable Refinanced Debt or (3) applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date of the applicable Refinanced Debt), (v) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (vi) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary other than Guarantors and (vii) to the extent secured, such Indebtedness is not secured by property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral except to the extent permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

Debt Fund Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, a bona fide debt fund that is an Affiliate of such person and that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, notes, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course of its business, whose managers have fiduciary duties to the investors independent of their duties to such Person or other Affiliates, and with respect to which such Person and its other Affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity.

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

Declined Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(g) .

Default ” shall mean any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.13(c) .

Discharge of the Senior Obligations ” shall mean the “Discharge of the Senior Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Designated Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Borrower with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans and (b) accrued and unpaid fees under the Loan Documents.

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(B) .

Discount Range ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

 

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Discount Range Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Discount Range Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iii) .

Discount Range Prepayment Offer ” shall mean the irrevocable written offer by a Lender submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Discount Range Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(C) .

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date ” shall mean in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) , 2.11(b)(iii)(A) or 2.11(b)(iv)(A) , respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(i) .

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” shall mean the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) the disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) the disposition of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including allowing registrations or applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business); (c) the disposition of property to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; (d) the disposition of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (e) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (f) the disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents; and (g) any Recovery Event.

Disqualified Capital Stock ” shall mean any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than (i) solely for Qualified Capital Stock, cash and Cash Equivalents in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) solely at the discretion of the issuer), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (i) solely for Qualified Capital Stock, cash and Cash Equivalents in lieu of fractional shares or (ii) solely at the discretion of the issuer), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control, asset sale or similar event so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the

 

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occurrence of a change of control, asset sale or similar event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date for any existing Loan at the time of issuance of such Capital Stock; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because such Capital Stock may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

Disqualified Institutions ” shall mean any and all of the following: (i) those Persons identified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, (ii) any person identified by name by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time that is or becomes a competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) any Affiliates (other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) of any Person described in clause (i)  or (ii) above that are clearly identifiable as Affiliates solely on the basis of their name and (iv) any other Affiliate (other than any Debt Fund Affiliate) of any Person described in clause (i)  or (ii) above that is identified by name by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time.

Dollar(s) ” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Foreign Holdco ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary”.

Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

EEA Financial Institution ” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm 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 financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

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

EEA Resolution Authority ” shall mean 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.

EMU ” shall mean the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

EMU Legislation ” shall mean the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

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

 

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

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

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

ERISA Event shall mean (i) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (ii) the failure of any Plan to meet the minimum funding standard applicable to the Plan for a plan year under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (iii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (iv) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (v) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vi) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (vii) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Escrowed Amount ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section  2.5 .

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

Euro ” and “ EUR ” shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.

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

 

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Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100 th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Event of Default ” has the meaning provided in Article  VIII .

EVO ” has the meaning set forth introductory paragraph hereof.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(vi) .

Excluded Accounts ” has the meanings ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts ” shall mean those certain merchant reserve and settlement accounts (and related investment accounts) serving as collateral under the Permitted BIN Arrangement or any other BIN sponsor arrangement, and any accounts into which any amounts from such merchant reserve and settlement accounts are swept or otherwise transferred for investment purposes, and from which such amounts have been agreed to be returned to such merchant reserve and settlement accounts the next day.

Excluded Property ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned real property which is located outside of the United States or any owned real property and all leased property or leasehold interests (with no requirement to obtain landlord waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or agreements), (b) any IP Rights for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) any personal property (other than personal property described in clause (b) above) for which the attachment or perfection of a Lien thereon is not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, (d) the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section  5.11(c) , (e) motor vehicles, airplanes and other assets subject to certificates of title, (f) the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts and the other Excluded Accounts; and the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement, the Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement and such other agreements of similar nature, (g) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto and acceptance thereof by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of or void such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law, (h) any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in their reasonable determination that the costs or other consequences of providing a security interest is excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (i) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition or restriction is rendered ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition (with no requirement to obtain the consent of any governmental authority, regulatory authority or third party, including, without limitation, no requirement to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar statute), (j) any rights of a Loan Party arising under or evidenced

 

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by any contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement or any property subject to such agreement or arrangement, to the extent the Liens therein are prohibited or restricted by such contract, lease, instrument, license or other agreement or would violate or invalidate such contract, lease, instrument, license or agreement or would create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) or otherwise require consent thereunder (other than from Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries), after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law, (k) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent Liens in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby (except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law or principle of equity), (l) the Capital Stock of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, (m) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences or adverse regulatory consequences, in each case, as reasonably determined by Borrower, (n) margin stock; stock and assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, captive insurance Subsidiaries, not-for-profit subsidiaries, special purpose entities (including special purpose entities for receivables financings, but in the case of Capital Stock of such special purpose entities, only to the extent a pledge thereof is prohibited by applicable law or contractual obligation) and Immaterial Subsidiaries; (o) interests in joint ventures and non-wholly owned Subsidiaries; (p) any property subject to a purchase money or capital lease financing arrangement or similar arrangement; (q) letter of credit rights (other than to the extent such rights can be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement) and commercial tort claims of less than $1,000,000; (r) any assets acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment subject to Liens permitted by hereunder and which are subject to contractual arrangements prohibiting a Lien securing the Obligations; (s) receivables and related assets (or interest therein) sold to any receivables Subsidiary or otherwise pledged, factored, transferred or sold in connection with a permitted receivables or securitization financings (including supply chain financing arrangements or “reverse factoring” and similar programs which any Loan Party enters into at the request of a customer and (t) any assets located or titled outside the United States or assets that require action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof to create or perfect a security interest in such assets, including any intellectual property registered in any jurisdiction other than the United States (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof).

Excluded Repurchase Obligation ” shall mean an obligation of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary if such obligation is structured so that no payment is due thereunder if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder or if an Event of Default, on a pro forma basis, would be created by the making of such payment. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of the Loan Documents, Excluded Repurchase Obligations shall be disregarded and not be included in the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio or any other leverage ratio calculation.

Excluded Subsidiary ” shall mean any (a) Subsidiary to the extent the provision of a guaranty by such Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by Borrower, (b) Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) captive insurance company, (d) not-for-profit Subsidiary, (e) special purpose entity (including those formed for the purpose of executing receivables financings) so long as such entity is not created in contemplation of circumventing the guaranty requirements hereof, (f) Immaterial Subsidiary, (g) Subsidiary to the extent a guaranty from such Subsidiary is prohibited or restricted by contracts existing on the Closing Date, so long as such contract is not entered into for the purpose of evading the delivery of such guaranty, or applicable law (including any requirement to obtain governmental or regulatory authority or third party consent, approval, license or

 

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authorization) for so long as such prohibition or restriction exists, (h) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary that is a controlled foreign corporation (“ CFC ”) within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (i) any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, (j) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (each, a “ Domestic Foreign Holdco ”) substantially all the assets of which are Capital Stock (or Capital Stock and/or debt) of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs or other Domestic Foreign Holdcos, (k) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a permitted investment that is contractually prohibited on the date of acquisition, so long as such contractual restrictions are not entered into for the purpose of evading the delivery of such guaranty, and only for so long as such contractual prohibition exists, (l) [reserved], (m) any other Subsidiary to the extent the Administrative Agent and Borrower determine the cost and/or burden of obtaining the guaranty outweigh the benefit to the Lenders, (n) any Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned (other than any majority-owned Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date) and (o) any other Subsidiary which the First Lien Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in their reasonable judgment, has determined is an “Excluded Subsidiary” under the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Excluded Taxes shall mean with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case imposed as a result of (i) such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document) (any such Taxes described in this clause (a)(ii), “ Other Connection Taxes ”), (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section  2.25 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section  2.20 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section  2.20(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement”.

Existing Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2012 among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent, as amended by (i) the First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Security Agreement dates as of June 7, 2013, (ii) the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013, (iii) the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2014, (iv) the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2015, (v) the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Waiver Agreement dated as of July 29, 2015, (vi) the Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 25, 2015 and (vii) the Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 22, 2016 (as the same may be further amended, modified, extended, supplemented or restated from time to time immediately prior to the Closing Date).

 

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Existing Sterling Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 2015, among Sterling Payment Technologies, LLC, as borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank as administrative agent and issuing lender, as such agreement has been amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof.

Existing Term Loan Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

Extended Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

Extending Term Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(c) .

Extension ” shall mean the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to the terms of Section  2.28 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

Extension Amendment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(d) .

Extension Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(c) .

Extension Request ” shall mean any Term Loan Extension Request.

Extension Series ” shall mean any Term Loan Extension Series.

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

Federal Funds Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

First Lien Administrative Agent ” has the meaning assigned to the term “Administrative Agent” under and as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement and shall include any successor administrative agent under the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Bank Product Obligations ” shall mean the “Bank Product Obligations” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Credit Agreement ” shall mean the “First Lien Credit Agreement” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

First Lien Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ” shall mean “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date, as the same may be subsequently amended, modified, supplemented, restated, refinanced, renewed, extended or replaced in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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First Lien Documents ” shall mean the “First Lien Credit Agreement Loan Documents” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

First Lien Facilities ” shall mean the First Lien Loans and commitments in respect thereof.

First Lien Facility Indebtedness ” shall mean the First Lien Term Loans, First Lien Revolving Loans and other First Lien Revolving Credit Exposure, First Lien Swingline Loans, First Lien Incremental Indebtedness, First Lien Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, First Lien Other Term Loans, First Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt and any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof and shall include all other First Lien Secured Obligations, including First Lien Bank Product Obligations and First Lien Hedging Obligations.

First Lien Hedging Obligations ” shall mean all obligations under the First Lien Credit Agreement that are described in clause (b) of the definition of “Obligations” therein.

First Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt ” shall mean the “Incremental Equivalent Debt” or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Incremental Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness consisting of First Lien Incremental Term Loans, First Lien Incremental Revolving Loans or First Lien Other Term Loans.

First Lien Incremental Term Loans ” shall mean the “Incremental Term Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Incremental Revolving Commitments ” shall mean the “Incremental Revolving Commitments” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Incremental Revolving Loans ” shall mean the “Incremental Revolving Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Lenders ” shall mean any financial institution party to the First Lien Credit Agreement as a lender from time to time.

First Lien Loans ” shall mean the “Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Other Term Loans ” shall mean the “Other Term Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Revolving Commitments ” shall mean the “Revolving Commitments” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean the “Revolving Credit Exposure” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Revolving Loans ” shall mean the “Revolving Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Secured Obligations ” shall mean the “First Lien Credit Agreement Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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First Lien Swingline Loans ” shall mean the “Swingline Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Term Facilities ” shall mean the First Lien Term Loans and commitments in respect thereof.

First Lien Term Loans ” shall mean the “Term Loans” (or any comparable term) as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Fiscal Quarter ” shall mean any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

Fiscal Year ” shall mean any fiscal year of the Borrower.

Foreign Casualty Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(i) .

Foreign Disposition ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(i) .

Foreign Lender shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that (a) is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia or (b) is organized under the Laws of the United States, or a state or political subdivision thereof including the District of Columbia and all or substantially all of the assets of which consist of Capital Stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in the immediately preceding clause (a).

Foreign Subsidiary Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(h) .

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section  1.3 .

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

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

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Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, (a) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) each Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section  5.11 or otherwise (and (c) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Excluded Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor.

Guaranty ” shall mean the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, pursuant to Article X .

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person shall mean any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired under (a) any and all Hedging Transactions, (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Transactions and (c) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Transactions and any and all substitutions for any Hedging Transactions.

Hedging Termination Value ” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Hedging Transactions, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedging Transactions, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedging Transactions have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) , the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedging Transactions, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Transactions (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Hedging Transaction ” of any Person shall mean (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into by such Person that is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, spot transaction, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Identified Participating Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(C) .

Identified Qualifying Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

 

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Immaterial Subsidiary shall mean, at any date of determination, each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary and whose contribution to the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent Test Period is less than 2.5% of such Consolidated Total Assets, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, Restricted Subsidiaries meeting the threshold set forth above but whose aggregate contributions to such Consolidated Total Assets exceed 5% of such Consolidated Total Assets, then the Borrower shall, not later than 45 days after the date by which financial statements for such quarter are required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (i) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) cause such designated Subsidiary to comply with the requirements of the Loan Documents to become a Loan Party to the extent such designated Subsidiary does not otherwise constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.

Incremental Amendment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(f) .

Incremental Commitment ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Equivalent Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(h) .

Incremental Facility Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(d) .

Incremental Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(c) .

Incremental Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(b) .

Incremental Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Term Commitments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Incremental Term Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(c) .

Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(b) .

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, with the amount of such Indebtedness being equal to the lesser of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness and (b) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith, (ix) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness in accordance with GAAP, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities, and (xi) all Hedging Obligations. For all purposes of hereof and the other Loan Documents, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited, and (B) exclude (i) trade accounts and accrued expenses payable in the ordinary course of

 

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business, (ii) Settlement Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation is not paid after becoming due and payable (not including, for the avoidance of doubt, the deferred purchase price relating to the Sterling Acquisition), (iv) accruals for payroll and other liabilities accrued in the ordinary course of business and (v) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedging Obligations on any date shall be deemed to be the Hedging Termination Value thereof as of such date.

Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party.

Information Memorandum ” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum dated November 2016 relating to the Borrower and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Initial Term Commitment shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make the Initial Term Loan hereunder on the Closing Date, in a principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule I . The aggregate principal amount of all Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments is ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($175,000,000).

Initial Term Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.5 .

Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, as representative of the holders of the Obligations and the First Lien Administrative Agent, as representative of the holders of the First Lien Secured Obligations.

Interest Period ” shall mean with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months (or, upon the consent of the applicable Lenders holding the same Type of Loans, such other period that is twelve months or less); provided, that:

(a) the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

(b) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

(c) any Interest Period which begins 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 end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;

(d) [reserved]; and

(e) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Latest Maturity Date.

 

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Investco ” shall mean EVO Investco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

Investments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.4 .

IP Rights ” shall mean all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property rights that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the legal right to use under a written license.

IPO Reorganization Transaction ” shall mean each transaction or activities taken in connection with and reasonably related to consummating an initial public offering, so long as the security interest of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired; and each of the transactions, re-organizations and other activities relating to, in connection with, or as a result of, an “Up-C” IPO substantially consistent with the terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects.

Junior Financing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7.12(b) .

Latest Maturity Date ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Initial Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans and Refinancing Term Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Laws ” shall mean, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of Law.

LCA Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.7 .

LCA Test Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.7 .

Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (b) a Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, custodian or the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, (c) a Lender or its Parent Company has been adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Person or its assets to be, insolvent or (d) a Lender is the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that , for the avoidance of doubt, a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in or control of a Lender or a Parent Company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof.

Lenders ” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Persons listed on Schedule  I as having Commitments and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance that provides for it to assume a Commitment or acquire a Loan, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) each Additional Lender that joins this Agreement pursuant to Section  2.23 , and, in each case of clause (i) and (ii), their successors and assigns.

 

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LIBOR ” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, (i) the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in the relevant currency at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period or (ii) if greater, 1.00% per annum. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as the rate of interest at which deposits in the relevant currency in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan comprising part of such borrowing would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided that, if LIBOR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of clause (i) above.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, collateral assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Limited Condition Acquisition ” shall mean any permitted acquisition or permitted Investment in any assets, business or Person, in each case the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the Agent Fee Letter, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation, all Compliance Certificates, all stock powers and similar instruments of transfer delivered in connection with any Collateral Document, each Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or Extension Amendment, and any other instrument, agreement or document executed by a Loan Party in connection with any of the foregoing and designated in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent as a Loan Document.

Loan Parties ” shall mean, collectively, the Guarantors and the Borrower.

Loans ” shall mean all Term Loans (including any Initial Term Loans, any Incremental Term Loans any Extended Term Loans, any Refinancing Term Loans and any Replacement Term Loans) in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

London Banking Day ” shall mean any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

“Management Stockholders” shall mean the current or former members of management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent entities or Subsidiaries who are direct or indirect investors in the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, resulting in a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform any of their respective material payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole including the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the type included in Consolidated Total Funded Debt (other than (a) the Obligations outstanding under the Loan Documents, and the Senior Obligations and (b) any Indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding $30,000,000.

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not an “Immaterial Subsidiary”.

Maturity Date ” shall mean, the earlier (x) the date on which the principal amount of any Loan has been declared or automatically has become due and payable pursuant to Section  8.1 (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (y) (i) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, December 22, 2024; (ii) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iv) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment, (v) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, and (vi) with respect to any Replacement Term Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable agreement; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which Borrower has any liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate).

Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean

(i) the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition or Recovery Event, net of (a) direct costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, sales commissions, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith), (b) taxes and Permitted Tax Distributions paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof or paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result of the repatriation thereof, (c) the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by Section  7.2 (other than a Lien subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) on the related property, together with any applicable premium, penalty, interest and breakage costs; (d) in the case of any Disposition or Recovery Event by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account

 

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of the Borrower or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof; (e) the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment to the sale price or any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) related to any of the applicable assets and (y) retained by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations and (f) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition (provided that to the extent that any amounts are released from such escrow to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, such amounts net of any related expenses shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds); and

(ii) the aggregate cash proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, net of all taxes paid or reasonable estimated to be payable as a result thereof and fees (including investment banking fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other expenses, including mandatory prepayments associated therewith, in each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale.

For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Cash Proceeds, fees, commissions and other costs and expenses payable to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be disregarded.

Note ” has the meaning as set forth in Section  2.10(b) .

Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall mean the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided in Section  2.7(b) .

Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, all amounts owing by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Arranger pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan including without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and any Lender incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder.

OFAC ” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ” of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any sale and leaseback transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

Offered Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

 

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Offered Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

OID ” shall mean original issue discount.

Organization Documents ” shall mean, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Other Commitments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section  2.24 or 2.25 )).

Other Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.23(a) .

Overnight Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Participant ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(d ).

Participant Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  11.4(e) .

Participating Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(B) .

Participating Member State ” shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

Patriot Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.14 .

Payment Office ” shall mean, with respect to any currency, the office of the Administrative Agent located at 303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or such other location with respect to such currency as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

 

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PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted BIN Arrangement ” shall mean, collectively, (a) that certain BIN arrangement evidenced by that certain BIN Sponsorship Agreement by and between EVO Merchant Services, LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, dated as of January 19, 2012, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to the restrictions contained herein) (the “ Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”), or (b) any agreement or agreements (a “ Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement ”) entered into by the Borrower or any Guarantor, on one hand, and another Person, on the other hand, designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in replacement of the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or the previous Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement, so long as such agreement or agreements are not on terms materially adverse, taken as a whole as determined by the Borrower in good faith, to the Borrower as compared to the terms under the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or such previous Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement (as applicable), or otherwise reflect the market terms relating to similar agreements, taken as a whole as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

Permitted Earnouts ” shall mean, for any period, any obligation (other than obligations relating to any working capital adjustment or similar purchase price adjustment) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person (or an Affiliate of or successor to such Person) arising before, on or after the Closing Date that is (or, prior to a determination of the amount thereof, was) based on the financial performance of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that is in substance, an amount owing on account of the unpaid portion of the purchase price for (a) Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) assets comprising the business, or a portion thereof, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which, in either case, was acquired from such Person or an Affiliate of such Person; provided , however that, such obligations shall be unsecured.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

(f) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(g) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

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

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

(j) judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(k) customary rights of set-off, revocation, refund or chargeback under deposit agreements or under the Uniform Commercial Code or common law of banks or other financial institutions where Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains deposits (other than deposits intended as cash collateral) in the ordinary course of business;

(l) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, minor defects and other irregularities in title and similar encumbrances on real property that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not, in the aggregate, in any case materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the use of the property for its intended purpose;

(m) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements or similar public filings arising in the ordinary course of business.

“Permitted Holders” shall mean each of (i) the Sponsor; (ii) the Management Stockholders, (iii) Blueapple, Inc., (iv) any Permitted Transferee of any of the foregoing Persons; and (v) any “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) including any of the foregoing Persons, so long as any combination of such foregoing Persons referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall hold directly or indirectly a majority of the aggregate voting interests in the Capital Stock of the Borrower or the Relevant Public Company, as the case may be, held by all members of such combination.

“Permitted Intercompany Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is extended by the Borrower or a Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary, as applicable; provided that the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness owed by any Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not exceed $30,000,000.

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt ” shall mean secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of third lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or third lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a third lien (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the First Lien Facility Indebtedness (other than First Lien Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is not Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement)) and the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, is subject to intercreditor agreements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral except to the extent permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (ii) such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”. Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, restructured, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Indebtedness, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such modification,

 

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refinancing, refunding, renewal, restructuring, replacement or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section  7.1(c) , such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and (c) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms (i) at least as favorable (taken as a whole) (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended, and such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is incurred by one or more Persons who is an obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended or (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) if the refinancing Indebtedness was incurred in respect of Indebtedness originally incurred under Section  7.1(w) or (x) , such refinancing Indebtedness will continue to be treated as outstanding Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Term Loans secured on the basis of the original Indebtedness, regardless if secured on the same basis as such Indebtedness was originally incurred, unless and until such Refinancing Indebtedness may be reclassified pursuant to the last paragraph of Section  7.1 and (b) if such Permitted Refinancing is secured by the Collateral, it shall be subject to intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Reorganizations ” shall mean transactions, re-organizations and other activities related to tax planning or in connection with tax receivable agreements and re-organization, so long as the security interest of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not materially impaired; and transactions, re-organizations and other activities relating to, in connection with, or as a result of, an “Up-C” IPO substantially consistent with the terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects.

Permitted Repricing Amendment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  11.2(b) .

“Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt” shall mean any secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien that is pari passu to the Liens securing the Obligations (but without regard to the control of remedies), is subject to intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral except to the extent permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (ii) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary other than Guarantors and (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date of, or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, any Term Loan outstanding at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued. Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any seller-financed Indebtedness) (i) that is unsecured and expressly subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) that matures by its terms no earlier than 90 days after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect with no scheduled principal payments permitted prior to such maturity; provided , that up to an amount of such Indebtedness equal to $30,000,000 shall not be subject to this clause (ii).

 

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Permitted Tax Distributions ” shall mean distributions by the Borrower, with respect to such periods the Borrower is treated as a pass-through or disregarded entity for federal, state and/or local income tax purposes (a “ Flow-Through Entity ”), to its members, partners or shareholders in an amount equal to the aggregate Taxes determined by multiplying (1) the highest combined tax rate (including all applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes determined with reference to income, including without limitation taxes imposed under Code Section 1411, and taking into account the deductibility (including applicable limitations on deductibility) of state and local income taxes for federal income tax purposes) applicable to any direct or indirect (through other Flow-Through Entities) holder of Capital Stock of such Flow Through Entity by (2) the aggregate taxable income of the Borrower (determined and calculated (i)by taking into account, for the avoidance of doubt, the effect of any tax basis adjustment under Sections 734 or 743 of the Code and any other tax benefit accruing for such period to a member as a result of payments made pursuant to a tax receivable agreement ; (ii) prior to any deduction for any guaranteed payments under Code Section 707(c); and (iii) by including any gain realized and allocable under Code Section 704(c); any determinations made by giving effect to the adjustments in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as “Adjusted” or “as Adjusted”) for the period to which the distribution relates allocated to holders of Capital Stock of the Borrower as estimated in good faith by the Borrower, taking into account all operating losses, as Adjusted, of the Borrower for prior periods, to the extent such Adjusted losses were not previously used to reduce taxable income, as Adjusted, for purposes of this determination in prior periods, on a quarterly basis at least ten days in advance of the due date for a corporation’s quarterly estimated U.S. federal income tax payment or such more frequent basis as any such Taxes would be required to be paid; provided , that if the amounts initially distributed with respect to a taxable year (the “ Distributed Amounts ”) exceed the amount that would have been distributed for such year if the distributions had been made in accordance with the Borrower’s Adjusted actual taxable income for such taxable year (the “ Actual Amount ”), then such excess shall be credited against the next Permitted Tax Distribution permitted to be made for subsequent periods, and if the Actual Amount exceeds the Distributed Amount, the Borrower shall immediately be permitted to distribute an amount equal to such excess as a Permitted Tax Distribution.

“Permitted Transferee” means (a) in the case of the Sponsor, (i) any Sponsor Associate, (ii) the heirs, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of any Sponsor Associate and (iii) any trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the stockholders or partners of which, include only a Sponsor Associate, his or her spouse or former spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step-children) and/or direct lineal descendants; and (b) in the case of any Management Stockholder, (i) his or her executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiaries, (ii) his or her spouse or former spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children and step-children) and/or direct lineal descendants or (iii) a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or partnership, the stockholders or partners of which, include only a Management Stockholder and his or her spouse or former spouse, parents, siblings, members of his or her immediate family (including adopted children) and/or direct lineal descendants.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt ” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness (including any unsecured Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness otherwise constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

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

 

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Pro Forma Adjustments ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis”.

Pro Forma Basis ” or “ pro forma basis ” shall mean, with respect to any Specified Transaction that has been made (1) during the applicable Test Period or (2) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio or test or basket is made, that for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA (including any basket that is based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA) and other financial ratios and tests, such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable Test Period, with any incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith to be deemed to have incurred as of the last day of the applicable Test Period. In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition or Recovery Event, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property the subject of such Disposition or Recovery Event shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the last day of the applicable period and (b) with respect to any permitted acquisition or other Investment, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in Section  1.1 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements, or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the last day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined subject to pro forma adjustments (“ Pro Forma Adjustments ”) which are reasonably attributable to such Specified Transactions that are factually supportable, and which reflect the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies with respect to Specified Transactions to the extent identifiable, quantifiable and reasonably attributable to and reasonably anticipated to result from actions taken or expected to be taken or committed to be taken within 24 months of the applicable Specified Transaction, as certified by the chief financial officer or another senior financial Responsible Officer of the Borrower (it being understood that Pro Forma Adjustments need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act, provided that, the aggregate amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies permitted to be added back pursuant to this sentence for any period shall not exceed, together with any amounts added back pursuant to clauses (b)(xvii) and (b)(xviii) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”, 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (after giving effect to the Pro Forma Adjustments) for such period. All the aforementioned adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA shall be added back thereto as if each applicable Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable calculation period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period, in each case without duplication of any amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (b)(i) through (xix)  of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and net of the amount of actual benefits realized during the applicable period. In addition, whenever a financial ratio or test is to be calculated on a pro forma basis or on a Pro Forma Basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower).

 

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Pro Rata Share ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Commitment or Loans made thereunder, as applicable, of any Lender at any time, a percentage, the numerator of which shall be such Commitment of such Lender (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or such Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Term Loans of such Class of Commitments outstanding), and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such Commitments of all Lenders (or if such Commitments have been terminated or expired or such Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Term Loans of all Lenders of such Class of Commitments outstanding) and (b) with respect to all Commitments of any Lender at any time, and Loans made thereunder, the numerator of which shall be the sum of such Lender’s Commitments (or if any Class of Commitments has been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, such Lender’s Term Loans of such Class of Commitments outstanding) and the denominator of which shall be the sum of all Lenders’ Commitments (or if any Class of Commitments has been terminated or expired or the Loans have been declared to be due and payable, all Term Loans outstanding of all Lenders funded under such Class of Commitments).

Qualified Capital Stock ” shall mean any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Qualified IPO ” shall mean any transaction whereby, or upon the consummation of which, the Borrower’s or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower’s common Capital Stock is offered or sold (whether through an initial primary public offering or a merger with and into a Person that has substantially concurrently consummated an initial primary public offering the proceeds of which are contributed to the post-merger entity or used to purchase equity from existing or legacy holders of the equity of the post merger entity) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act (or to the equivalent registration documents filed with the equivalent authority in the applicable foreign jurisdiction) and in connection therewith listed on a nationally recognized exchange.

Qualifying Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Recovery Event ” shall mean any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, but excluding any such event that is subject to business interruption insurance or cyber insurance.

Refinanced Debt ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinanced Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.2(b) .

Refinancing Amendment ” shall mean an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans in accordance with Section  2.27 .

Refinancing Series ” shall mean all Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans, or Refinancing Term Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same All-In Yield and, if applicable, amortization schedule.

 

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Refinancing Term Commitments ” shall mean one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Term Loans ” shall mean one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Registered Equivalent Notes ” shall mean, with respect to any notes originally issued in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Regulation  D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation  T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation  U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Regulation  X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

Rejection Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.12(g) .

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

Release ” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Relevant Public Company ” shall mean the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that is the registrant with respect to a Qualified IPO.

“Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of “Permitted BIN Arrangement”.

Replacement Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section  11.2(b) .

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Term Loans at such time. The Required Lenders of a Class means Lenders having unused Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, of such Class representing more than 50% of the sum of the total unused Commitments or Term Loans, as applicable, of such Class at such time.

Requirement of Law ” for any Person shall mean the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership certificate and agreement, or limited liability company certificate of organization and agreement, as the case may be, and other organizational and governing documents of such Person, and any Law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

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Responsible Officer ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person or such other representative of such Person as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; and, with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of such Person.

Restricted Payment ” shall mean, for any Person, any dividend or distribution on any class of its Capital Stock, or any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of any shares of its Capital Stock or any options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Capital Stock, whether now or hereafter outstanding.

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary, including any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof (including without limitation, the provisions set forth in the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”).

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby such Person shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

Sanctioned Country ” shall mean, at any time, a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions, such that transactions with such country, territory, or government are prohibited without authorization.

Sanctioned Person ” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by and owned 50% or more by any such Person.

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

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization Transaction ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or Affiliate of such Person.

 

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Security Agreement ” shall mean the security and pledge agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties party thereto.

Segregated Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5.

Senior Obligations ” shall mean the “Senior Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Settlement ” shall mean the transfer of cash or other property with respect to any credit or debit card charge, check or other instrument, electronic funds transfer, or other type of paper-based or electronic payment, transfer, or charge transaction for which a Person acts as a processor, remitter, funds recipient or funds transmitter in the ordinary course of its business.

Settlement Asset ” shall mean any cash, receivable or other property, including a Settlement Receivable, due or conveyed to a Person in consideration for a Settlement made or arranged, or to be made or arranged, by such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

Settlement Lien ” shall mean a Lien securing obligations arising under or related to any Settlement or Settlement Obligation that attaches to (i) Settlement Assets (including any assignment of Settlement Assets in consideration of Settlement Payments), (ii) any intraday or overnight overdraft or automated clearing house exposure or asset specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iii) loss reserve accounts specifically related to Settlement Assets, (iv) merchant suspense funds specifically related to Settlement Assets or (v) rights under any BIN/ISO Agreement or fees paid or payable under any BIN/ISO Agreement.

Settlement Obligations” shall mean any payment or reimbursement obligation in respect of a Settlement Payment.

Settlement Payment ” shall mean the transfer, or contractual undertaking (including by automated clearing house transaction) to effect a transfer, of cash or other property to effect a Settlement.

Settlement Receivable ” shall mean (a) receivables from card associations for transactions processed on behalf of merchants and (b) receivables from merchants for the portion of the discount fee related to reimbursement of the interchange expense and other fees payable to card associations.

Solicited Discount Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(C) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(iv) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer ” shall mean the irrevocable written offer by each Lender submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iv)(A) .

 

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Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, that on such date (a) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, does not exceed the present fair saleable value (on a going concern basis) of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis; (b) the capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, contemplated as of such date; and (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts including current obligations beyond their ability to pay such debt as it matures in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Specified Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) .

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) .

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice ” shall mean a written notice of the Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section  2.11(b)(ii) .

Specified Discount Prepayment Response ” shall mean the irrevocable written response by each Lender to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(A) .

Specified Discount Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(ii)(C) .

Specified Transaction ” shall mean any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or the Capital Stock of, another Person, any other permitted acquisition or other Investment (including, without limitation, any acquisitions of, or joint ventures with respect to, Restricted Subsidiaries), any Disposition that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary, any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or any incurrence, assumption or repayment of Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any increase in Commitments or incurrence of Incremental Loans pursuant to Section  2.23 and any amendments, waivers, consents, or repayments in connection with any incurrence thereof, but excluding (x) Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility and (y) any scheduled payments of interest or amortization with respect to such Indebtedness), that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or on a “pro forma basis”. It is understood and agreed that the term “Specified Transaction” shall also include (a) the facility and infrastructure consolidation related to the Borrower’s Affiliates as previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent and (b) the conversion of the “back end processing” off the Global Payments Direct, Inc. system.

Sponsor ” shall mean any of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and any of its Affiliates, and funds or partnerships managed or advised by any of them or any of their respective Affiliates but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

Sponsor Associate ” shall mean any managing director, general partner, limited partner, director, officer or employee of the Sponsor.

 

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Sterling Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition of Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Sterling Purchase Agreement.

Sterling Purchase Agreement ” shall mean that certain Unit Purchase Agreement by and among EVO Merchant Services, LLC, SPT Distributions Holdings LLC and Sterling Target, dated as of December 22, 2016.

Sterling Target ” shall mean Sterling Payment Technologies, LLC, a Florida limited liability company.

Submitted Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Submitted Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.11(b)(iii)(A) .

Subordinated Debt Documents ” shall mean any indenture, agreement or similar instrument governing Permitted Subordinated Debt.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, and (b) either (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (ii) the management or operation of which is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

Synthetic Lease ” shall mean a lease transaction under which the parties intend that (i) the lease will be treated as an “operating lease” by the lessee pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Sections 840-10 & 840-20, as amended and (ii) the lessee will be entitled to various tax and other benefits ordinarily available to owners (as opposed to lessees) of like property.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

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

Term Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has (a) an Initial Term Commitment, an Incremental Term Commitment, a Refinancing Term Commitment or a commitment to make Replacement Term Loans or (b) a Term Loan at such time.

Term Loan ” shall mean any Initial Term Loan, Extended Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan, Refinancing Term Loan or Replacement Term Loan, as the context may require.

Term Loan Extension Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

 

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Term Loan Extension Series ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.28(a) .

Test Period ” shall mean, for any date of determination under this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements are available.

Treasury Rate ” means, as of any optional prepayment date, the rate (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H. 15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) equal to the then current yield to maturity on the most actively traded U.S. Treasury security having a maturity equal to the period from such date of prepayment to the second anniversary of the Closing Date. In the event there are not actively traded U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity equal to the period from such date to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, then the yield to maturity shall be determined by linear interpolation using the closest, but shorter, maturity for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities and the closest, but longer, maturity for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities.

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

Unaudited Financial Statements ” shall mean the quarterly financial statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows.

United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary the Borrower designates in writing to the Administrative Agent as being an Unrestricted Subsidiary and satisfies the conditions set forth in the following sentence of this definition. The Borrower may designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and may subsequently re-designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by giving written notice of such re-designation to the Administrative Agent, so long as no Event of Default is in existence or would be caused by such designation or re-designation.

Up-C Term Sheet ” shall mean the term sheet set forth in Exhibit 1.1 .

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2.20(f) .

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness, in each case, without giving effect to any reductions of amortization or other scheduled payments for periods where amortization has been reduced as a result of the prepayment of the applicable Indebtedness.

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

 

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Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.2 Classifications of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g. a “Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Term Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Term Loan Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Term Loan Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Determination . Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section  5.1(a ). Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or in the other Loan Documents, any lease that is treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the date hereof shall not be treated as Indebtedness or as a capital lease and shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any future lease, if it were in effect on the date hereof, that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP as of the date hereof shall be treated as an operating lease), in each case for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any actual or proposed change in GAAP after the date hereof.

Section 1.4 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding”. Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise provided, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

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Section 1.6 Change of Currency .

(a) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with Article VII with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness is incurred or Investment is made (so long as such Indebtedness or Investment, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder).

Section 1.7 Limited Condition Acquisition . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when calculating the applicable leverage ratios, testing availability under any basket provided for in this Agreement or determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination of compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom or requiring the accuracy of representations and warranties) in connection with a Specified Transaction undertaken in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, the date of determination of such ratio and determination of whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom or other applicable covenant or accuracy of representations and warranties shall, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “ LCA Election ”), be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “ LCA Test Date ”) and if, after such ratios and other provisions are measured or determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other Specified Transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period being used to calculate such financial ratio ending prior to the LCA Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratios and provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) if any of such ratios or baskets are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or total assets (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower or the target of any Limited Condition Acquisition (other than as a result of any incurrence, disposition or Restricted Payment) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios, baskets and other provisions will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder and (y) such ratios, baskets and other provisions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related Specified Transactions. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition

 

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Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be (x) calculated (and tested) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (y) also calculated (and tested) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated; provided , that (other than solely with respect to the incurrence test under which such Limited Condition Acquisition is being made and the test set forth in the immediately preceding clause (x)) Consolidated EBITDA, assets and Consolidated Net Income of any target of such Limited Condition Acquisition can only be used in the determination of the relevant ratio and baskets if and when such Limited Condition Acquisition has closed.

Section 1.8 Timing of Payment and Performance .

When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.9 Specified Baskets .

If more than one action occurs on any given date the permissibility of the taking of which is determined hereunder by reference to the amount of the Available Additional Basket, the Available Equity Basket or other applicable basket immediately prior to the taking of such action, the permissibility of the taking of each such action shall be determined independently and in no event may any two or more such actions be treated as occurring simultaneously for the purpose of any test hereunder to determine permissibility unless the Borrower shall so elect.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

Section 2.1 General Description of Facility . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Initial Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not exceeding such Lender’s Initial Term Commitment.

Section 2.2 [Reserved] .

Section 2.3 [Reserved] .

Section 2.4 [Reserved] .

Section 2.5 Initial Term Commitments .

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a single term loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date (the “ Initial Term Loan ”) in a principal amount equal to the Initial Term Commitment of such Lender. The Initial Term Loan may be comprised of, from time to time, Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans or a combination thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent pursuant to Section  3.1 shall be deemed to constitute the Borrower’s request to borrow the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date; provided that the Initial Term Loan made on the

 

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Closing Date shall be a Base Rate Borrowing unless a funding indemnity letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent is received three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. It is understood and agreed that to the extent the Sterling Acquisition is not consummated prior to or simultaneously with the Closing Date, $25,000,000 of the Initial Term Loans (the “ Escrowed Amount ”) shall be funded into a segregated account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent (the “ Segregated Account ”).

Section 2.6 Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m. to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is to participate that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

(c) No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

Section 2.7 Interest Elections .

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be a Base Rate Borrowing unless a funding indemnity letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent is received three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, all as provided in this Section  2.7 . The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

 

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(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section  2.7 , the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7 attached hereto (a “ Notice of Conversion/Continuation ”) (x) prior to 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 1:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Loans to Base Rate Loan. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing (including the Class) to which such Notice of Conversion/Continuation applies and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”. If any such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section  2.3 .

(c) If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month; provided , however, such Loan shall be of the same Class. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists and if the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall have elected so in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof.

(d) Upon receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

Section 2.8 Termination of Commitments .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section  2.23 , the Initial Term Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the making of the Term Loan pursuant to Section  2.5 .

(b) [Reserved].

Section 2.9 Repayment of Loans.

(a) [Reserved].

(b) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Initial Term Loan funded on the Closing Date of such Lender on the Maturity Date.

 

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(c) The outstanding principal amount of any Incremental Loan shall be repaid as provided in the applicable Additional Commitment Agreement.

Section 2.10 Evidence of Indebtedness .

(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Commitments of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section  2.7 , (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section  2.7 , (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , that the failure or delay of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement evidences the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and is being executed as a “noteless” credit agreement. However, at the request of any Lender at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.10 (a “ Note ”). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment permitted hereunder) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.

Section 2.11 Optional Prepayments .

(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty other than as set forth in Section  2.14(c) , by giving written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans and (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, 11:00 a.m. not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment (or such shorter notice as the Administrative Agent may agree, in each case of the foregoing). Each such notice shall be irrevocable; provided that such notice may be conditional, extendable or revocable if such prepayment would result from occurrence of another event. Each such notice shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment, the Class of the Loans to be prepaid, the currencies of the Loans to be prepaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid in accordance with Section  2.13(d );

 

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provided , that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section  2.19 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and shall be applied as directed by Borrower, including to any class of extending or existing Term Loans in such order as Borrower may designate, and shall be applied to the Initial Term Loans or any Incremental Loan that is a term loan or any or all thereof as determined by Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (x) after any Extension, the Borrower may voluntarily prepay any Borrowing of any Class of non-extended Term Loans pursuant to which the related Extension Offer was made without any obligation to prepay the corresponding Extended Term Loans or may voluntarily prepay any Borrowing of any Extended Term Loans pursuant to which the related Extension Offer was made without any obligation to voluntarily prepay the corresponding non-extended Term Loans and (y) after the incurrence or issuance of any Incremental Term Loans Refinancing Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans, the Borrower may voluntarily prepay any Borrowing of any Initial Term Loans without any obligation to voluntarily prepay any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans, or may voluntarily prepay any Borrowing of any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans without any obligation to voluntarily prepay the Initial Term Loans or any other Term Loans; provided that any Incremental Loans effected as a Term Loan Increase to any existing Class of Term Loans and such existing Class of Term Loans shall in all events be voluntarily prepaid on a pro rata basis.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, in addition to the terms set forth in Sections 2.11(a) and 11.4 , any of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (each a “ Company Party ) may prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) without premium or penalty, through (x) open market purchases, and/or (y) Dutch auctions which auctions shall be made on the following basis:

(i) Any Company Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “ Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ”), in each case made to each Term Lender and/or each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, in accordance with this Section  2.11(b) and without premium or penalty.

(ii) (A) Any Company Party may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ”) with respect to each applicable tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “ Specified Discount ”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this

 

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Section  2.11(b)(ii) ), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $2,500,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded, each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ”).

(B) Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “ Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ”), the amount and the tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

(C) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Company Party will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.11(b)(ii) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to clause  (B) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Specified Discount Proration ”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Company Party and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(vi) below (subject to Section  2.11(b)(ix) below).

 

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(iii) (A) Any Company Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Amount ”), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “ Discount Range ”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Company Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section  2.11(b)(iii) ), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $2,500,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded pursuant to clause  (iii) above, each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (or such later date specified therein) (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “ Submitted Discount ”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “ Submitted Amount ”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

(B) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this Section  2.11(b)(iii) . The relevant Company Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “ Applicable

 

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Discount ”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following clause  (C) ) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “ Participating Lender ”).

(C) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Company Party will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “ Identified Participating Lenders ”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Discount Range Proration ”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5) Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(vi) below (subject to Section  2.11(b)(ix) below).

(iv) (A) Any Company Party may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such later notice specified therein); provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Class of Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the applicable Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that

 

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different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section  2.11(b)(iv) ), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $2,500,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “ Offered Discount ”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the “ Offered Amount ”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

(B) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Company Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Company Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Company Party (the “ Acceptable Discount ”), if any. If the Company Party elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the fifth Business Day after the date of receipt by such Company Party from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause  (B) (the “ Acceptance Date ”), the Company Party shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Company Party by the Acceptance Date, such Company Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(C) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “ Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “ Acceptable Prepayment Amount ”) to be prepaid by the relevant Company Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section  2.11(b)(iv) . If the Company Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Company Party agrees to accept all Solicited

 

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Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “ Qualifying Lender ”). The Company Party will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.11(b)(iv) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “ Identified Qualifying Lenders ”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (with the consent of such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Solicited Discount Proration ”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section  2.11(b)(vi) below (subject to Section  2.11(b)(ix) below).

(v) In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Company Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Company Party in connection therewith.

(vi) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with Sections  2.11(b)(ii) through 2.11(b)(iv) above, a Company Party shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Company Party shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of

 

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the relevant tranche of Loans being prepaid in direct order of maturity. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.11(b) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this Section  2.11(b) , each Lender participating in any prepayment described in this Section  2.11(b) acknowledges and agrees that in connection therewith, (1) the Borrower or any Company Party then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Borrowers, the Sponsor, their respective affiliates not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such prepayment (including Material Non-Public Information) (“ Excluded Information ”), (2) such Lender has independently, and without reliance on the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Borrower, Company Parties or Sponsor, any direct or indirect existing equity holders of a Company Party, or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information and all parties to the relevant transactions shall render customary “big boy” disclaimer letters, (4) none of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information, and (5) the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

(vii) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section  2.11(b) , established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Borrower.

(viii) Each of the Company Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledges and agrees that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section  2.11(b) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section  2.11(b) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

(ix) Each Company Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at

 

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its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Company Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section  2.11(b) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section  8.1 or otherwise).

Section 2.12 Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Not later than thirty (30) Business Days following receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition (other than Dispositions permitted under Section  7.6(c), (d), (e), and (f) ) or Recovery Event and subject to the Discharge of the Senior Obligations, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans, subject to the terms in Section  2.12(i), in accordance with Section  2.12(f) in an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that such prepayment shall not be required (i) if the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such 30-Business Day period that such Net Cash Proceeds are to be used to repair or replace the property subject to such Disposition or Recovery Event or to acquire other property useful in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and either such use or acquisition shall occur, or a binding commitment for such use or acquisition shall have been entered into, within one year of the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event, and (ii) if the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds that are not reinvested or committed for such reinvestment in accordance with the foregoing clause (i)  hereof is less than or equal to (x) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Dispositions, $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of Recovery Events, $5,000,000 in any Fiscal Year; provided further that if the Borrower shall fail to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within such one-year period but shall have notified the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such one-year period in writing of an Investment that the Borrower has committed to make with such Net Cash Proceeds, then such one-year reinvestment period shall be extended for an additional 180 days.

(b) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness (1) not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section  7.1 or (2) that is intended to constitute Replacement Term Loans or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Class of Terms Loans, subject to, in the case of clause (1), the Discharge of the Senior Obligations, the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with Section  2.12(f) .

(c) [Reserved].

(d) On or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of a Rejection Notice (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of the Declined Proceeds (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement).

(e) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Borrower shall offer to prepay 100% the Loans at par by making such offer in a notice of Change in Control to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may decline such offer of prepayment pursuant to Section  2.12(g) .

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, if at the time that a prepayment pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) , (b)(1) , (c) or (d)  above would be required, the Borrower is required to offer to repurchase Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt or Other Term Loans, other permitted Indebtedness (to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) and the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness, (to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations), in each case pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition or Casualty Event or excess cash flow (such Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt or Other Term Loans or other permitted Indebtedness (or the Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness) required to be offered to be so repurchased, “ Other Applicable Indebtedness ”), then the Borrower may apply such Net Cash Proceeds on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness at such time; provided, that the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section  2.12 , as applicable, shall be reduced accordingly; provided , further , that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms hereof. Except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or any Incremental Amendment or as otherwise provided herein, (A) each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.12 shall be applied ratably to each Class of Term Loans then outstanding; provided that any prepayment of Term Loans with the Net Cash Proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied solely to each applicable Class of Refinanced Debt and (B) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders of each Class in accordance with their respective pro rata share of such prepayment.

(g) In connection with any mandatory prepayment to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.12(a), (b), (c), (d) or any offer to prepay pursuant to Section  2.12(e) , the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender, as applicable, of the date of such prepayment or offer and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment or offer and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment or offer. Each applicable Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of any such mandatory prepayment (other than with respect to prepayments with proceeds of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section  2.12(b) or of Replacement Term Loans ) or offer (such declined amounts, the “ Declined Proceeds ”) by providing written notice (each, a “ Rejection Notice ”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment; provided , however , in no event may the proceeds of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any Replacement Term Loans be rejected. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory prepayment or offer to be rejected by such Lender. If a Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory repayment of Term Loans or offer of prepayment thereof, as applicable. Any Declined Proceeds may be retained by the Borrower.

 

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(h) [Reserved].

(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  2.12 , (i) to the extent that the repatriation to the United States of any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary (“ Foreign Disposition ”) or the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary (“ Foreign Casualty Event ”) would be (x) prohibited or delayed by applicable local law or (y) restricted by applicable material constituent documents or other material agreement (not entered into for the purpose of evading the requirements herein), an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds that would be so affected were the Borrower to attempt to repatriate such cash will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section  2.12 if the applicable local law or applicable material documents or agreements would not otherwise permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts (as determined in the Borrower’s reasonable business judgment) to overcome or eliminate any such restrictions on repatriation, so that an amount equal to the full amount of such Net Cash Proceeds will otherwise be subject to repayment under this Section  2.12 ), and if within one year following the date on which the respective prepayment would otherwise have been required such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permissible under the applicable local law or applicable material documents or agreements, even if such cash is not actually repatriated at such time, an amount equal to the amount of the Net Cash Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days) applied (net of an amount equal to the additional taxes of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and the direct and indirect holders of Capital Stock in the Borrower that would be payable or reserved against and any additional costs that would be incurred as a result of a repatriation, whether or not a repatriation actually occurs) by the Borrower to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.12 and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or Foreign Casualty Event could reasonably be expected to have adverse tax cost consequences for Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds, an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds that would be so affected will not be subject to repayment under this Section  2.12 . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section  2.12 shall require the Borrower to cause any amounts to be repatriated to the United States (whether or not such amounts are used in or excluded from the determination of the amount of any mandatory prepayments hereunder).

(j) If the Sterling Acquisition is not consummated by 11:59p.m. on January 31, 2017, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to the Escrowed Amount by applying the funds in the Segregated Account to such prepayment, without any premium or penalty.

(k) First Lien Prepayments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, no mandatory prepayment of the Loans shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.12 (other than Section 2.12(e)) until the Discharge of the Senior Obligations.

The prepayments under this Section  2.12 shall be made without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereto.

Section 2.13 Interest on Loans.

(a) The Borrower shall pay interest on (i) each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time and (ii) each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

 

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(b) [Reserved].

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a)  and (b) above, if an Event of Default pursuant to Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall pay interest (“ Default Interest ”) (i) with respect to the overdue amount of the Base Rate Loans, at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Base Rate Loans, (ii) with respect to the overdue amount of Eurodollar Loans at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for such Eurodollar Loans for the then-current Interest Period until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and (iii) with respect to the overdue amount of the other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at the rate per annum equal to two hundred (200) basis points above the otherwise applicable interest rate for Base Rate Loans.

(d) Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the applicable Latest Maturity Date. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last Business Day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the applicable Latest Maturity Date. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing (or by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing). Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.14 Fees.

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon in the Agent Fee Letter.

(b) The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to each Lender with an Initial Term Commitment, on the Closing Date from the proceeds of the initial funding thereunder, an upfront fee equal to 1.50% of such Lender’s Initial Term Commitment, which upfront fee may take the form of original issue discount.

(c) In connection with each voluntary prepayment of the Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section  2.11(a) made in connection with, or as a result of, a Qualified IPO or a Change in Control, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Lender, a fee equal to the applicable percentage set forth in the table below for the period in which such voluntary prepayment is made of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans being prepaid:

 

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Period:

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Prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date

     2.00

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

     1.00

On or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date

     0.00

(d) In connection with each voluntary prepayment of the Initial Term Loans pursuant to Section  2.11(a) (other than any such voluntary prepayment made in connection with, or as a result of, a Qualified IPO or a Change in Control), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Lender, a fee equal to: (i) in the case of a voluntary prepayment made prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Applicable Premium and (ii) in the case of a voluntary prepayment made on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the applicable percentage set forth in the table below for the period in which such voluntary prepayment is made of the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term Loans being prepaid:

 

Period:

   Percentage:  

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

     2.00

On or after the third anniversary and prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date

     1.00

On or after the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date

     0.00

Section 2.15 Computation of Interest and Fees.

Interest hereunder based on the Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days (or three hundred sixty-six (366) days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and all fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Section 2.16 Inability to Determine Interest Rates . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

 

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(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall give written notice (or telephonic notice, promptly confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. Until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 2.17 Illegality . If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist (which such Lender shall endeavor to do promptly upon that being the case), the obligation of such Lender to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended. In the case that the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

Section 2.18 Increased Costs.

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate);

(ii) subject any Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(iii) [reserved]; or

(iv) impose on any Lender or the eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), such additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

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(b) If any Lender shall have reasonably determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements and affecting such Lender has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital (or on the capital of the Parent Company of such Lender) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or the Parent Company of such Lender could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies or the policies of the Parent Company of such Lender with respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, upon receipt of the certificate referred to in the immediately following clause (c), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Parent Company of such Lender for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Parent Company of such Lender, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section  2.18 shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay any such Lender such amount or amounts within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section  2.18 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs 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 Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 2.19 Funding Indemnity . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto or (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for any loss (other than loss of profit), cost or expense attributable to such event within five (5) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice from the Lenders, through the Administrative Agent, setting forth such amounts. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan if such event had not occurred at the Adjusted LIBO Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan) over (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan for the same period if the Adjusted LIBO Rate were set on the date such Eurodollar Loan was prepaid or converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, convert or continue such Eurodollar Loan. An invoice as to any additional amount payable under this Section  2.19 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

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Section 2.20 Taxes . For purposes of this Section  2.20 , the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes; provided , that if any applicable Law requires the deduction of any Taxes from such payments (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent), then (i) 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section  2.20 ) the Administrative Agent or any Lender (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

(b) In addition, the Borrower shall 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, without duplication of any such Other Taxes for which additional amounts have been paid under Section 2.20(a).

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.20 ) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, or required to be withheld from a payment to such Person on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (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) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  11.4(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection (e) .

 

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(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax under the Code, any treaty to which the United States is a party or otherwise, with respect to payments under this Agreement or any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or as reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. 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 clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

 

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(ii) if such Lender is entitled to claim that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax because it is effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Lender, executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(iii) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

(iv) 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, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.20-2 or Exhibit 2.20-3 , 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 2.20-4 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 supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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

 

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

(g) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section  2.20 , it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

Section 2.21 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under Sections 2.18 , 2.19 or 2.20 , or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.18 , 2.19 and 2.20 and 11.3 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension.

(b) Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied: first , to Administrative Agent’s fees and reimbursable expenses then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second , to all reimbursable expenses of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such fees and expenses; third , to interest and fees then due and payable hereunder, pro rata to the Lenders based on their respective pro rata shares of such interest and fees; and fourth , to the payment of principal of the Loans then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

 

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(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans and accrued interest and fees thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with respect to its Term Loans, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Term Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Term Loans; provided , that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Term Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section  2.21 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Borrower may extend the final maturity of Term Loans in connection with an Extension that is permitted under Section  2.28 without being obligated to effect such extensions on a pro rata basis among the Lenders (it being understood that no such extension shall constitute a payment or prepayment of any Term Loans for purposes of this Section  2.21 ) without giving rise to any violation of this Section  2.21 or any other provision of this Agreement. Furthermore, the Borrower may take all actions contemplated by Section  2.28 in connection with any Extension (including modifying pricing, amortization and repayments or prepayments), and in each case such actions shall be permitted, and the differing payments contemplated therein shall be permitted without giving rise to any violation of this Section  2.21 or any other provision of this Agreement.

Section 2.22 [Reserved] .

 

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Section 2.23 Increase of Commitments; Additional Lenders.

(a) Incremental Commitments . The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (an “ Incremental Request ”), request (i) one or more new commitments which may be in the same Class as any outstanding Term Loans (a “ Term Loan Increase ”) or a new Class of term loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “ Incremental Term Commitments ” or “ Incremental Commitments ”) in each case, under this Agreement and/or (ii) one or more new term loans in a separate facility and either unsecured or secured on a junior lien basis to the Obligations (the “ Other Commitments ” and the loans in respect thereof, the “ Other Term Loans ”), which shall be documented under another credit agreement, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders.

(b) Incremental Loans . Any Incremental Term Loans to the extent effected through the establishment of one or more new Term Loans made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. Any Term Loan Increase shall be effected pursuant to an increase in, and as part of, an existing Class of Term Loans. On any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Term Commitments of any Class are effected (including as an increase to an existing Class of Term Loans pursuant to a Term Loan Increase), subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions in this Section  2.23 , (i) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “ Incremental Term Loan ” or an “ Incremental Loan ”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment and (ii) each Incremental Term Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such Incremental Term Commitment and the Incremental Term Loans made pursuant thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Incremental Term Loans may (and any Incremental Term Loans effected pursuant to a Term Loan Increase shall) have identical terms to any of the Term Loans and be treated as the same Class as any of such Term Loans for all purposes herein.

(c) Incremental Request . Each Incremental Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.23 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Other Term Loans. Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans may be made by any existing Lender (but each existing Lender will not have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment or Other Commitment, or to extend credit in respect of any Other Term Loans, nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment or Other Commitment, or to extend credit in respect of any Other Term Loans) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “ Additional Lender ”) (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans, an “ Incremental Term Lender ” or “ Incremental Lender ”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section  11.4 for an assignment of Loans to such Lender or Additional Lender and (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section  11.4(i) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Initial Term Loans.

 

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(d) Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment . The obtaining of Other Commitments, the making of Other Term Loans, the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, and the Incremental Commitments thereunder, shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date of such Incremental Amendment (or, in the case of Other Commitments and Other Term Loans, on the date of the extension of such commitments or the incurrence or issuance of such Other Term Loans, as applicable) (the “ Incremental Facility Closing Date ”) of each of the following conditions:

(i) with respect to any Incremental Commitments, (A) no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments; provided , that in the case of Incremental Commitments incurred to finance a permitted acquisition or other permitted Investments (including in any event a Limited Condition Acquisition) no Event of Default (in the case of Limited Condition Acquisitions, as determined in accordance with Section  1.7) under Section  8.1(a), (b) , (h) and (i)  shall exist on (i) the date that the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary consummates such permitted acquisition or other permitted Investments, or, (ii) in the case of Incremental Commitments incurred to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, on the LCA Test Date; provided , that the applicable Incremental Lenders may waive, in each case of clauses (i) or (ii), such condition regarding an absence of such an Event of Default and the requirement that the representations and warranties have to be made and accurate in all material respects shall be subject to customary “Sungard” or “certain funds” limitations;

(ii) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 ( provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause  (iii) below);

(iii) the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans shall not exceed (A) an amount equal to $100,000,000 ( minus the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section  2.23(d)(iii)(A) of the First Lien Credit Agreement), plus (B) up to an additional amount of Incremental Term Loans, Other Commitments and/or Other Term Loans, (i) so long as the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is equal to or less than 5.50:1.00 or (ii) to the extent such Indebtedness consists of Other Term Loans that are unsecured or secured on a junior lien basis and subordinated in right of payment to the Term Loans, so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (determined on a Pro Forma Basis) is equal to or less than 6.00:1.00 as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters of the Borrower for which financial statements are available, determined on the applicable Incremental Facility Closing Date, after giving effect to any such incurrence or issuance on a Pro Forma Basis, and, in each case, with respect to any Incremental Term Commitment established at such time, assuming a borrowing of the maximum amount of Loans available thereunder, and excluding the cash proceeds of any such Incremental Term Loans Other Commitments and/or Other Term Loans that are being incurred for the purposes of netting; provided that to the extent the proceeds thereof are used to repay Indebtedness, such repayment of Indebtedness shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis and subject to other customary pro forma adjustments, including, in connection with an investment, plus (C) (1) the amount of all debt buybacks conducted under this Agreement and under the First Lien Credit Agreement, but limited to the actual cash amount paid by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such buyback plus (2) an amount equal to all voluntary prepayments of, in each case, without duplication, (x) the Loans and the First Lien Term Loans and (y) any Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, First Lien Incremental Indebtedness (other than First Lien Incremental Revolving Loans), Incremental

 

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Equivalent Debt or First Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt and permanent voluntary commitment reductions of the First Lien Revolving Commitments, including any First Lien Incremental Revolving Commitments (less all such reductions applied to increase the corresponding incremental facility basket under the First Lien Credit Agreement, First Lien Incremental Equivalent Debt or Incremental Equivalent Debt), other than voluntary prepayments and voluntary commitment reductions to the extent funded or replaced by a substantially contemporaneous refinancing with long-term indebtedness(in each case, to the extent originally incurred under the “free and clear” prong); (it being understood that (x) amounts under clause (B) (to the extent compliant therewith) shall be deemed to have used prior to utilization of amounts under clause (A) or (C), (y) loans may be incurred under both clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, and proceeds from any such incurrence under such clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, may be utilized in a single transaction by first calculating the incurrence under clause (B) above and then calculating the incurrence under clause (A) or (C) above and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such incurrence under clause (A) or (C) shall not be given pro forma effect for purposes of determining the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and/or Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as applicable, for purposes of effectuating the incurrence under clause (B) in such single transaction and (z) the Borrower may redesignate any such Indebtedness originally incurred pursuant to clause (A) or (C) as incurred pursuant to clause (B) if, at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated); and

(iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Required Terms . The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Loans and Incremental Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class, and of the Other Term Loans, except as otherwise set forth herein, shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders or lenders providing such Incremental Commitments or Other Term Loans, as applicable; provided that the following conditions shall be satisfied:

(i) the Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans:

(A) (1) with respect to Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans that are intended to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans hereunder, shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Term Loans hereunder, shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and, to the extent secured, shall not be secured by a Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor that does not secure the Obligations (except as permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and may participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment or other definitive documentation therefor; and (2) with respect to Other Term Loans, shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and, to the extent secured, shall not be secured by a Lien on any

 

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property or asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor that does not secure the Obligations (except as permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and shall not be entitled to participate in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder;

(B) shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of any Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans;

(C) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of then-existing Term Loans (in each case, without giving effect to voluntary prepayments reducing scheduled amortization or AHYDO Payments);

(D) the Incremental Term Loans shall, subject to clauses  (e)(i)(B) and (e)(i)(C) above and clause  (e)(iii) below, have an interest rate and amortization determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders;

(E) the amortization and interest rates of Other Term Loans (subject to clauses  (e)(i)(B) and (e)(i)(C) above) shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Other Term Loans;

(F) except as otherwise set forth above, all other terms applicable to any Incremental Term Loans and Other Term Loans, if not consistent the Initial Term Loans, shall not be materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, to the Loan Parties than the terms of the Initial Term Loans (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) or reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (except, in each case, (a) the applicable terms only apply after the Maturity Date of the Initial Term Loans, or (b) such terms are conformed (or added) in this Agreement for the benefit of the Initial Term Loans pursuant to an amendment thereto subject solely to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, or (c) such terms and conditions reflect market terms and conditions at the time of such incurrence or issuance as determined by Borrower in good faith); and

(G) shall share ratably in (or, if junior in right of payment or as to security, on a junior basis with respect to) any mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section  2.12 of the then existing Term Loans, unless Borrower and the applicable Lenders or Additional Lenders elect otherwise to less favorable treatment for such Incremental Term Loans or Other Term Loans.

(ii) [Reserved].

(iii) subject to Section  2.23(e)(i)(C) , the amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Term Loans and the All-In Yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment and in the definitive documentation governing such Indebtedness; provided , however , that, the All-In Yield applicable to Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the All-In Yield then applicable to the Initial Term Loans plus 50 basis points per annum, unless the interest rate with respect to the Initial Term Loans is increased so as to cause the All-In Yield then applicable to the Initial Term Loans to equal the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans minus 50 basis points per annum.

 

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(f) Incremental Amendment . Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans shall become Commitments, under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “ Incremental Amendment ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Commitments and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section  2.23 . The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and the Other Term Loans for general corporate purposes, including to finance Permitted Acquisitions, other Cash Equivalents and permitted Restricted Payments. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans unless it so agrees.

(g) [Reserved].

(h) Incremental Equivalent Debt . Borrower may issue, in lieu of Incremental Term Loans or Other Term Loans, second lien secured or other junior lien secured or unsecured notes or loans (“ Incremental Equivalent Debt ”), which shall be documented under other definitive credit documentation, (in each case, to the extent secured, subject to customary intercreditor terms to be mutually agreed between Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and, in each case, the provisions of the preceding clauses (d)(i), (d)(ii) and (e)(i) shall not apply; and the provisions of the preceding clause (e)(iii) shall not apply, other than with respect to Incremental Equivalent Debt that is in the form of bank loans and “bank term loan-like” instruments in the form of notes (and not other notes) secured pari passu with the initial Term Loans; provided that, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and, to the extent secured, shall not be secured by a Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Guarantor that does not secure the Obligations (except as permitted by intercreditor arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

(i) This Section  2.23 shall supersede any provisions of Section  2.21 or Section  11.2 to the contrary.

Section 2.24 Mitigation of Obligations . If any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.18 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  2.20 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section  2.18 or Section  2.20 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

Section 2.25 Replacement of Lenders . If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.18 , (b) 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  2.20 , (c) any Lender notifies the Borrower and Administrative Agent that it is unable to fund Eurodollar Loans pursuant to

 

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Sections 2.16 or 2.17 , or (d) a Lender (a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section  11.2(b) but requires unanimous consent of all Lender or all the Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable), 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 set forth in Section  11.4(b )) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender); provided , that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (ii) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section  2.18 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section  2.20 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (iii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law and (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document, the applicable assignee consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided that the failure by such Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section  2.25 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.26 [Reserved] .

Section 2.27 Refinancing Amendments.

(a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this Section  2.27(a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Refinancing Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans), in the form of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

(b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

(c) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section  2.27(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $10,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

 

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(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the second paragraph of Section  11.2(b) (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and the third paragraph of Section  11.2(b) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section  2.27 , and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

(e) This Section  2.27 shall supersede any provisions of Section  2.21 or Section  11.2 to the contrary.

Section 2.28 Extension of Term Loans .

(a) Extension of Term Loans . The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of a given Class (each, an “ Existing Term Loan Tranche ”) be amended to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so amended, “ Extended Term Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section  2.28 . In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (each, a “ Term Loan Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall (x) be identical as offered to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche (including as to the proposed interest rates and fees payable) and offered pro rata to each Lender under such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (y) (except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, AHYDO Payments, optional prepayments and redemptions, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments, which shall be determined by the Borrower and the Extending Term Lenders and set forth in the relevant Term Loan Extension Request), be substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) not materially more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Extending Term Lenders than those applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Term Loan Extension Request (except if the existing Lenders receive the benefit of such favorable terms or for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date), including: (i) all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization payments of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided , however , that at no time shall there be Classes of Term Loans hereunder (including Refinancing Term Loans and Extended Term Loans) which have more than five (5) different Latest Maturity Dates; (ii) the All-In Yield, pricing, optional redemptions and prepayments and AHYDO Payments with respect to the Extended Term Loans (whether in the form of interest rate margin, upfront fees, OID or otherwise) may be different than the All-In Yield, pricing, optional redemptions and prepayments and AHYDO Payments for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; (iii) the Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of the Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans); and (iv) Extended Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof; provided , however , that (A) in no event shall the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans of a given Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date of any other Term Loans hereunder, (B) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans of a given

 

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Term Loan Extension Series at the time of establishment thereof shall be no shorter (other than by virtue of amortization or prepayment of such Indebtedness prior to the time of incurrence of such Extended Term Loans) than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche, (C) any such Extended Term Loans (and the Liens securing the same) shall be permitted by the terms of any intercreditor arrangements applicable to the Existing Term Loan Tranche then in effect, if any, (D) all documentation in respect of such Extension Amendment shall be consistent with the foregoing and (E) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any mandatory repayments or prepayments of Term Loans that are secured on a pari passu basis hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “ Term Loan Extension Series ”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Tranche may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Term Loan Extension Series with respect to such Existing Term Loan Tranche. Each Term Loan Extension Series of Extended Term Loans incurred under this Section  2.28 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the entire principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended pursuant to this Section  2.28(a) ).

(b) [Reserved] .

(c) Extension Request . The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Tranche are requested to respond (or such shorter period as agreed by the Administrative Agent), and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section  2.28 . Subject to Section  2.25 , no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche amended into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Lender holding a Loan under an Existing Term Loan Tranche (each, an “ Extending Term Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to such Extension Request amended into Extended Term Loans shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche which it has elected to request be amended into Extended Term Loans (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Administrative Agent). In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Tranche in respect of which applicable Term Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Request exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans requested to be extended pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or subject to Extension Elections shall be amended to Extended Term Loans on a pro rata basis (subject to rounding by the Administrative Agent, which shall be conclusive) based on the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans included in each such Extension Election.

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Section  2.28(a) (but which shall not require the consent of any other Lender). The effectiveness of any Extension Amendment shall be subject to, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that the Extended Term Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans incurred pursuant thereto, (ii) modify the scheduled repayments set forth in Section  2.9 with respect to any Existing Term Loan Tranche subject to an Extension Election to reflect a reduction in the principal amount of the Term Loans thereunder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Term Loans amended pursuant to the applicable Extension (with such amount to be applied ratably to reduce scheduled repayments of such Term Loans required pursuant to Section  2.9 ), (iii) modify the prepayments set forth in Sections 2.11 and 2.12 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto, (iv) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of the second paragraph of Section  11.2(b) (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (v) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section  2.28 , and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Extension Amendment.

(e) No conversion or extension of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension in accordance with this Section  2.28 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. This Section  2.28 shall supersede any provisions in Section  2.21 or 11.2 to the contrary.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1 Conditions To Effectiveness . This Agreement and the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder, shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) Loan Documents . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a counterpart of the Intercreditor Agreement and the other Loan Documents signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or thereto or written evidence (which may include telecopy transmission of such signed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such party is a party.

 

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(b) Organization Documents; Resolutions and Certificates . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or if no Secretary or Assistant Secretary, such other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents and resolutions of its board of directors (or equivalent governing body), authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

(ii) certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party.

(c) Representations and Warranties . Subject to the last paragraph in this Section  3.1 , at the time of and immediately after giving effect to Borrowing on the Closing Date, all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

(d) Opinions of Counsel . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary written opinions of King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, and, with respect to corporate related opinions, in-house counsel of the Borrower and in respect of the Loan Party formed in the State of Maine, the local counsel opinion from Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders.

(e) Officer’s Closing Certificate . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan on the Closing Date, the conditions specified in Sections 3.1(c) are satisfied as of the Closing Date.

(f) Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2015, there shall have been no change which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Solvency . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower, confirming that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are Solvent after giving effect to the funding of the Term Loan on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein.

(h) Personal Property Collateral . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(i) Searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party;

(ii) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

 

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(iii) [intentionally omitted];

(iv) Searches of ownership of, and Liens on, United States registered intellectual property owned by each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices; and

(v) Duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in any IP Rights registered in the United States and owned by the Loan Parties (if and to the extent perfection may be achieved in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office by such filings).

(i) Refinancing of Existing Indebtedness . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a copy of a duly executed payoff letter, executed by the agent thereof under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with (i) evidence of payment of such existing Indebtedness, (ii) authorization to file UCC-3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all liens of such existing lenders upon any of the personal property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) cancellations and releases, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, releasing all liens of any existing lenders upon any of the real property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) any other releases, terminations or other documents reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence the payoff of Indebtedness owed to any existing lenders (including, but not limited to, Indebtedness pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement).

(j) Patriot Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws . So long as requested at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “ know your customer ” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

(k) [Reserved].

(l) Financial Statements . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(m) Fees and Expenses . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of payment of all fees, expenses and other amounts due and payable by the Loan Parties on or prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation, to the extent invoices have been received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement with the Administrative Agent.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section  3.1 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section  3.1 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, it is understood and agreed that for purposes of the Closing Date and the initial fundings under this Agreement: (i) the conditions set forth in Section  3.1 shall apply to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties existing as of the date hereof prior to giving effect to the Sterling Acquisition and the ownership of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries; (ii) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents, to the extent the making thereof is required, such representations and warranties shall only be required to be made by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties existing as of the date hereof prior to giving effect to the Sterling Acquisition and the ownership of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) the representations and warranties shall deem to be applicable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries without giving effect to the Sterling Acquisition and the ownership of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries; and the Loan Parties shall not be required to make any representation or warranty in respect of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries. It is understood and agreed that at the time of closing of the joinder documentation required under Section  5.11(a) in respect of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries that are not Excluded Subsidiaries, the Loan Parties shall be required to make the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents.

Section 3.2 Conditions to release of Escrowed Amount . Upon satisfaction of the conditions in this Section 3.2, the Administrative Agent shall release the Escrowed Amount from the Segregated Account on the date of the consummation of the Sterling Acquisition to the Borrower (or such account as EVO shall so designate in written notice referenced in Section 3.2(a) below), to finance the Sterling Acquisition and pay any fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith:

(a) No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing of the Sterling Acquisition, written notification from EVO that the Sterling Acquisition is to occur and the anticipated closing date thereof;

(b) Sterling Acquisition . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed copy of the Sterling Purchase Agreement;

(c) Target Financial Statements . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of (i) the consolidated audited financial statements of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, audited by Rivero, Gordimer & Company, P.A. and prepared in conformity with GAAP and the related supplemental schedule of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheet and income statement and (ii) the quarterly financial statements for the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, including balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(d) Refinancing of Sterling Target Indebtedness . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a copy of a duly executed payoff letter, with respect to Indebtedness of the Sterling Target in connection with the Existing Sterling Credit Agreement, together with (i) evidence of payment of such existing Indebtedness, (ii) authorization to file UCC 3 or other appropriate termination statements releasing all liens of such existing lenders upon any of the personal property of the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) cancellations and releases, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 3.3 [Reserved] .

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

Section 4.1 Existence; Power . Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company or other legal entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except in the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) where a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.2 Organizational Power; Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder, partner or member, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

Section 4.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens granted by the Loan Parties under the Collateral Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except Liens (if any) created under the Loan Documents; in each case of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), except where it could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.4 Financial Statements . The Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations for such period in conformity with GAAP consistently applied through the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and subject, in the case of Unaudited Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. Since the Closing Date, there have been no changes with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.5 Litigation and Environmental Matters.

(a) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

Section 4.6 Compliance with Laws . The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with all Requirements of Law and all judgments, decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, except where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.7 Investment Company Act . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 4.8 Taxes . The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other material taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP and the charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated.

Section 4.9 Margin Regulations . None of the proceeds of any of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulation T, U or X. Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock.”

Section 4.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.11 Ownership of Property.

(a) Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business, including all such properties reflected in

 

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the most recent audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower referred to in Section  4.4 or purported to have been acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement and all leases that individually or in the aggregate are material to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force.

(b) Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Borrower, infringe on the rights of any other Person.

(c) The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured as required by Section  5.8 .

Section 4.12 Disclosure . Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports (including without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to file with the SEC), financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided , that with respect to projected or pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time such information was furnished, it being understood and agreed that such projected financial information and pro forma financial information are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of any particular results, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material and that no assurance can be given that the projected results will be realized.

Section 4.13 Labor Relations . Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes or grievances against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.14 Subsidiaries . Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the Borrower in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date.

 

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Section 4.15 Solvency . After giving effect to the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the making of the Loans under this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

Section 4.16 [Reserved] .

Section 4.17 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions . EVO has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by EVO, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and EVO, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects and are in compliance with applicable Sanctions. None of (a) EVO, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of EVO, any agent of EVO or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facilities established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, use of proceeds or other transactions will violate applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

Section 4.18 Patriot Act . Each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting And Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept And Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, 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, as amended.

Section 4.19 EEA Financial Institution . No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation under the Loan Documents (other than unasserted contingent reimbursement or indemnity obligations) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied:

Section 5.1 Financial Statements and Other Information . The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrower (or 120 days with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2016), a copy of the annual audited report for such Fiscal Year for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, to the extent available, and in each case in reasonable detail and reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or

 

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explanation and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit (other than with respect to, an exception or qualification solely resulting from (x) the impending maturity of any Indebtedness or (y) any prospective or actual default under any financial covenant)) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for such Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous Fiscal Year;

(c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate specifying any change in the identity of the Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter from the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on the Closing Date and on any previous Compliance Certificate or as of the most recent Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be, including any change with respect to the designation of any Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraphs (a) and (b) above, management discussion and analysis reports which shall include but shall not be limited to a description in narrative form of the Borrower’s business, operations and financial results; provided that, after a Qualified IPO, after the consummation of an IPO, the Borrower shall only be required to deliver such management’s discussion and analysis that is consistent with the financial disclosure requirements imposed by law or regulation on a public reporting company; and if the foregoing shall be included in any periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be, then any such filing shall satisfy the requirement for delivery under this clause (d);

(e) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of the Fiscal Year, a pro forma budget for the succeeding Fiscal Year, containing an income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow;

(f) [reserved]; and

(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations in Sections 5.1(a), (b) and (d) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries by furnishing (I) the applicable financial statements of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or (II) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable filed with the SEC; and (ii) in no event shall the requirements set forth in Section  5.1(g) require the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to provide any such information which (1) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (2) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (3) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.

Section 5.2 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery by the Administrative Agent to each Lender written notice of the following promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual knowledge thereof:

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) the occurrence of any event of default, or the receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice of an alleged event of default, with respect to Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) the occurrence of any breach or default that remains uncured after giving effect to any applicable cure periods set forth in the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or the Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement, as applicable, that would result in a termination of such agreement, or the occurrence of any termination event (including pursuant to Article VIII of the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement) with respect to the Permitted BIN Arrangement; and

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

Each notice delivered under this Section  5.2 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

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Section 5.3 Existence; Conduct of Business . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect (i) its legal existence, (ii) the licenses, permits, privileges and franchises held by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and material to the conduct of its business and (iii) the patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names owned by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and material to the conduct of its business, except in the foregoing clauses (i) (solely with respect to Immaterial Subsidiaries), (ii) and (iii) where a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , that nothing in this Section  5.3 shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or other transactions permitted under Section  7.3 or Disposition permitted under Section  7.6 .

Section 5.4 Compliance with Laws, Etc . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.5 Payment of Obligations . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, levies and all other claims that could result in a statutory Lien before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or such Restricted 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 could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.6 Books and Records . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries, in all material respects, shall be made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower in conformity with GAAP.

Section 5.7 Visitation, Inspection, Etc; Lender Call.

(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants (subject to such accountant’s customary policies and procedures), all at such reasonable times and as often as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided , however , other than any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section  5.7 and, absent the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one (1) time during any calendar year which shall not be at the Borrower’s expense; provided , further , however, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  5.7 , none of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or extracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Law or any bona fide arm’s length third party contract, so long as such contract was not entered into solely for the purposes of circumventing such disclosure or (b) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

(b) The Borrower shall participate in quarterly (or annual if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended twelve month period is less than 5.00:1.00) conference calls with the Lenders to discuss the performance of the business.

Section 5.8 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted other than could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Restricted Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and (c) at all times after the date that is 30 days (or such longer period agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the Closing Date, or 30 days (or such longer period agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the formation or acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, as applicable, shall name Administrative Agent as additional insured on all liability policies and lenders loss payee on customary property or casualty policies of the Borrower and the other applicable Loan Parties; provided insurance endorsements shall not in any event be required until 30 days (or such longer period agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the Closing Date.

Section 5.9 Use of Proceeds . The Borrower will use the proceeds of all Term Loans to refinance certain existing Indebtedness on the Closing Date, finance the payment of the costs, expenses and fees relating to the transactions contemplated as of the Closing Date, finance working capital needs, replace, backstop or cash collateralize letters of credit existing on the Closing Date, Investments permitted pursuant to Section  7.4 (including the Sterling Acquisition), Capital Expenditures and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. None of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U or for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the proceeds of the Incremental Loans and Other Term Loans shall be used as set forth in Section  2.23(f) .

Section 5.10 Permitted BIN Arrangement . The Permitted BIN Arrangement shall be in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement.

Section 5.11 Further Assurances .

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therewith, and (ii) certified copies of certificates or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, membership operating agreements, and other organizational documents, appropriate authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of such Subsidiary, and if the Administrative Agent shall so reasonably request, opinions of counsel comparable to those delivered pursuant to Section  3.1(c) ; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, in no event shall any Excluded Subsidiary be required to become a Loan Party; provided , further , that the Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries that are not Excluded Subsidiaries shall not be required to become Guarantors under the Loan Documents prior to the date that is 90 days (or such later time as agreed by Administrative Agent) after the closing of the Sterling Acquisition; and that in the event there is a newly formed or acquired Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary, the Borrower shall cause such Subsidiary to join as a Guarantor pursuant to the documentation required above within 90 days (or such longer period as agreed by the Administrative Agent) after the acquisition or formation thereof.

(b) Personal Property . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause the personal property (other than (x) Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, the pledging of which shall be governed by clause (c)  below and (y) Excluded Property) of such Loan Party, to be subject to first priority (subject to the Liens permitted hereunder), perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in this Agreement and in any applicable Collateral Document.

(c) Capital Stock . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall cause (i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Foreign Holdco) issued to the Borrower or any other Loan Party and (ii) 65% (or such greater or lesser percentage that, due to a Change in Law after the date hereof, (A) could not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (B) could not reasonably be expected to cause any adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary or Domestic Foreign Holdco owned by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in this Agreement and any applicable Collateral Document; provided that, (i) with respect to the Target and its Subsidiaries under the Sterling Acquisition, the Borrower shall meet the requirements of this Section 5.11(c) within 90 days (or such later time as agreed by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) of the closing of such Sterling Acquisition and (ii) with respect to any other such applicable Subsidiary acquired or formed after the Closing Date, within 90 days (or such later time as agreed by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) of the acquisition or formation thereof. Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, (i) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any actions under the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States in order to create or perfect any Lien granted under any Collateral Document, and (ii) no Capital Stock of any Subsidiary shall be made subject to a security interest hereunder if the grant of such security interest could reasonably be expected to result in adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by Borrower.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, it is understood and agreed that the Borrower and the Guarantors shall not be required, nor shall the Administrative Agent be authorized, to (i) perfect the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent by any means other than through (a) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant State(s) and filings in the applicable real estate records with respect to mortgaged properties or any fixtures relating to mortgaged properties, (b) filings in U.S. government offices with respect to intellectual property, (c) mortgages in respect of fee-owned real properties of the Borrower and the Guarantors which are not Excluded Property, or (d) delivery to the Administrative Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of stock certificates and certificated indebtedness of the Borrower and its pledged Subsidiaries and instruments pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement, (ii) enter into any source code escrow arrangement or register any intellectual property or (iii) enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account, or obtain any control agreements or take any other steps requiring perfection by “control” (except to the extent perfected through the filing of a UCC filing statement), other than to use commercially reasonable efforts, for a period of 60 days following the Closing Date, to obtain control agreements with respect to deposit accounts of the Loan Parties existing as of the Closing Date that are not Excluded Accounts, or (iv) take any actions in or required by a jurisdiction other than the United States with respect to any assets located or titled outside of the United States.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time (without consents of any Lender) for the perfection of security interests in, or the delivery of the Mortgages and the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets and the delivery of assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) or any other compliance with the requirements for purposes of collateral actions or perfection where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or compliance cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the other Loan Documents.

Section 5.12 Designation of Subsidiaries .

The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately before and after such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Borrower in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Borrower at the date of such designation of such return.

Section 5.13 Government Regulation .

Neither EVO nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation or list of any Governmental Authority of the United States (including, without limitation, the OFAC list) that prohibits or limits the Lenders or the Administrative Agent from making any advance or extension of credit to the Borrower or from otherwise conducting business with the Loan Parties, or (b) fail to provide documentary and other evidence of the identity of the Loan Parties, in a manner compliant with applicable Laws, as may be reasonably requested by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent at any time to enable the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to verify the identity of the Loan Parties or to comply with any applicable Law or regulation, including, without limitation, Section 326 of the Patriot Act at 31 U.S.C. Section 5318.

 

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ARTICLE VI

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation under the Loan Documents (other than unasserted contingent reimbursement or indemnity obligations) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied:

Section 7.1 Indebtedness and Preferred Equity . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) (1) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, and (2) Indebtedness created or incurred pursuant to Sections 2.23 , 2.27 , 2.28 and/or 11.2(b) (and Permitted Refinancings thereof);

(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.1 and Permitted Refinancings of such Indebtedness;

(c) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof; provided , that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements and Permitted Refinancings of any such Indebtedness; provided further , that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $18,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(d) Permitted Intercompany Debt;

(e) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurrence thereof and the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 6.00:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(f) Hedging Obligations permitted by Section  7.10 ;

(g) To the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of Permitted Earnouts;

(h) Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue of this subsection, Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section  7.1 );

 

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(i) Indebtedness attributable to (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(j) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, (i) indemnification obligations and obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a permitted acquisition, any other Investment or Disposition permitted hereunder and (ii) other indemnification obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of arrangements of any of the types described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Bank Products” in the First Lien Credit Agreement whether or not provided by a “Bank Product Provider” (as defined therein) to the extent permitted thereunder;

(l) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(m) Excluded Repurchase Obligations;

(n) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of deferred compensation made in the ordinary course of business;

(o) Indebtedness (i) of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof, which Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, is not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, is non-recourse to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary of such Person that is a Subsidiary on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) and is either (x) unsecured or (y) secured only by the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary by Liens permitted under Section  7.2 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with any permitted acquisition or other Investment that is secured only by Liens permitted under Section  7.2 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, so long as, after giving effect to such assumption or incurrence, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed the greater of (i) 6.00:1.00 and (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition or other Investment, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis;

(p) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, additional Indebtedness that does not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(q) the First Lien Facility Indebtedness, and, in each case, Guarantees thereof by the Guarantors and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

 

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(r) assumed Indebtedness in connection with the Sterling Acquisition not required to be repaid hereunder concurrently with the consummation thereof;

(s) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, unsecured Indebtedness incurred in connection with the deferred purchase price in connection with the Sterling Acquisition in the aggregate initial principal amount not to exceed $70,000,000;

(t) Indebtedness consisting of unsecured seller notes issued in connection with a permitted acquisition or other Permitted Investment so long as, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed 6.00:1.00;

(u) other unsecured Indebtedness so long as, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis does not exceed 6.00:1.00;

(v) foreign local lines of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000;

(w) Other Term Loans and Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred in accordance with Section  2.23 (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof);

(x) Obligations under, in connection with, or as a result of, an IPO Reorganization Transaction or a Permitted Reorganization; and

(y) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section  7.1 , in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in Section  7.1(a) through (x) , the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents on the Closing Date will be deemed to be incurred in reliance on the exception in Section  7.1(a) .

Section 7.2 Liens . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired or, except:

(a) (i) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document and other Liens securing the Obligations , (ii) subject to the terms hereof and the applicable intercreditor agreement to the extent otherwise required, Liens securing the Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1(a)(2), and (iii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.1(w) and Section 7.1(y);

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) any Liens on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 7.2 ; provided , that such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(d) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1(c) ; provided , that (i) such Lien attaches to the assets being acquired, constructed or improved concurrently or within 270 days after the acquisition, improvement or completion of the construction and (ii) such Lien does not extend to any other asset (except for additions and accessions to such assets and products and proceeds thereof);

(e) Liens on the Excluded Merchant Reserve and Settlement Accounts;

(f) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(h) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(i) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

(j) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions in the ordinary course of business; and

(k) without duplication of, or aggregation with, any other Lien permitted under any other clause of this Section  7.2 , other Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 at any time outstanding determined as of the date of incurrence;

(l) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with any acquisition permitted hereunder, to be applied against the purchase price of such property;

(m) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases giving rise to Capitalized Lease Obligations) or licenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(o) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries securing intercompany Indebtedness, including Permitted Intercompany Debt, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000,000;

 

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(p) Liens existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an acquisition permitted hereunder (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of the term “Unrestricted Subsidiary”) after the date hereof (other than Liens on the Capital Stock of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary which Capital Stock is directly owned by a Loan Party) so long as (i) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property of such acquired Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) such Lien is not created in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of, such permitted acquisition and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section  7.1(o) ;

(q) extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in this Section  7.2 ; provided , that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby;

(r) Settlement Liens;

(s) Liens securing the Indebtedness permitted under Section  7.1(q) ;

(t) Liens (i) on the property of Sterling Target and its Subsidiaries permitted to remain outstanding after the consummation of the Sterling Acquisition, pursuant to the terms of the Sterling Purchase Agreement and (ii) on any escrowed or reserved funds as contemplated by the Sterling Purchase Agreement; and

(u) Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations that are secured on a pari passu basis or on a junior basis with the Obligations, so long as, after giving effect thereto, the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00.

Section 7.3 Fundamental Changes.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided , (i) that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with or consolidated with a Person if the surviving Person is (x) the Borrower or (y) if the Borrower is not a party to such merger, is (or will become simultaneously with such merger) a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into or consolidated with another Restricted Subsidiary; provided , that if any party to such merger is a Loan Party, the surviving Person shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such merger) a Loan Party, (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Restricted Subsidiary Disposing of such assets is a Loan Party, then either (x) the Restricted Subsidiary to which such assets are transferred shall be (or shall become simultaneously with such transfer) a Loan Party or (y) the Investment resulting from such Disposition is permitted under Section  7.6 , (iv) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or

 

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dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, (v) the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary may be sold so long as such sale is permitted under Section  7.6 ; (vi) EVO Payment Systems, LLC may dissolve, (vii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Sterling Acquisition and the related transactions contemplated by the Sterling Purchase Agreement (and documents related thereto) and (viii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may take such action necessary to consummate (A) any permitted acquisition or other permitted Investment, including any Investments made with the Available Additional Basket or the Available Equity Basket, (B) any Permitted Reorganization and (C) any IPO Reorganization Transaction.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage primarily in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and businesses reasonably related thereto and other business activities which are extensions thereof or otherwise incidental, reasonably related or ancillary to any of the foregoing.

Section 7.4 Investments, Loans, Etc . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Capital Stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “ Investments ”), except:

(a) Investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4 (including Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries);

(b) cash and Cash Equivalents;

(c) Guarantees by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1 ; and to the extent constituting Investment, the intercompany Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1;

(d) Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Restricted Subsidiary and by any Restricted Subsidiary in or to the Borrower or in or to another Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Investments (whether by acquisition or otherwise) resulting in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; and any Investment by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or the Capital Stock of, another Person (in the case of any acquisition of such Capital Stock, resulting in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary);

(e) (i) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or to, and Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of, any Subsidiary that is not (or will not become simultaneously with such Investment) a Restricted Subsidiary (excluding all such Investments and Guarantees existing on the Closing Date) and (ii) Investments in or to entities that are not Subsidiaries, including independent sales organizations and other strategic partners (excluding all such Investments existing on the Closing Date), so long as (w) no Event of Default has

 

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occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (x) if the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 5:00:1.00, as demonstrated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments at any time outstanding does not exceed $30,000,000, (y) if the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 5:00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00, as demonstrated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments at any time outstanding does not exceed the sum of (A) $30,000,000 plus (B) 50% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending as of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for with financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section  5.1 , as applicable and (z) if the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 4:00:1.00, as demonstrated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments at any time outstanding does not exceed the sum of (A) $30,000,000 plus (B) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the twelve month period ending as of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter for with financial statements and the related Compliance Certificate were delivered in accordance with Section  5.1 , as applicable; (the “ Investment Basket ”); provided , that , as of any date of determination, if the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (e) exceeds the Investment Basket solely as a result of a decline in Consolidated EBITDA calculated as of such date of determination, such excess shall not in and of itself result in an Event of Default;

(f) [ reserved ];

(g) loans or advances made to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed $6,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(h) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section  7.10 ;

(i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Investments (including debt obligations and Capital Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment;

(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

(l) the Sterling Acquisition;

(m) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, other Investments that do not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, determined as of the date of such Investment;

 

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(n) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, Investments made with the Available Additional Basket; and

(o) Investments made with the Available Equity Basket.

Section 7.5 Restricted Payments . The Borrower will not, and will not permit its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) dividends payable by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any of its Capital Stock payable solely in shares of the same class as such Capital Stock or in any class of its common equity;

(b) Restricted Payments made by any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) any other shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not wholly owned by the Borrower and other wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (x) on at least a pro rata basis with any other shareholders, (y) in accordance with the agreements described on Schedule 7.5 or (z) on a non-rata basis consistent with past practices;

(c) Permitted Tax Distributions made by the Borrower;

(d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, distributions to a minority shareholder of a Restricted Subsidiary up to the distributable earnings of such Restricted Subsidiary related to the equity ownership of such minority shareholder;

(e) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom at the time such dividend or distribution is paid or redemption is made, and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, any other Restricted Payments;

(f) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments, together with the amount of payments made in reliance of Section  7.12(b)(viii) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000,000;

(g) [reserved];

(h) Restricted Payments made for the purposes of redeeming Capital Stock (i) held by former officers, directors and employees (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) and (ii) in satisfaction of the put option of Jeffrey Rosenblatt set forth in Section 3 of the Unit Purchase Agreement between Jeffrey Rosenblatt and Investco dated as of December 28, 2012 in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 over the term of the Agreement, and in an aggregate amount for clauses (i) and (ii) not to exceed $12,000,000 (or, after a Qualified IPO, $36,000,000) during any twelve month period; provided that the amount of such basket not used in the prior twelve month period may be carried over to the subsequent 12 month period;

 

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(i) Distributions made to Investco (or other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) for payment of (i) overhead and third party expenses in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6,000,000 during any twelve month period and (ii) franchise and similar taxes;

(j) [ reserved ];

(k) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Restricted Payments, without duplication, (1) constituting part of reorganizations and other activities relating to tax planning, (2) to enable the payments required by or in connection with any tax receivable agreements of the Borrower (or the direct or indirect parent entity thereof), (3) in connection with, or as a result of, re-organization, transactions and activities taken in connection with and reasonably related to consummating an initial public offering or a Qualified IPO (including for purposes of enabling the payments required by or in connection with any such re-organization, transactions and activities), and/or (4) in connection with, or as a result of, transactions, re-organizations and other activities relating to an “Up-C” IPO substantially consistent with the terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects (including for purposes of enabling the payments required by or in connection with any such transactions, re-organizations and other activities);

(l) distributions as a result of the disposition of Commerce Payment Group, LLC and distributions to effect such disposition;

(m) [reserved];

(n) following the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, up to 7.12% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Qualified IPO;

(o) Restricted Payments made in connection with the deferred purchase price (and accrued interest thereon) relating to the Sterling Acquisition as provided for in the Sterling Purchase Agreement; provided that, the provisions relating to such deferred purchase price in the Sterling Purchase Agreement shall not be amended or modified in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders; provided further that the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, optionally prepay, prior to the scheduled maturity thereof, the principal amount of the deferred purchase price under the Sterling Purchase Agreement unless (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto (for the avoidance of doubt, a prepayment as a result of an “Acceleration Event” as defined in the Sterling Purchase Agreement other than a prepayment pursuant to Section 1.4(f)(f) of the Sterling Purchase Agreement shall not be subject to the restrictions contained under this proviso);

(p) [reserved];

(q) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, Restricted Payments made with the Available Additional Basket;

 

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(r) Restricted Payments made with the Available Equity Basket; and

(s) so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing management fees owing to Sponsor (or its Affiliates); provided that any such fees prohibited hereby may accrue and be payable when such applicable Event of Default is cured or waived).

Section 7.6 Dispositions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its assets, business or property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person other than the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to qualify directors if required by applicable Law), except:

(a) (i) EVO Merchant Services, LLC may sell its ownership interest in (x) Federated Payment Systems, LLC and (y) US Merchant Systems, LLC and (ii) the Disposition of the Investment in Commerce Payments Group, LLC;

(b) so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such sale is made, or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto, the sale or other Disposition of any Investment constituting a minority ownership interest in a non-Subsidiary entity ;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d) Dispositions (i) permitted by Section  7.3 or (ii) made to effect an Investment permitted under Section  7.4 or a Restricted Payment permitted under Section  7.5 ;

(e) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of property pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section  7.9 ;

(f) licensing or sublicensing of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business on customary terms;

(g) Dispositions of Investments (including Capital Stock) in joint ventures that are not Loan Parties to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(h) the Disposition of assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower or applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as determined by the Borrower in good faith;

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(j) Dispositions of property; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom), no Event of Default shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents; provided , however , that for the purposes of this clause  (ii) , the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any securities received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash and Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash and Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (B) aggregate non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the closing of the applicable Disposition for which such non-cash consideration is received) not to exceed $3,000,000 at any time;

(k) Dispositions of minority interests held by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the other owner(s); provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom), no Event of Default shall have occurred and been continuing or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents, except clause (ii) shall not be required where any non-cash consideration to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary is provided in the form of a note which is (x) secured by the receivables of the entity in which such minority interests are being Disposed and (y) pledged as Collateral to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders; and

(l) Dispositions of other property in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000,000 during any fiscal year.

Section 7.7 Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates to the extent the consideration with respect thereto exceeds $6,000,000, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable, when considered on the whole, to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary not involving any other Affiliates; (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section  7.5 ; (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into customary employment and severance arrangements with officers and employees and transactions pursuant to customary stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements, (e) transactions in existence on the Closing Date, subject to any restrictions set forth in Section  7.5 , (f) transactions set forth on Schedule 7.7 , (g) transactions among the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited by the Loan Documents, (h) fees payable in connection with the transactions to occur on the Closing Date and with the Sterling Acquisition, (i) transactions related to, or as a result of, a Permitted Reorganization or IPO Reorganization Transaction and (j) transactions related to, or for the purpose of, the disposition of Commerce Payment Group, LLC.

Section 7.8 Restrictive Agreements . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets or properties, whether now owned or

 

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hereafter acquired, (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Capital Stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (c) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (d) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, except:

(i) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by Law or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(ii) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of assets or of a Restricted Subsidiary pending such Disposition, provided , such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary that is to be Disposed of and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(iii) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements that exist as of the Closing Date and are listed on Schedule 7.8 , and in the case of an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such modification, replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions;

(iv) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions that are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof), so long as the agreements containing such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(v) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section  7.4 and applicable solely to, in the case of the foregoing clause (a), the assets and Capital Stock of such joint venture, and in the case of the foregoing clauses (b) through (d), such joint venture;

(vi) in the case of the preceding clause (a), restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.2 or 7.4 and limited to such cash or deposit;

(vii) negative pledges and other prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by an agreement securing Indebtedness permitted by Section  7.1 if such negative pledges, prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and additions and accessions to such property and assets and products and proceeds thereof;

(viii) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto;

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(x) in the case of the preceding clauses (a) and (c), any restrictions regarding licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such IP Rights).

Section 7.9 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless at the time such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (b) the fair market value of the property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction does not exceed $18,000,000.

Section 7.10 Hedging Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Transaction, other than Hedging Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Transaction entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Transaction under which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any Capital Stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

Section 7.11 Amendment to Material Documents . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights in a manner materially adverse to the interest of the Lenders under (a) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with an IPO, the Borrower may amend and restate its organizational documents on terms substantially consistent with the applicable terms set forth in the Up-C Term Sheet in all material respects) or (b) the Existing BIN Sponsorship Agreement or the Replacement BIN Sponsorship Agreement, as applicable.

Section 7.12 Payments of Certain Indebtedness.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay in cash any Permitted Earnout or permitted seller note in connection with permitted acquisition or permitted Investment (other than the Sterling Acquisition) unless (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to optionally prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest, fees and mandatory prepayments and AHYDO Payments shall be permitted unless expressly prohibited by the intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders) (i) any Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations expressly by its terms, including Permitted Subordinated Debt, or (ii) any other Indebtedness for borrowed money of a Loan Party that is secured on a junior lien basis to the Liens securing the Obligations (collectively, “ Junior Financing ”), except the following:

 

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(i) the refinancing thereof with any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and, if such Indebtedness was originally incurred under Section 7.1(o), is permitted pursuant to Section 7.1(o)), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.12,

(ii) the conversion or exchange of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parents,

(iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

(iv) [reserved],

(v) prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments made with the Available Equity Basket,

(vi) prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments made with the Available Additional Basket so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto,

(vii) prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments so long as (w) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (z) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries demonstrate that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect thereto,

(viii) without duplication of any other clauses in this Section, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, additional payments of Junior Financing, together with the amount of Restricted Payments made in reliance of Section 7.5(f), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000,000, and

(ix) prepayments, repayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments as permitted under the applicable intercreditor or subordination agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.

 

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Section 7.13 Use of Proceeds in Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions . No Borrower shall request any Borrowing, or use the proceeds of any Borrowing (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person materially in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, and (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent authorized under applicable Sanction Laws.

ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.1 Events of Default . If any of the following events (each an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

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

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Section  8.1 ) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days; or

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) when made or deemed made or submitted; or

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Article VII ; or

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days (or, with respect to Section  5.1(a) or (b) , 15 days) after the earlier of (i) the date on which any senior officer of the Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) the date on which notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or

(f) [reserved]; or

(g) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Material Indebtedness (other than the Senior Obligations) that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required

 

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prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided the foregoing shall not apply to (A) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement and such amounts are timely paid (after giving effect to any applicable cure period) per the applicable documentation governing such Indebtedness) or (B) any breach or default that (x) is remedied by the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or (y) waived (including in the form of amendment) by the requisite holders of the applicable Indebtedness, in either case, prior to the acceleration of the Obligations hereunder; or

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Section  8.1 , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any such Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(i) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

(j) (i) there shall occur and be continuing any “Event of Default” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the First Lien Credit Agreement and as a result thereof, the First Lien Lenders cause or declare the First Lien Secured Obligations to become immediately due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof; or (ii) there shall occur any “Event of Default” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the First Lien Credit Agreement resulting from any Loan Party’s failure to make payment of any principal in respect of the First Lien Loans at the final maturity thereof; or

 

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(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(l) any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $30,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage thereof) in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been legally commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(m) any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

(n) other than as expressly permitted hereunder (i) the security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent over a material portion of the Collateral or (ii) any material Guaranty of the Obligations, in each case, shall become invalid or otherwise unenforceable.

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section  8.1 ) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become, due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document, and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at Law or in equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

Section 8.2 Application of Funds.

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section  8.1 (or immediately after an Event of Default specified in either clause (h) or (i) of Section  8.1 ), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

(a) first , to the reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with such sale or other realization upon the Collateral, until the same shall have been paid in full;

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(c) third , to all reimbursable expenses, if any, of the Lenders then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, until the same shall have been paid in full;

(d) fourth , to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (allocated pro rata among the Term Loan Lenders in respect of their Pro Rata Shares) until the same shall have been paid in full; and

(e) to the extent any proceeds remain, to the Borrower or other parties lawfully entitled thereto.

All amounts allocated pursuant to the foregoing clauses third and fourth to the Lenders as a result of amounts owed to the Lenders under the Loan Documents shall be allocated among, and distributed to, the Lenders pro rata based on their respective Pro Rata Shares.

Section 8.3 [Reserved] .

ARTICLE IX

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.1 Appointment of Administrative Agent.

(a) Each Lender irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank as the Administrative Agent and authorizes it to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with all such actions and powers that are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions set forth in this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent or attorney-in-fact and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, any such sub-agent and any such attorney-in-fact and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and all provisions of this Article IX and Article XI (including Section  11.3(d) , as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “administrative agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

(b) [Reserved].

Section 9.2 Nature of Duties of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except those discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  11.2 ), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to

 

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any Loan Document or applicable Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it, its sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  11.2 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (which notice shall include an express reference to such event being a “Default” or “Event of Default” hereunder) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or any Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or other terms and conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.

Section 9.3 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent . Each of the Lenders acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Lenders also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking of any action under or based on this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Section 9.4 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent . If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act, unless and until it shall have received instructions from such Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders where required by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 9.5 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, 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

 

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prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

Section 9.6 The Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity . The bank serving as the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders”, “holders of Notes”, or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the bank serving as the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The bank acting as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefore to the Lenders.

Section 9.7 Successor Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, and shall resign upon the written request from the Required Lenders. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the approval by the Borrower (not unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof or a bank which maintains an office in the United States, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.

(b) Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If within forty-five (45) days after written notice is given of the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation under this Section  9.7 no successor Administrative Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, then on such 45 th day (i) the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective, (ii) the retiring Administrative Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Collateral until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (iii) the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article IX and Section  11.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its representatives and agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or not taken by any of them while it was serving as the Administrative Agent.

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Section 9.8 Withholding Tax . To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction 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, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including reasonable legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses, in each case, to the extent actually incurred.

Section 9.9 Benefits of Article IX . None of the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section  9.7(a) ) or of any Person other than Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Accordingly, neither the Borrower (other than the second sentence of Section  9.7(a) ) nor any Person other than Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and their respective successors and permitted assigns) shall be entitled to rely upon, or to raise as a defense, the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lenders to comply with the provisions of this Article IX .

Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

(a) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or like proceeding or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan 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, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) 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 arising under the Loan Documents 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 and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Section  11.3 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

(b) any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender a to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section  11.3 .

 

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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 authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

Section 9.11 Titled Agents . Each Lender and each Loan Party hereby agrees that any “Documentation Agent” or “Syndication Agent” designated hereunder shall have no duties or obligations under any Loan Documents to any Lender or any Loan Party.

Section 9.12 Authorization to Execute other Loan Documents . Subject to Section  11.2 , each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute on behalf of all Lenders all Loan Documents other than this Agreement (including the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement contemplated hereby).

Section 9.13 Collateral and Guaranty Matters . The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its reasonable discretion,

(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon payment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted), (ii) that is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (iii) as approved in accordance with Section  11.2 or (iv) to the extent the Lien thereon securing the First Lien Secured Obligations and granted under the First Lien Loan Documents is released, except to the extent such release is made in connection with the Discharge of the Senior Obligations and any of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) will remain outstanding thereafter;

(b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by clause (e)  of “Permitted Encumbrances” in Section  1.1 ;

(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document if such Person (i) ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or (ii) is released from its Guaranty of the First Lien Secured Obligations under the First Lien Loan Documents, except to the extent such release is made in connection with the Discharge of the Senior Obligations when any of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) will remain outstanding thereafter; and

(d) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document pursuant to the requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement, pursuant to this Section  9.13 .

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ARTICLE X

THE GUARANTY

Section 10.1 The Guaranty . Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations is not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents or the other documents relating to the Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under applicable Debtor Relief Laws.

Section 10.2 Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Guarantors under Section  10.1 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section  10.2 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article  X until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

(a) at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(b) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be done or omitted;

(c) the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

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(e) any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including any creditor of any Guarantor).

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

Section 10.3 Reinstatement . The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article  X shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent or such holder of the Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any Debtor Relief Law.

Section 10.4 Certain Additional Waivers . Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section  10.2 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section  10.6 .

Section 10.5 Remedies . The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Obligations, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as specified in Section  8.1 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances specified in Section  8.1 ) for purposes of Section  10.1 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section  10.1 . The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 10.6 Rights of Contribution . The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.

Section 10.7 Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee in this Article  X is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to the Obligations whenever arising.

 

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Section 10.8 [Reserved] .

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Notices.

(a) Written Notices . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

To any Loan Party:    EVO Payments International, LLC
   10 Glenlake Parkway
   South Tower, Suite 950
   Atlanta, Georgia 30328
   Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

With a copy to:

  

 

EVO Payments International, LLC

   515 Broadhollow Road
   Melville, New York 11747
   Attention: General Counsel
To the Administrative Agent:    SunTrust Bank
   3333 Peachtree Road
   Atlanta, Georgia 30326
   Attention: Mr. David Bennett
   Facsimile: (404) 439-7390
With a copy to:    SunTrust Bank
   303 Peachtree Street, N.E./25 th Floor
   Atlanta, Georgia 30308
   Attention: Mr. Doug Weltz
   Facsimile: (404) 221-2001
To any other Lender:    To the address or facsimile number, set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire or the Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Lender.

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery; provided , that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section  11.1 .

 

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Any agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be contained in any such telephonic or facsimile notice.

(b) Electronic Communications .

(i) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II unless such Lender and Administrative Agent have agreed to receive notices under such Section by electronic communication and have agreed to the procedures governing such communications. Administrative Agent or 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.

(ii) Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

Section 11.2 Waiver; Amendments.

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent or any Lender , 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 right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section  11.2 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

 

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(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (other than the Agent Fee Letter), nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that

(i) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the Required Lenders and in the case of (i)(A), only the Lenders increasing their commitments shall be deemed directly and adversely affected thereby) shall be required with respect to:

(A) any increase a Commitment of such Lender ( provided , that waivers of Default Interest, conditions precedent, Defaults or Events of Default or mandatory prepayments or mandatory commitment reductions shall not constitute increases in the commitment);

(B) reductions of principal, interest or fees owed to such Lender (provided that, waivers of Default Interest, conditions precedent, Defaults, Events of Default or mandatory prepayments or changes to a financial ratio shall not constitute such a reduction);

(C) any amendment or waiver that would postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment ( provided , that waivers of Default Interest, conditions precedent, Defaults, Events of Default or mandatory prepayments or changes to a financial ratio shall not constitute any such extension);

(D) any amendment or waiver that would change Section  2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section  8.2 ;

(E) any change of any of the provisions of this Section  11.2 or the definition of “ Required Lenders ” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; or

(F) [Reserved];

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(A) release the Borrower (or permit an assignment of the Borrower’s Obligations), or, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors or limit the liability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty; or

(B) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations;

(iii) [Reserved]; or

(iv) unless also signed by Lenders holding in the aggregate at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding amount of all outstanding Term Loans, no such amendment or waiver shall (i) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate Section  2.12(f) so as to alter the manner of application of proceeds of any mandatory prepayment required by Section  2.12(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) or (e)  hereof or (ii) amend, change, waive, discharge or terminate this Section  11.2(a)(iv) ;

provided further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of such Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Agent Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (ii) this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated (but such Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 ), such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement; (iii) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein; (iv) (x) no Lender consent is required to effect an Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Amendment (except as expressly provided in Sections  2.23 , 2.27 or 2.28 or in the following clause (y)  or (z) , as applicable), (y) in connection with an amendment that addresses solely a re-pricing transaction in which any Class of Term Loans is refinanced with a replacement Class of term loans bearing (or is modified in such a manner such that the resulting term loans bear) a lower All-In Yield (which may include other customary technical amendments related thereto, including providing that such replacement term loans may have a prepayment premium in connection therewith) (a “ Permitted Repricing Amendment ”), only the consent of the Lenders holding Term Loans subject to such permitted repricing transaction that will continue as a Lender in respect of the repriced tranche of Term Loans or modified Term Loans shall be required for such Permitted Repricing Amendment, and (z) in connection with an Extension Amendment, only the consent of the Lenders that will continue as a Lender in respect of the Extended Term Loans subject to such Extension Amendment shall be required for such Extension Amendment, (v) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders, (vi) any applicable intercreditor agreement may be amended solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent to give effect thereto or to carry out the purposes thereof, (vii) except as set forth above in clause (iv) of this Section  11.2(b ) preceding this proviso, there shall be no “class” voting requirement for amendments, modifications or supplements to the Loan Documents, (viii) if the Administrative Agent and Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or administrative nature in the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision without further action or consent of any other party if the same is not objected to in writing by the

 

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Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof, and (ix) any Guaranty, Collateral Document and related documents may be, together with this Agreement, amended and/or waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of Borrower without the need for consent by any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order to (1) comply with local law or advice of local counsel or (2) cause such Guaranty, Collateral Document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“ Refinanced Term Loans ”) with one or more tranches of replacement term loans having different terms (“ Replacement Term Loans ”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans plus accrued interest, fees, expenses and premium (but nothing in this clause (a) shall limit the ability of the Borrower to incur Incremental Loans of the same Class or of a different Class at the same time if such incurrence is otherwise permitted hereunder), (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans, at the time of such refinancing (except by virtue of amortization or prepayment of the Refinanced Term Loans prior to the time of such incurrence) and (c) such Replacement Term Loans shall otherwise constitute Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

Section 11.3 Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates , including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, actually incurred in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated) (but limited, (A) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, taken as a whole, plus, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction as may be necessary or advisable in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, and in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each similarly situated group of affected Persons, taken as a whole, in each case excluding allocated costs of in-house counsel and (ii) in the case of other consultants and advisers, limited to the fees and expenses of such persons approved by Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) [reserved], and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section  11.3 , or in connection with the Loans made, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout,

 

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restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans (but limited, (i) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole (and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction as may be necessary or advisable in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, and in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each similarly situated group of affected Lenders, taken as a whole)) and (ii) in the case of other consultants and advisers, limited to the fees and expenses of such persons approved by Borrower).

(b) The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related expenses, but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel to the Indemnitees taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction as may be necessary or advisable in the judgment of the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each similarly situated group of affected Indemnitees, taken as a whole), in each case excluding allocated costs of in-house counsel, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, actually incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any actual or alleged Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent (i) that a court having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties, (ii) that a court having competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) arose from a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee (or any of its Related Parties) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) arising from any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than (x) any claims against any Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Administrative Agent or Arranger under this Agreement or any Loan Document or (y) any claims that arise as a result of the Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s negligence or breach of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iv) arising from settlements effected without Borrower’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with Borrower’s written consent, or if there is a final judgment against an Indemnitee in any such proceeding, Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee to the extent and in the manner set forth above. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through Syndtrak or any other Internet or intranet website, except as a result of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent

 

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jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. This Section  11.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. Each Indemnitee (by accepting the benefits of the Loan Documents) agrees to refund and return any and all amounts paid by Borrower to such Indemnitee pursuant to this Section  11.3(b) or any other indemnification provision under the Loan Documents to the extent such Indemnitee is not entitled to the payment thereof pursuant to the terms of this Section  11.3(b) or such other indemnification provision.

(c) Subject to Section  2.20 , the Loan Parties shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

(d) To the extent that the Loan Parties fail to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent under clauses (a) , (b) or (c)  hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.

(e) To the extent permitted by applicable Law, none of the Loan Parties shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan or the use of proceeds thereof.

(f) All amounts due under this Section  11.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

Section 11.4 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b)  of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d)  of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (h)  of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d)  of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) of a Class or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of such Class of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $1,000,000, and in minimum increments of $1,000,000 (or such lesser minimum amount approved by the Borrower) or, if less, all of such assigning Lender’s remaining Loans and Commitments of the applicable Class, unless the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment of any Class of Commitments or Loans shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Class of the Loans or the Commitments assigned, except that this clause (ii)  shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations in respect of its outstanding Commitments or Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis.

(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition, the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default under Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided , that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof

(iv) Assignment and Acceptance . The parties to each assignment shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance, (B) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may agree), (C) an Administrative Questionnaire unless the assignee is already a Lender of the applicable Class and (D) the documents required under Section  2.20 if such assignee is a Foreign Lender.

 

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(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries other than in accordance with Section  11.4(i) or 11.4(j) , (B) to a natural person or (C) to a Disqualified Institution. It is understood and agreed that upon request of any inquiring Lender or potential assignee, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall make available to such inquiring Lender or potential assignee the current list of Disqualified Institutions.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section  11.4 , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections  2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section  11.4 .

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Atlanta, Georgia a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount and stated interest of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be available for inspection by such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice; information contained in the Register shall also be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In establishing and maintaining the Register, Administrative Agent shall serve as Borrower’s agent solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the actions described in this Section, and the Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent SunTrust Bank serves in such capacity, SunTrust Bank and its officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates shall constitute “Indemnitees.”

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(e) Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the following to the extent affecting such Participant: (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section  2.21(b) or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or change the provisions of Section  8.2 , without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section  11.4 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release the Borrower or all of the Guarantors, or limit the ability of all or substantially all of the Guarantors under any Guaranty, except to the extent such release is expressly provided under the terms of this Agreement; or (vii) release all or substantially all collateral (if any) securing any of the Obligations. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section  11.4 , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , and 2.20 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section  2.20(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section  2.20(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)  of this Section  11.4 . Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided , that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section  2.18 and Section  2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the 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.

 

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(g) Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section  2.25 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  11.7 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section  2.21 as though it were a Lender.

(h) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(i) Any Lender may at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to any Class of Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (x) open market purchases and/or (y) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders holding Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section  2.11(b), in each case, subject to the following limitations:

(i) [reserved];

(ii) the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  11.4(i) hereto (an “ Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance ”);

(iii) Affiliated Lenders (A) will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II, (B) will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and (C) will not receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(iv) in connection with each assignment pursuant to this Section  11.4(i) , the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall render customary “big boy” letters to each other (and, in connection with any assignments pursuant to clause  (y) above, the Auction Agent) regarding information that is not known to such assigning Lender that may be material to the decision by such assigning Lender to enter into such assignment to such Affiliated Lender; and

(v) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (as of the date of consummation of any transaction under this Section  11.4(i) ) held at such time by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 20% of the principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding as of the date of such transaction (after giving effect thereto), in the aggregate for all Affiliated Lenders (such percentage, the “ Affiliated Lender Cap ”).

Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender.

 

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Each Lender participating in any assignment to Affiliated Lenders acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) the Affiliated Lenders then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Borrower, Company Parties or Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of material non-public information, (4) none of the Affiliated Lenders or any of their Subsidiaries, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any other of Administrative Agent’s Related Parties shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Affiliated Lenders and any of their Subsidiaries, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and any other of Administrative Agent’s Related Parties, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (5) that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, any Term Loans assigned to an Affiliated Lender in accordance with this Section  11.4(i) or Section  11.4(m) may be contributed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and be exchanged for debt or equity securities of Borrower (or any of its direct or indirect parent) to the extent otherwise permitted herein, in which case the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall comply with Section  11.4(j)(ii) , (iii) , (iv) and (v) (with any references to the Borrower in such sections to be deemed to include any applicable Restricted Subsidiary) and for the avoidance of doubt any other assignment to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be consummated only pursuant to Section  11.4(j) .

(j) Any Lender may, at any time, without any consent, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to any Class of Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings ,the Borrower or any Subsidiary through (x) open market purchases, and/or (y) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders holding Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section  2.11(b) , in each case, subject to the following:

(i) [reserved];

(ii) the assigning Lender and the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance;

(iii) if any Subsidiary is the assignee, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, such Subsidiary shall automatically be deemed to have distributed the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower;

(iv) if the Borrower is the assignee, (a) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so distributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such distribution, assignment or transfer, (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishment of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (c) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register;

 

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(v) in connection with each assignment pursuant to this Section  11.4(j) , the assigning Lender and the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, shall render customary “big boy” letters to each other (and, in connection with any assignments pursuant to clause (y)  above, the Auction Agent) regarding information that is not known to such assigning Lender that may be material to the decision by such assigning Lender to enter into such assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable; and

(vi) no Event of Default under Section  8.1(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  shall have occurred or be continuing.

Each Lender participating in any assignment pursuant to this Section  11.4(j) acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such assignment, (1) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then may have, and later may come into possession of Excluded Information, (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, the Administrative Agent or any other Agent-Related Persons, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such assignment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, (3) none of the Borrower, Company Parties or Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession of Material Non-Public Information, (4) none of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, the Administrative Agent or any other of Administrative Agent’s Related Parties shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, the Administrative Agent and any other of the Administrative Agent’s Related Parties, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information and (5) the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.

(k) Notwithstanding anything in Section  11.2 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section  11.4(l) , any plan of reorganization pursuant to the Debtor Relief Laws, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and:

(A) all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders have taken any actions; and

(B) all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.

(l) Additionally, the Loan Parties and Affiliated Lenders hereby agree that if a case under Title 11 of the United States Code is commenced against any Loan Party, such Loan Party shall seek (and the Affiliated Lenders shall consent) to provide that the vote of the Affiliated Lenders with respect to any plan of reorganization of such Loan Party shall be counted in the same proportion as all other Lenders except that Affiliated Lenders’ vote may be counted to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat the

 

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Obligations held by Affiliated Lenders in a manner that is less favorable in any material respect to the Affiliated Lenders than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower or would deprive the Affiliated Lenders of their pro rata share of any payments to which all Lenders are entitled hereunder. The Affiliated Lenders hereby irrevocably appoint the Administrative Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as the Affiliated Lenders’ attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lenders and in the name of the Affiliated Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section  11.4(l) .

(m) Although Affiliated Debt Funds shall not be subject to the provisions of Section  11.4(k) or 11.4(l) , any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to any Class of Loans or Commitments under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Debt Funds through (x) open market purchases and/or (y) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders holding such Class of Loans or Commitments on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section  2.11(b) . Notwithstanding anything in Section  11.2 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Loans and/or Commitments, as applicable, held by Affiliated Debt Funds may not account for more than 49.9% (pro rata among such Affiliated Debt Funds) of the Loans and/or Commitments, as applicable, of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section  11.2 .

(n) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an entire Class of Loans or Commitments is refinanced or replaced in full with other Loans or Commitments hereunder, the Borrower shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three (3) Business Days’ advance notice (which notice may be rescinded if the transactions contemplated by such Refinancing Amendment are not consummated) to each Lender holding any Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced or replaced to consummate such refinancing or replacement of such Class by way of assignment by purchasing each such Lender’s Loans or unfunded Commitments at par, accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon (including, if applicable, amounts payable pursuant to Section  2.25 ) instead of prepaying the Loans or reducing or terminating the Commitments to be refinanced or replaced. The assigned Loans and Commitments shall be amended immediately thereafter in accordance with Section  11.2 to reflect the terms of any such refinancing or replacement. The assignee under any such assignment may be (but shall not be required to be) the Administrative Agent, any arranger of the new Loans or Commitments or any other Person designated by the Administrative Agent. By receiving the purchase price, the Lenders having the replaced or refinanced Class of Loans or Commitments shall automatically be deemed to have assigned such Loans or Commitments pursuant to the terms of an Assignment and Acceptance, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith. The provisions of this paragraph are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral.

Section 11.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

 

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(b) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York county and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such District Court or New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section  11.5 . Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section  11.1 . Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

Section 11.6 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO 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 THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 11.7 Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrower at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all Obligations held by such Lender irrespective of whether such Lender shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender; provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. Each Lender agrees to apply all amounts collected from any such set-off to the Obligations before applying such amounts to any other Indebtedness or other obligations owed by the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries to such Lender.

 

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Section 11.8 Counterparts; Integration . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, the Agent Fee Letter, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreement(s) relating to any fees payable to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto and their affiliates regarding the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, regarding such subject matters. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement and any other Loan Document by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic imaging means, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

Section 11.9 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any Loan Party herein, in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.18 , 2.19 , 2.20 , and 11.3 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the Loan Documents, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans a.

Section 11.10 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 11.11 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, provided to it by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent or any such Lender including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such information is made available will, to the extent reasonably practicable, be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, shall endeavor to notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such required disclosure by such

 

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Person unless such disclosure is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, provided , further , that the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have no liability for failure to provide such notice, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section  11.11 , or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section  11.11 , to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) any rating agency, the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, in each case only when required by such Person (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such Person shall be informed of the confidential nature of such information), (viii) with the consent of the Borrower or (ix) to any other party hereto. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section  11.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

Section 11.12 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable Law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “ Maximum Rate” ) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section  11.12 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 11.13 Waiver of Effect of Corporate Seal . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that neither it nor any other Loan Party is required to affix its corporate seal to this Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to any Requirement of Law, agrees that this Agreement is delivered by Borrower under seal and waives any shortening of the statute of limitations that may result from not affixing the corporate seal to this Agreement or such other Loan Documents.

Section 11.14 Patriot Act . Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into Law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the Patriot Act.

 

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Section 11.15 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that: (i) (A) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and each of the Administrative Agent and Lenders has no obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Loan Party of any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each of Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waive and release, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 11.16 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) 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.

Section 11.17 Release of Guarantors and Collateral . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of the Lenders agrees that:

(a) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted), (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall terminate (other than any provisions thereof which by their express terms are to survive termination), (ii) any and all Liens on any Collateral shall be released and (iii) each Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty;

(b) any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset constituting Collateral shall be released in the event that (i) such asset is Disposed of as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (ii) the Lien thereon securing the First Lien Secured Obligations and granted under the First Lien Loan Documents is released, except to the extent such release is made in connection with the Discharge of the Senior Obligations and any of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) will remain outstanding thereafter; and

 

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(c) any Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person (i) ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder or (ii) is released from its Guaranty of the First Lien Secured Obligations under the First Lien Loan Documents, except to the extent such release is made in connection with the Discharge of the Senior Obligations when any of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) will remain outstanding thereafter, and, in each case, any Lien created pursuant to any Collateral Document on any asset of such Guarantor constituting Collateral shall be released as well.

In connection with the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the Borrower’s reasonable request and at the Borrower’s sole expense, (x) promptly execute and file in the appropriate location and deliver to the Borrower such termination and full or partial release statements or confirmations thereof, as applicable, and (y) take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to release the Liens and the Loan Parties from the Guaranty to be released pursuant hereto promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release.

Section 11.18 Judgment Currency . If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

Section 11.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) The application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

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(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 undertaking, 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.    

Section 11.20 Intercreditor Agreement .

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, prior to the Discharge of the Senior Obligations, the requirements of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to deliver any Collateral, including any certificates, instruments or documents evidencing or related thereto, to the Administrative Agent or any obligation with respect to the delivery, transfer, control, notation or provision of voting rights with respect to any Collateral, or any representations and warranties made by any Loan Party herein with respect thereto, shall be deemed satisfied if such requirement, delivery, transfer, control, notation, provision, representation or warranty is made in favor of or with respect to the First Lien Administrative Agent as bailee for the Administrative Agent or otherwise in accordance with Section 5.05 of the Intercreditor Agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lien and security interest granted to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with the Loan Documents and the exercise of any right or remedy by thereby or thereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

 

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

 

BORROWER:    

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
GUARANTORS:    

EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sianom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

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COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

EVO DIRECT, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sicihom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

PRODTGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ra y Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

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POWERPAY, LLC,

a Maine limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer

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E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer
   

ZENITH MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

    By:  

/s/ Ray Sidhom

    Name:   Ray Sidhom
    Title:   Authorized Officer


ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENT:

   

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrativ Agent

    By:  

/s/ Brian Guffin

    Name:   Brian Guffin
    Title:   Director

 

LENDER:    

SUNTRUST BANK,

as a Lender

    By:  

/s/ Marshall T. Mangum, III

    Name:   Marshall T. Mangum, III
    Title:   Director


Exhibit 1.1

UP-C TERM SHEET

See attached.


Exhibit 1.1

Up-C Term Sheet

Tax Receivable Agreement

In connection with the completion of the proposed initial public offering (the “IPO”) of a newly formed company (“PubCo”), PubCo would use all of the net proceeds from such IPO to purchase limited liability interests (“LLC Interests”) of EVO Investco, LLC (the “Operating Company”) directly from the Operating Company and from certain holders of LLC Interests that are holders of such LLC Interests at the time of the IPO (such holders, the “Continuing LLC Owners”). As a result of the purchase of LLC Interests from the Continuing LLC Owners, PubCo is expected to obtain an increase in its share of the tax basis of the assets of the Operating Company. PubCo may expect to obtain a similar increase in its share of the tax basis of the assets of the Operating Company in the future, when a Continuing LLC Owner receives cash in connection with an exercise of such Continuing LLC Owner’s right to have LLC Interests purchased by PubCo or redeemed by the Operating Company (which PubCo is expected to treat, to the extent the law allows, as a direct purchase of LLC Interests from a Continuing LLC Owner for U.S. federal income and other applicable tax purposes, regardless of whether such LLC Interests are surrendered for redemption to the Operating Company or sold to PubCo upon the exercise of put rights) (such basis increase, together with the basis increases described in the immediately preceding sentence, the “Basis Adjustments”). Any Basis Adjustment will have the effect of reducing the amounts that PubCo would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities. The Basis Adjustments may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those assets.

In connection with the transactions described above, PubCo will enter into a Tax Receivable

Agreement (the “TRA”) with the Continuing LLC Owners that will provide for the payment by PubCo to such persons of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that PubCo actually realizes, or in some circumstances is deemed to realize, as a result of the transactions described above, including increases in the tax basis of the assets of the Operating Company attributable to payments made under the TRA and deductions attributable to imputed interest payments pursuant to the TRA. The Operating Company intends to have in effect an election under Section 754 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, effective for the taxable year in which PubCo is expected to purchase LLC Interests from the Continuing LLC Owners with the proceeds the proposed IPO and each taxable year in which a purchase or redemption of LLC Interests for cash occurs. These tax benefit payments will not be conditioned upon one or more of the Continuing LLC Owners maintaining a continued ownership interest in the Operating Company or having any ownership interest in PubCo. The Continuing LLC Owners’ rights under the TRA will be assignable to transferees of their LLC Interests (other than the Operating Company or PubCo as transferee pursuant to a purchase or redemption of LLC Interests). PubCo is expected to benefit from the remaining 15% of the tax benefits, if any, that PubCo may actually realize.

For purposes of the TRA, cash tax savings in income and franchise tax in lieu of income tax will be computed by comparing PubCo’s actual income and franchise tax liability to the amount of such taxes that PubCo would have been required to pay had there been no Basis Adjustments and had the TRA not been entered into. The amount of state and local taxes that would have been paid in that case will be determined using an estimated rate of tax that approximates the overall state and local tax rate that would have applied. The TRA will generally apply to each of PubCo’s taxable years, beginning with the first taxable year ending after the consummation of the IPO. There will be no maximum term for the TRA; however, the TRA will provide that it may be terminated by PubCo pursuant to an early termination procedure that will require PubCo to pay the Continuing LLC Owners an amount equal to the estimated present value of the remaining payments to be made under the agreement (calculated with certain assumptions).


The payment obligations under the TRA will be obligations of PubCo and not of the Operating Company Although the actual timing and amount of any payments that are expected to be made under the TRA will vary, it is anticipated that the payments that PubCo may be required to make to the Continuing LLC Owners could be substantial. It is expected that the TRA will provide that any payments made by PubCo to the Continuing LLC Owners under the TRA will generally reduce the amount of overall cash flow that might have otherwise been available to PubCo or to the Operating Company and, to the extent that PubCo may be unable to make payments under the TRA for any reason, the unpaid amounts will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid by PubCo. Pubco will fund payments under the TRA out of distributions Opco is permitted to make to Pubco (under the terms of the Operating Agreement and any applicable credit facility or facilities) of available cash derived from the operations of Opco’s subsidiaries and borrowings of Opco and its subsidiaries.

The TRA will provide that if certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combination, or other changes of control are to occur, or that if, at any time, PubCo elects an early termination of the TRA, then the TRA will terminate and PubCo’s obligations, or its successor’s obligations, under the TRA would accelerate and become due and payable, based on certain assumptions, including an assumption that it would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize all potential future tax benefits that are subject to the TRA. PubCo will be entitled to elect to completely terminate the TRA early only with the written approval of a majority of its “independent directors” (within the meaning of Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the corresponding rules of the stock exchange on which PubCo’s Class A common stock will be listed following the proposed IPO).

As a result of a change of control or PubCo’s election to terminate the TRA early, (1) PubCo could be required to make cash payments to the Continuing LLC Owners that are greater than the specified percentage of the actual benefits PubCo ultimately realizes in respect of the tax benefits that are subject to the TRA, and (2) PubCo would be required to make an immediate cash payment equal to the present value of the anticipated future tax benefits that are the subject of the TRA, which payment may be made significantly in advance of the actual realization, if any, of such future tax benefits. In these situations, PubCo’s expected obligations under the TRA could have a material adverse effect on its liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combination, or other changes of control. There can be no assurance that PubCo will be able to finance its obligations under the TRA.

Payments under the TRA will be based on tax reporting positions that PubCo takes. PubCo will not be reimbursed for any cash payments previously made to the Continuing LLC Owners pursuant to the TRA if any tax benefits initially claimed by it are subsequently challenged by a taxing authority and ultimately disallowed. Instead, any excess cash payments made by PubCo to a Continuing LLC Owner will be netted against any future cash payments that it might otherwise be required to make under the terms of the TRA.

If, upon consultation with its auditors, PubCo reasonably determines that a tax reserve or contingent liability must be established in relation to any past or future tax position that affects the amount of any past or future TRA payment, then any TRA payments that would otherwise be made to the Continuing LLC Owners will, to the extent determined reasonably necessary by PubCo’s audit committee, be paid into an interest-bearing escrow account until the relevant reserve is released or contingent liability is eliminated or, in the case of a reserve or contingent liability due to a formal notice or assessment from a taxing authority, until a final determination is received. PubCo will have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all tax matters, including the filing and amendment of all tax returns and claims for refund and defense of all tax contests, subject to certain participation and approval rights held by the Continuing LLC Owners, which will include the right of each Continuing LLC Owner that directly or indirectly owns at least 5% of the outstanding LLC Interests to consent before PubCo settles or fails to contest any challenge that would reasonably be expected to materially affect a recipient’s payments under the TRA.


Under the TRA, PubCo will be required to provide the Continuing LLC Owners with a schedule showing the calculation of payments that are due under the TRA with respect to each taxable year with respect to which a payment obligation arises within ninety (90) days after filing its U.S. federal income tax return for such taxable year. This calculation will be based upon the advice of PubCo’s tax advisors. Payments under the TRA will generally be made to the Continuing LLC Owners within five (5) business days after this schedule becomes final pursuant to the procedures that will be set forth in the TRA, although interest on such payments will begin to accrue at from the due date (without extensions) of such tax return. Any late payments that may be made under the TRA will continue to accrue interest until such payments are made, generally including any late payments that PubCo may subsequently make because it did not have enough available cash to satisfy its payment obligations at the time at which they originally arose.

Operating Agreement

In connection with the completion of the proposed IPO of PubCo, the Operating Company and the Continuing LLC Owners will enter into an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (the “Operating Agreement”).

Appointment as Manager. Under the Operating Agreement, PubCo will become a member and the sole manager of the Operating Company. As the sole manager, PubCo will be able to control all of the day-to-day business affairs and decision-making of the Operating Company without the approval of any other member. As such, PubCo, through its officers and directors, will be responsible for all operational and administrative decisions of the Operating Company and the day-to-day management of the Operating Company’s business. PubCo cannot, under any circumstances, be removed as the sole manager of the Operating Company except by its election.

Compensation. PubCo will not be entitled to compensation for its services as manager. PubCo will be entitled to reimbursement by the Operating Company for fees and expenses incurred on behalf of the Operating Company, including all expenses associated with the IPO, other public company expenses and maintaining PubCo’s corporate existence.

Distributions. The Operating Agreement will require “tax distributions” to be made by the Operating Company to its members, as that term is defined in the agreement. Tax distributions will be made as and when members are required to make estimated payments or file tax returns, which are expected to be approximately on a quarterly basis, to each member of the Operating Company, including PubCo, based on such member’s allocable share of the taxable income of the Operating Company and an assumed tax rate that will be determined by PubCo. For this purpose, except as otherwise required under the terms of any applicable credit facility or facilities, the taxable income of the Operating Company, and its members’ allocable share of such taxable income, shall be determined without regard to any tax basis adjustments that result from PubCo’s deemed or actual purchase of an LLC Interest from the Continuing LLC Owners or the use of the proceeds from the IPO to repay indebtedness of the Operating Company. The assumed tax rate that is expected to be used for purposes of determining tax distributions from the Operating Company to its members will approximate PubCo’s reasonable estimate of its combined federal, state, and local tax rate, determined without regard to any such basis adjustments. Tax distributions will also be made only to the extent all distributions from the Operating Company for the relevant period were otherwise insufficient to enable each member to cover its tax liabilities as calculated in the manner described above. The Operating Agreement will also allow for distributions to be made by the Operating Company to its members on a pro rata basis out of “distributable cash,” as that term is defined in the agreement. We expect the Operating Company may make distributions out of distributable cash periodically .necessary to enable PubCo to cover PubCo’s operating expenses and other obligations, including PubCo’s tax liability and obligations under the TRA, as well as to make dividend payments, if any, to the holders of PubCo’s Class A common stock.


Transfer Restrictions. The Operating Agreement generally will not permit transfers of common units by members, subject to certain limited exceptions. Any transferee of common units must assume, by operation of law or written agreement, all of the obligations of a transferring member with respect to the transferred units, even if the transferee is not admitted as a member of the Operating Company.

Common Unit Put Rights. The Operating Agreement will provide a put right to the Continuing LLC Owners that will entitle them to have all or a portion of their LLC Interests purchased by PubCo or, in some cases redeemed by the Operating Company with the Continuing LLC Owners’ consent, at any time following the IPO and the expiration of any related lock-up period. Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, upon receipt of a put notice from a Continuing LLC Owner with respect to LLC Interests, the disinterested members of PubCo’s board of directors will be entitled to elect, at PubCo’s option, (1) to use PubCo’s commercially reasonable best efforts to pursue a public offering of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock and use the net proceeds therefrom to purchase the LLC Interests, or (2) to cause the Operating Company to redeem the LLC Interests; provided, that, the Continuing LLC Owner delivering a put notice must consent to any election by PubCo to cause the Operating Company to redeem LLC Interests. The Operating Agreement will also entitle each Continuing LLC Owner to require PubCo to purchase, at their request, a portion of the Continuing LLC Owner’s LLC Interests in connection with a registered sale of Class A common stock initiated by PubCo or in connection with an offering initiated as a result of a put notice received from another Continuing LLC Owner. These put rights will entitle the Continuing LLC Owners to have their LLC Interests purchased by PubCo or redeemed by the Operating Company through a cash payment equal to (1) the price per share of such Class A common stock sold (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions) for each LLC Interest, if a registered sale of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock to the public is consummated by PubCo and the net proceeds therefrom are used to purchase LLC Interests, or (2) a volume-weighted average market price of one share of PubCo’s Class A common stock for each LLC Interest (subject to customary adjustments, including for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications) if the Operating Company redeems the LLC Interests. The purchase of LLC Interests for cash in connection with the delivery of a put notice will be subject to customary cutbacks and suspension periods typical for registration rights. Neither PubCo nor the Operating Company will be able to compel any member to tender their LLC Interests for redemption by the Operating Company or purchase by PubCo.

Maintenance of One-to-One Ratio between Shares of Class A Common Stock and Common Units. The Operating Agreement will require the Operating Company to take all actions with respect to its common units, including reclassifications, distributions, divisions or recapitalizations, to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of common units owned by PubCo and the number of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock outstanding. This ratio requirement will disregard (1) shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock under unvested options issued by PubCo, (2) treasury stock and (3) preferred stock or other debt or equity securities (including warrants, options or rights) issued by PubCo that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock, except to the extent PubCo has contributed the net proceeds from such other securities, including any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, to the equity capital of the Operating Company. In addition, this Class A common stock ratio requirement disregards all common units at any time held by any other person, including the Continuing LLC Owners. If PubCo issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or purchase shares of Class A common stock in a transaction not contemplated by the Operating Agreement, PubCo as manager will have the authority to take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries or purchases, the number of outstanding common units PubCo owns equals, on a one- for-one basis, the number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock. If PubCo issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or purchase or redeem any of its preferred stock in a transaction not contemplated by the Operating Agreement, PubCo as manager will have the authority to take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries purchases or redemptions, PubCo will hold (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or cease to hold (in the case of any purchase or redemption) equity interests in the Operating Company which (in PubCo’s good faith determination) are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to its preferred stock so issued, transferred, delivered, purchased or


redeemed. The Operating Company will be prohibited from undertaking any subdivision (by any split of units, distribution of units, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse split of units, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of the common units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of PubCo’s Class A common stock to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of common units owned by PubCo and the number of outstanding shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock, subject to exceptions.

Issuance of Common Units Upon Exercise of Options or Issuance of Other Equity Compensation. Upon the exercise of options issued by PubCo, or the issuance of other types of equity compensation by PubCo (such as the issuance of restricted or non-restricted stock, payment of bonuses in stock or settlement of stock appreciation rights in stock), PubCo will have the right to acquire from the Operating Company a number of common units equal to the number of PubCo’s shares of Class A common stock being issued in connection with the exercise of such options or issuance of other types of equity compensation. When PubCo issues shares of Class A common stock in settlement of stock options granted to persons that are not officers or employees of the Operating Company or its subsidiaries, PubCo will make, or be deemed to make, a capital contribution in the Operating Company equal to the aggregate value of such shares of Class A common stock and the Operating Company will issue to PubCo a number of common units equal to the number of shares PubCo issued. When PubCo issues shares of Class A common stock in settlement of stock options granted to persons that are officers or employees of the Operating Company or its subsidiaries, then PubCo will be deemed to have sold directly to the person exercising such award a portion of the value of each share of Class A common stock equal to the exercise price per share, and PubCo will be deemed to have sold directly to the Operating Company (or the applicable subsidiary of the Operating Company) the difference between the exercise price and market price per share for each such share of Class A common stock. In cases where PubCo grants other types of equity compensation to employees of the Operating Company or its subsidiaries, on each applicable vesting date PubCo will be deemed to have sold to the Operating Company (or such subsidiary) the number of vested shares at a price equal to the market price per share, the Operating Company (or such subsidiary) will deliver the shares to the applicable person, and PubCo will be deemed to have made a capital contribution in the Operating Company equal to the purchase price for such shares in exchange for an equal number of common units of the Operating Company.

Dissolution. The Operating Agreement will provide that the unanimous consent of all members holding voting units will be required to voluntarily dissolve the Operating Company. In addition to a voluntary dissolution, the Operating Company is dissolved upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution or other circumstances in accordance with Delaware law. Upon a dissolution event, the proceeds of a liquidation will be distributed in the following order: (1) first, to pay the expenses of winding up the Operating Company; (2) second, to pay debts and liabilities owed to creditors of the Operating Company, other than members; (3) third, to pay debts and liabilities owed to members; and (4) fourth, to the members pro-rata in accordance with their respective percentage ownership interests in the Operating Company (as determined based on the number of common units held by a member relative to the aggregate number of all outstanding common units).

Amendment. The Operating Agreement will provide that it may be amended or modified by PubCo as the manager. However, no amendment or modification (1) to the amendment provisions of the Operating Agreement may be made without the prior written consent of each member of the Operating Company, (2) to any of the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain persons may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter, and (3) to any of the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement to the extent such amendment or modification adversely affects the rights or powers of any member or imposes additional obligations on a member of the Operating Company may be made without the prior written consent of such member.


Indemnification. The Operating Agreement will provide for indemnification of the manager, members and officers of the Operating Company and their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Under the Operating Agreement, the Operating Company will also agree, subject to certain limitations, to indemnify the Continuing LLC Owners against losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses related to any public offering of shares of PubCo’s Class A common stock where PubCo uses the net proceeds therefrom to purchase LLC Interests from the Continuing LLC Owners. The Operating Company and PubCo are expected to fund these indemnification obligations from cash earned from operations of its subsidiaries and available borrowings under credit facilities of the Operating Company and its subsidiaries.


Exhibit 2.7

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION

[Date]

SunTrust Bank

3333 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Attention: Mr. David Bennett

Facsimile: (404) 439-7390

To Whom It May Concern:

Reference is made to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the undersigned, as Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. This notice constitutes a Notice of Conversion/Continuation. The Borrower hereby requests a continuation or conversion under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to the continuation or conversion requested hereby:

(A) Aggregate principal amount of the Borrowing to be continued or converted:

(B) Date of continuation or conversion (which is a Business Day):

(C) Type of Loans comprising such Borrowing 1 :

(E) Class of Commitments:

(F) Interest Period 2 :

Very truly yours,

 

 

1   Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing.
2   Which must comply with the definition of “Interest Period”.


EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

             

Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit 2.10

[FORM OF] NOTE

                 ,         

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to                                               or its registered assigns (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Payment Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement.

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Credit Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


EXHIBIT 2.20-1

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

Date:                               , 20[      ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-2

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

Date:                               , 20[      ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-3

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

Date:                               , 20[      ]


EXHIBIT 2.20-4

FORM OF

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, increased or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors identified therein, each lender from time to time party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

Date:                               , 20[      ]


Exhibit 5.1

[FORM OF] COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

In connection with the terms of that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among EVO Payments International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, the undersigned certifies that the following information is true and correct, in all material respects, as of the date of this Compliance Certificate for the Fiscal [Quarter][Year] ended                      , 20          :

Capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

[Use the following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the audited annual financial statements required by Section 5.1(a) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Year ending [      ] together with the audit report of an independent certified public accountant required by such section.

[Use the following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]

1. Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are the unaudited financial statements required by Section 5.1(b) of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ending [                      ,          ].

2. Since [the Closing Date/the date of the delivery of the last Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 5.1(c) of the Credit Agreement], there has been [no change/the changes specified below] with respect to the identity of the Subsidiaries identified to the Lenders on such date. 1

[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

1   These changes include the designation of any Subsidiary as Restricted or Unrestricted during such period.


The foregoing is true and correct, in all material respects, as of the date hereof.    

Dated as of                      ,          .

 

EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit 11.4(b)

[FORM OF] ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “ Assignor ”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from 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 and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including 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 (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)  and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.

  

Assignor:

  

 

  

2.

  

Assignee:

  

 

  
     

[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender 1 ]

  

3.

  

Borrower:

  

EVO Payments International, LLC

  

4.

  

Administrative Agent:

   SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement   

 

1   Select if applicable.


5.    Credit Agreement:   

Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 among Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Guarantors party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.

6. Assigned Interest:

 

Aggregate Amount of

Commitment/Loans for all

Lenders

   Amount of Commitment/
Loans Assigned
   Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans 2
$    $    %
$    $    %
$    $    %

Effective Date: ___________ ___, 20_____ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

  Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

  Title:

 

[Consented to and] 3 Accepted:

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

By:  

 

  Title:

 

2   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
3   To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


[Consented to] 4
EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,
as Borrower
By:  

 

Title:  

 

4   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

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 Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements; if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.


2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance 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 and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 51402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.


Exhibit 11.4(j)

[FORM OF] AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Affiliated Lender Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “ Assignor ”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from 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 and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including 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 (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i)  and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor:                                                         
2.    Assignee:   

                                                     

[and is [an Affiliated Lender] [Holdings] [Borrower] [Subsidiary]]

3.    Borrower:    EVO Payments International, LLC
4.    Administrative Agent:    SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.    Credit Agreement:    Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 among Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Guarantors party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent.
6.    Assigned Interest:   


Aggregate Amount of Term

Loans for all Lenders

   Amount of Term Loans
Assigned
     Percentage Assigned of Term
Loans 8
 

$

   $        %  

$

   $        %  

$

   $        %  

Effective Date:                       , 20          [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:    
  Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:    
  Title:

 

Accepted:

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent

By:    
  Title:

 

 

8 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Term Loans of all Lenders thereunder.


ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

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, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it has delivered customary “big boy” letters to the Assignee (or Auction Agent, as applicable); and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it is an [Affiliated Lender][Holdings][the Borrower][a Subsidiary of the Borrower], (iii) after giving effect to this Assignment and Acceptance, the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by all Affiliated Lenders does not exceed 20% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding, (iv) it has delivered customary “big boy” letters to the Assignor (or Auction Agent, as applicable), (v) it satisfies the requirements; if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (vi) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (vii) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (viii) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) and (b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and (ix) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee [and (x) no Event of Default under Section 8.1(a), (b), (h) or (i) of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred or be continuing]9; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, [(ii) it will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Article II of the Credit Agreement, (iii) it will not attend or participate

 

9   To be included if Assignee is Borrower, Holdings or Subsidiary of the Borrower.


in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, (iv) it will not receive advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders)]10 and (v) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance 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 and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the Law (without giving effect to the conflict of Law principles thereof except for Sections 5-1401 and 51402 of the New York General Obligations Law) of the State of New York.

 

 

10   To be included if Assignee is an Affiliated Lender.

Exhibit 10.19

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into among EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Revolving Lenders party hereto and SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2016 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased or extended from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender.

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement to modify the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit as further provided herein.

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

AGREEMENT

1.     Amendment to Credit Agreement . The table in the definition of “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Level    Consolidated Leverage Ratio  

Eurodollar Loans

and Letter of

Credit Fee

   

Base Rate

Loans

 

1

   < 4.0:1.0     3.50     2.50

2

   ³ 4.0:1.0 but < 4.50:1.0     3.75     2.75

3

   ³ 4.50:1.0     4.00     3.00

2.     Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent in each case in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed copy of that certain First Repricing Amendment to the Credit Agreement, incorporating an amendment to the Applicable Margin with respect to the Initial Term Loan.


(c) Receipt by the Administrative Agent, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and the Lenders of any fees required to be paid on or before the date of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen PLLC.

3.     Miscellaneous.

(a) This Amendment shall not be deemed or construed to be a satisfaction, reinstatement, novation or release of any Loan Document or a waiver by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank of any rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity.

(b) This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes.

(c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic means (such as by email in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered. This Amendment constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Amendment will inure to the benefit of and bind the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

(d) Representations and Warranties; No Default . Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, on the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (b) no Default exists.

(e) Reaffirmation of Obligations . Each Loan Party (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (b) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (c) agrees that (other than as expressly provided herein) this Amendment does not operate to reduce or discharge such Loan Party’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

(f) Reaffirmation of Security Interests . Each Loan Party (a) affirms that each of the Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are valid and subsisting and (b) agrees that this Amendment does not in any manner impair or otherwise adversely affect any of the Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents.

(g) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE TERMS OF SECTIONS 11.5 AND 11.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS .

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:   EVO PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LLC,   
  a Delaware limited liability company   

 

   By:   

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

  
   Name:    Kevin M. Hodges   
   Title:    CFO   

 

GUARANTORS:    EVO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   ENCORE PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   VISION PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   NATIONWIDE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   COMMERCE PAYMENT GROUP, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   EVO DIRECT, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   PRODIGY PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   MOMENTUM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   MOCA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   POWERPAY, LLC,   
   a Maine limited liability company,   
   POWERPAY CAPITAL, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company,   
   EVO PAYMENT SYSTEMS, LLC,   
   a Delaware limited liability company   

 

   By:   

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

  
   Name:    Kevin M. Hodges   
   Title:    Authorized Signatory   

 


  

EVO POWERPAY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

CVE EVO, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

E-ONLINEDATA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

E-ONLINEDATA-POWERPAY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

MEINC, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

ZENITH MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

PINEAPPLE PAYMENTS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

EVO GROUP MANAGEMENT, INC,

a Delaware corporation,

  
  

STERLING PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

a Florida limited liability company,

  
  

MP PLATFORMS HOLDING, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

MP PLATFORMS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

SBG ACQUISITION, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

  
  

SPT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

  

 

   By:   

/s/ Kevin M. Hodges

  
   Name:    Kevin M. Hodges   
   Title:    Authorized Signatory   

 


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:    

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender

    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director
REVOLVING LENDERS:    

SUNTRUST BANK,

as a Revolving Lender

    By:  

/s/ David Bennett

    Name:   David Bennett
    Title:   Director

 


FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as a Revolving Lender

By:  

/s/ Nick Jevic

Name:   Nick Jevic
Title:   Vice President

 


CITIBANK, N.A.,
as a Revolving Lender
By:  

/s/ Marina Donskaya

Name:   Marina Donskaya
Title:   Vice President

 


CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,
as a Revolving Lender
By:  

/s/ Srbui Seferian

Name:   Srbui Seferian, CFA
Title:   Director

 


REGIONS BANK.,
as a Revolving Lender
By:  

/s/ Steven Dixon

Name:   Steven Dixon
Title:   Director

 


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Revolving Lender

By:  

/s/ Sujay Maiya

Name:   Sujay Maiya
Title:   Vice President

 


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Revolving Lender

By:  

/s/ Andrew Fraser

Name:   Andrew Fraser
Title:   Vice President

 

Exhibit 10.24

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

ARTICLE I.

ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES; AND DURATION

1.1. Establishment of the Plan . EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) hereby establishes this omnibus incentive compensation plan to be known as the “EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Stock Plan,” as set forth in this document. Following adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, the Plan shall become effective upon the date on which the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company (the “ Effective Date ”), which approval must occur within the period ending twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

1.2. Purposes of the Plan . The Plan is intended to promote the long-term success of the Company and increase shareholder value by attracting, motivating and retaining non-employee directors, officers, employees and consultants. To accomplish such purposes, the Plan provides that the Committee may grant Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.

1.3. Duration of the Plan . The Plan shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board of Directors to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article XVI, until all Shares subject to it shall have been delivered, and any restrictions on such Shares have lapsed, pursuant to the Plan’s provisions. However, in no event may an Award be granted under the Plan on or after ten years from the Effective Date.

ARTICLE II.

DEFINITIONS

Certain terms used herein have the definitions given to them in the first instance in which they are used. In addition, for purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:

2.1. “ Affiliate ” means any entity that is affiliated with the Company through stock or equity ownership or otherwise in which the Company has at least a fifty percent (50%) equity interest and is designated as an Affiliate for purposes of the Plan by the Committee.

2.2. “ Applicable Exchange ” means the NASDAQ or such other securities exchange as may at the applicable time be the principal market for the Common Stock.

2.3. “ Award ” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards.

2.4. “ Award Agreement ” means either: (a) a written agreement entered into by a Participant and the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan, or (b) a written or electronic statement issued by the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, including any amendment or modification thereof. The Committee may provide for the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper Award Agreements, and the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means for the acceptance thereof and actions thereunder by a Participant.

2.5. “ Board ” or “ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.


2.6. “ Cash-Based Award ” means an Award as described in Article IX whose value is determined by the Committee.

2.7. “ Cause ” means unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, (i) the definition set forth in any written employment agreement between the Participant and the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement, or such agreement does not define Cause: (A) commission of (1) a felony (or its equivalent in a non-United States jurisdiction) or (2) other conduct of a criminal nature that has or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or standing in the community of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate or that legally prohibits the Participant from working for the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate; (B) breach by the Participant of a regulatory rule that adversely affects the Participant’s ability to perform the Participant’s duties to the Company and the Subsidiaries and Affiliates; (C) dishonesty in the course of fulfilling the Participant’s employment duties; (D) deliberate failure on the part of the Participant (1) to perform the Participant’s principal employment duties, (2) to comply with the policies of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate in any material respect, or (3) to follow specific reasonable directions received from the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate; or (E) before a Change in Control, such other events as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement.

2.8 “ Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) any individual, group or entity (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate, an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or any entity directly or indirectly owned by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company) (a “Person”) acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company which, together with securities already held by such Person, represents fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a beneficial owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (i) of paragraph (c) below; or

(b) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving on the Board: individuals who, on the Effective Date, constitute the Board and any new director whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or

(c) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than (i) a merger or consolidation which results in the directors of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to constitute at least a majority of the Board, the surviving entity or any parent thereof, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

(d) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

2.9. “ Change in Control Price ” means the price per share offered in respect of the Common Stock in conjunction with any transaction resulting in a Change in Control on a fully-diluted basis (as determined by the Board or the Committee as constituted before the Change in Control, if any part of the offered price is payable other than in cash) or, in the case of a Change in Control occurring solely by reason of a change in the composition of the

 

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Board, the highest Fair Market Value of a Share on any of the 30 trading days immediately preceding the date on which a Change in Control occurs.

2.10. “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules and regulations thereto.

2.11. “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or a subcommittee thereof, or such other committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan.

2.12. “ Common Stock ” means an ordinary share, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

2.13. “Company” means EVO Payments, Inc., or any successor to EVO Payments, Inc.

2.14. “ Consultant ” means any individual who is engaged by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services.

2.15. “ Director ” means any individual who is a member of the Board.

2.16. “ Disability ” means (i) “Disability” as defined in the applicable Award Agreement to which the Participant is a party, or (ii) if the Award Agreement does not define “Disability,” (A) permanent and total disability as determined under the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s, long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant, or (B) if there is no such plan applicable to the Participant, “disability” as determined by the Committee.

2.17. “ Disaffiliation ” means a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s ceasing to be a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company for any reason (including as a result of a public offering, or a spin-off or sale by the Company, of the stock of the Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) or a sale of a division of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.

2.18. “ Dividend Equivalents ” means the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends that would otherwise be paid on the Shares subject to an Award but that have not been issued or delivered, as described in Article XI.

2.19. “ Effective Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.1.

2.20. “ Eligible Individual ” means any Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Consultant, and any prospective Employee who has accepted an offer of employment from the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.

2.21. “ Employee ” means any person designated as an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate on the payroll records thereof. An Employee shall not include any individual during any period he or she is classified or treated by the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate as an independent contractor, a Consultant, or any employee of an employment, consulting, or temporary agency or any other entity other than the Company, a Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate without regard to whether such individual is subsequently determined to have been, or is subsequently retroactively reclassified as a common-law employee of the Company, a Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate during such period. For the avoidance of doubt, a Director who would otherwise be an “Employee” within the meaning of this Section shall be considered an Employee for purposes of the Plan.

2.22. “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules and regulations thereto.

2.23. “ Fair Market Value ” means, if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, as of any given date, the closing price for the Common Stock on such date on the Applicable Exchange, or if Shares were not traded on the Applicable Exchange on such measurement date, then on the next preceding date on which Shares are traded, all as reported by such source as the Committee may select. If the Common Stock is not listed on a national

 

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securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion, and in accordance with a reasonable valuation method as described in Section 409A of the Code.

2.24. “ Fiscal Year ” means the calendar year, or such other consecutive twelve-month period as the Committee may select.

2.25. “ Freestanding SAR ” means an SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Article VII.

2.26. “ Good Reason ” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, (i) the definition set forth in any written employment agreement between the Participant and the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement, or such agreement does not define Good Reason, the occurrence without the Participant’s consent of any of the following events, other than in connection with a Termination for Cause or due to Disability: (A) a material reduction by the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate in the Participant’s rate of annual base salary from that in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; (B) a material reduction by the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate in the Participant’s annual target bonus opportunity from that in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (C) the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate requires the Participant to change the Participant’s principal location of work to a location that is in excess of fifty (50) miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Termination of a Participant for Good Reason shall not have occurred unless (i) the Participant gives written notice to the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, as applicable, of Termination within thirty (30) days after the Participant first becomes aware of the occurrence of the circumstances constituting Good Reason, specifying in reasonable detail the circumstances constituting Good Reason, (ii) the Company, the Subsidiary or the Affiliate, as the case may be, has failed within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to cure the circumstances constituting Good Reason, and (iii) the Participant terminates employment within thirty (30) days after the end of such thirty (30) day cure period.

2.27. “ Grant Date ” means (a) the date on which the Committee (or its designee) by resolution, written consent or other appropriate action selects an Eligible Individual to receive a grant of an Award, determines the number of Shares or other amount to be subject to such Award and, if applicable, determines the Option Price or Grant Price of such Award, or (b) such later date as the Committee (or such designee) shall provide in such resolution, consent or action.

2.28. “ Grant Price ” means the price established as of the Grant Date of an SAR pursuant to Article VII used to determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the SAR.

2.29. “ Incentive Stock Option ” or “ ISO ” means a right to purchase Shares under the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Article VI and which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and which is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

2.30. “ Insider ” means an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer, director or ten percent (10%) beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

2.31. “ New Employer ” means, after a Change in Control, a Participant’s employer, or any direct or indirect parent or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of such employer.

2.32. “ Non-Employee Director ” means a Director who is not an Employee.

2.33. “ Nonqualified Stock Option ” or “ NQSO ” means a right to purchase Shares under the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Article VI and which is not intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or otherwise does not meet such requirements.

2.34. “ Notice ” means notice provided by a Participant to the Company in a manner prescribed by the Committee.

 

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2.35. “ Option ” or “ Stock Option ” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Article VI.

2.36. “ Option Price ” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.

2.37. “ Other Stock-Based Award ” means an equity-based or equity-related Award described in Section 10.1, granted in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Article X.

2.38. “ Participant ” means any Eligible Individual as set forth in Article V who holds one or more outstanding Awards.

2.39   “ Performance-Based Compensation ” means compensation payable under an Award which is conditioned upon the achievement of performance goals based upon one or more Performance Measures as described in Section 12.1.

2.40. “ Performance Measure ” means the measures, as described in Section 12.1, upon which performance goals are based and that are approved by the Company’s shareholders.

2.41. “ Performance Period ” means the period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to, or the amount or entitlement to, an Award.

2.42. “ Performance Share ” means an Award granted pursuant to Article IX of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of Shares payable, in whole or in part, to the extent applicable performance goals are achieved over a specified period in accordance with Article IX.

2.43. “ Performance Unit ” means a fixed or variable dollar denominated unit granted pursuant to Article IX, the value of which is determined by the Committee, payable, in whole or in part, to the extent applicable performance goals are achieved over a specified period in accordance with Article IX.

2.44. “ Period of Restriction ” means the period during which Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, and, in the case of Restricted Stock, the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock is limited in some way, as provided in Article VIII.

2.45. “ Plan ” means the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.

2.46. “ Restricted Stock ” means an Award granted to a Participant, subject to the Period of Restriction, pursuant to Article VIII.

2.47. “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means an Award, whose value is equal to a Share, granted to a Participant, subject to the Period of Restriction, pursuant to Article VIII.

2.48. “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule, as the same may be amended from time to time.

2.49. “ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2.50. “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules and regulations thereto.

2.51. “ Share ” means a share of Common Stock (including any new, additional or different stock or securities resulting from any change in corporate capitalization as listed in Section 4.4).

 

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2.52. “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means an Award, granted alone (a “ Freestanding SAR ”) or in connection with a related Option (a “ Tandem SAR ”), designated as an SAR, pursuant to the terms of Article VII.

2.53. “ Subsidiary ” means any present or future corporation which is or would be a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as the term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

2.54. “ Substitute Awards ” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, options or other awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to grant future options or other awards, by a company acquired by the Company, a Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate or with which the Company, a Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate combines, or otherwise in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization involving the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, including a transaction described in Section 424(a) of the Code.

2.55. “ Termination” or “Termination of Service ” means the termination of the applicable Participant’s employment with, or performance of services for, the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary under any circumstances. A Participant employed by, or performing services for, a Subsidiary or Affiliate or a division of the Company or of a Subsidiary or Affiliate shall be deemed to incur a Termination if such Subsidiary, Affiliate or division ceases to be a Subsidiary or Affiliate or such a division, as the case may be, and the Participant does not immediately thereafter become an employee of, or service provider for, the Company or another Subsidiary or Affiliate.

ARTICLE III.

ADMINISTRATION

3.1. General . The Committee shall have exclusive authority to operate, manage and administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and conditions and applicable laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in its absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights, duties and responsibilities of the Committee under the Plan, including establishing procedures to be followed by the Committee, but excluding matters which under any applicable law, regulation or rule, including any exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including Rule 16b-3), are required to be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. If and to the extent that the Committee does not exist or cannot function, the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee, subject to the limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence.

3.2. Authority of the Committee . The Committee shall have sole discretionary authority to grant, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, Awards to those individuals who are eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. Except as limited by law or by the charter or by-laws of the Company, and subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full power, in accordance with the other terms and provisions of the Plan, to:

(a) select Eligible Individuals who may receive Awards under the Plan and become Participants;

(b) determine eligibility for participation in the Plan and decide all questions concerning eligibility for, and the amount of, Awards under the Plan;

(c) determine the sizes and types of Awards;

(d) determine the terms and conditions of Awards, including the Option Prices of Options and the Grant Prices of SARs;

(e) grant Awards as an alternative to, or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or payable under, other bonus or compensation plans, arrangements or policies of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate;

(f) grant Substitute Awards on such terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, subject to compliance with the ISO rules under Section 422 of the Code and the nonqualified deferred compensation rules under Section 409A of the Code, where applicable;

 

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(g) make all determinations under the Plan concerning Termination of any Participant’s employment or service with the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, including whether such Termination occurs by reason of Cause, Good Reason, Disability, or in connection with a Change in Control, and whether a leave constitutes a Termination;

(h) determine whether a Change in Control shall have occurred;

(i) construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan, including any Award Agreement;

(j) establish and administer any terms, conditions, restrictions, limitations, forfeiture, vesting or exercise schedule, and other provisions of or relating to any Award;

(k) establish and administer any performance goals in connection with any Awards, including related Performance Measures or other performance criteria and applicable Performance Periods, determine the extent to which any performance goals and/or other terms and conditions of an Award are attained or are not attained, and certify whether, and to what extent, any such performance goals and other material terms applicable to such Awards were in fact satisfied;

(l) construe any ambiguous provisions, correct any defects, supply any omissions and reconcile any inconsistencies in the Plan and/or any Award Agreement or any other instrument relating to any Awards;

(m) establish, adopt, amend, waive and/or rescind rules, regulations, procedures, guidelines, forms and/or instruments for the Plan’s operation or administration;

(n) make all valuation determinations relating to Awards and the payment or settlement thereof;

(o) grant waivers of terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations under the Plan or applicable to any Award, or accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any Award;

(p) amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award and/or adjust the number and/or class of shares of stock subject to any outstanding Award;

(q) at any time and from time to time after the granting of an Award, specify such additional terms, conditions and restrictions with respect to such Award as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with any and all applicable laws or rules, including terms, restrictions and conditions for compliance with applicable securities laws or listing rules, methods of withholding or providing for the payment of required taxes and restrictions regarding a Participant’s ability to exercise Options through a cashless (broker-assisted) exercise;

(r) establish any “blackout” period that the Committee in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable;

(s) exercise all such other authorities, take all such other actions and make all such other determinations as it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation and/or administration of the Plan; and

(t) notwithstanding any provisions in this Plan, no action shall be taken which will prevent Awards hereunder (i) that are intended to provide Performance-Based Compensation from doing so, or (ii) that are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code from doing so.

3.3. Award Agreements . The Committee shall, subject to applicable laws and rules, determine the date an Award is granted. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement; however , two or more Awards granted to a single Participant may be combined in a single Award Agreement. An Award Agreement shall not be a precondition to the granting of an Award; provided , however , that (a) the Committee may, but need not, require as a condition to any Award Agreement’s effectiveness, that such Award Agreement be executed on behalf of the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate and/or by the Participant to whom the Award evidenced thereby shall have been granted (including by electronic signature or other electronic indication of acceptance), and such executed Award Agreement be delivered to the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate and (b) no person shall have any rights under any Award unless and until the Participant to whom such Award shall have been granted has complied with the applicable terms and conditions of the Award. The Committee shall prescribe the form of all Award Agreements, and, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, shall determine the content of all Award Agreements. Subject to the other provisions of the Plan, any Award Agreement may be supplemented or amended in writing from time to

 

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time as approved by the Committee; provided that the terms and conditions of any such Award Agreement as supplemented or amended are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy concerning the terms of an Award, the records of the Committee or its designee shall be determinative.

3.4. Discretionary Authority; Decisions Binding . The Committee shall have full discretionary authority in all matters related to the discharge of its responsibilities and the exercise of its authority under the Plan. All determinations, decisions, actions and interpretations by the Committee with respect to the Plan and any Award Agreement, and all related orders and resolutions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Participants, the Company and its stockholders, and any Subsidiary or Affiliate and all persons having or claiming to have any right or interest in or under the Plan and/or any Award Agreement. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems relevant to making or taking such decisions, determinations, actions and interpretations, including the recommendations or advice of any Director or officer or Employee of the Company, any director, officer or Employee of a Subsidiary or Affiliate and such attorneys, consultants and accountants as the Committee may select. A Participant or other holder of an Award may contest a decision or action by the Committee with respect to such person or Award only on the grounds that such decision or action was arbitrary or capricious or was unlawful, and any review of such decision or action shall be limited to determining whether the Committee’s decision or action was arbitrary or capricious or was unlawful.

3.5. Attorneys; Consultants . The Committee may consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company. The Committee may employ such other attorneys and/or consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers, agents and other persons, any of whom may be an Eligible Individual, as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate. The Committee, the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and their respective officers and Directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons. The Committee shall not incur any liability for any action taken in good faith in reliance upon the advice of such counsel or other persons.

3.6. Delegation of Administration . Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, including any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including Rule 16b-3), or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may, in its discretion, allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers under this Article III to any one or more of its members and/or delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers under this Article III to any person or persons selected by it; provided , however , that the Committee may not delegate to any executive officer of the Company or an Affiliate or Subsidiary, or a committee that includes any such executive officer, the Committee’s authority to grant Awards, or the Committee’s authority otherwise concerning Awards, awarded to executive officers of the Company or an Affiliate or Subsidiary. Any such authority delegated or allocated by the Committee under this Section 3.6 shall be exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and any rules, regulations or administrative guidelines that may from time to time be established by the Committee, and any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

ARTICLE IV.

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1. Number of Shares Available for Grants . The shares of stock subject to Awards granted under the Plan shall be Shares. Such Shares subject to the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares (which will not be subject to preemptive rights) or previously issued shares acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, the total number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be [    ] Shares, all of which may be granted as ISOs.

4.2. Rules for Calculating Shares Delivered . Subject to, in the case of ISOs, any limitations applicable thereto under the Code, if (a) any Shares are subject to an Option, SAR, or other Award which for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without having been fully exercised or satisfied, or are subject to any Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or other Award granted under the Plan which are forfeited, or (b) any Award based on Shares is settled for cash, expires or otherwise terminates without the issuance of such Shares, the Shares subject to such Award shall, to the extent of any such expiration, termination, cancellation, forfeiture or cash settlement, be available for delivery in connection with future Awards under the Plan. Any Shares delivered under the Plan upon exercise or satisfaction of Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares available for delivery under the Plan. If the Option Price of any Option and/or tax withholding obligations relating to any Award are satisfied by

 

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delivering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), the number of such Shares so delivered or attested to shall be deemed delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 4.1. To the extent any Shares subject to an Award are withheld to satisfy the Option Price (in the case of an Option) and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to such Award, such Shares shall be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 4.1. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the total number of Shares subject to such exercise shall reduce the number of Shares available for delivery under the Plan.

4.3. Award Limits .

The following limits shall apply to grants of all Awards under the Plan:

(a) Options and SARs : The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Options (including ISOs) and SARs granted in any Fiscal Year to any one Participant shall be [            ] Shares.

(b) Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and Other Stock-Based Awards : The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to all Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and Other Stock-Based Awards granted in any Fiscal Year to any one Participant shall be [        ] Shares (or an equivalent cash amount with respect to Other Stock-Based Awards based on the Fair Market Value of such number of Shares on the Grant Date).

(c) Performance Units : The maximum aggregate amount awarded with respect to Performance Units made in any Fiscal Year to any one Participant shall not exceed [$        ].

(d) Cash-Based Awards : The maximum aggregate amount awarded with respect to Cash-Based Awards made in any Fiscal Year to any one Participant shall not exceed [$        ].

(e) Non-Employee Director Awards : The maximum aggregate fair value of equity-based Awards made in any Fiscal Year to any one Non-Employee Director shall not exceed $125,000, with fair value determined as of the Grant Date under applicable accounting standards. For the avoidance of doubt, the annual award limit set forth in this Section 4.3(e) shall apply solely to Awards granted under this Plan and shall not apply to any Shares granted to a Non-Employee Director in lieu of all or any portion of such Non-employee Director’s cash-based director fees.

4.4. Adjustment Provisions . In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination or exchange, or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company (each a “ Share Change ”), or a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, separation, spin-off, split-up, other distribution of stock or property (including any extraordinary cash or stock dividend), reorganization, stock rights offering, liquidation, Disaffiliation, or similar event affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company (each, a “ Corporate Transaction ”), the Committee or the Board shall make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to (A) the aggregate number, class and kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the number, class and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards; (C) the Option Price, Grant Price or other price of securities subject to outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and, to the extent applicable, other Awards; and (D) the Award limits set forth in Section 4.3; provided , however , that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number. In the case of Corporate Transactions, such adjustments may include, without limitation, (1) the cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Awards, as determined by the Committee or the Board in its discretion (it being understood that in the case of a Corporate Transaction with respect to which holders of Common Stock receive consideration other than publicly traded equity securities of the ultimate surviving entity, any such determination by the Committee that the value of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall for this purpose be deemed to be equal to the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being paid for each Share pursuant to such Corporate Transaction over the exercise price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall conclusively be deemed valid); (2) the substitution of other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for the Shares subject to outstanding Awards; and (3) in connection with any Disaffiliation, arranging for the assumption of Awards, or replacement of Awards with new awards based on other property or other securities (including other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company), by the affected Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division or by the entity that controls such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division following such Disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to Awards

 

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that remain based upon the Company securities). The Committee shall also make appropriate adjustments and modifications in the terms of any outstanding Awards to reflect, or related to, any such events, adjustments, substitutions or changes, including modifications of performance goals and changes in the length of Performance Periods, subject to the requirements of Article XII in the case of Awards intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. All determinations of the Committee as to adjustments, substitutions and changes, if any, under this Section 4.4 shall be conclusive and binding on the Participants.

4.5. No Limitation on Corporate Actions . The existence of the Plan and any Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in its capital structure or business structure, any merger or consolidation, any issuance of debt, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Shares, additional shares of capital stock or other securities or subscription rights thereto, any dissolution or liquidation, any sale or transfer of all or part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding.

ARTICLE V.

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

5.1. Eligibility . Eligible Individuals shall be eligible to become Participants and receive Awards in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, subject to the limitations on the granting of ISOs set forth in Section 6.9(a).

5.2. Actual Participation . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select Participants from all Eligible Individuals and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award.

ARTICLE VI.

STOCK OPTIONS

6.1. Grant of Options . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such number (subject to Article IV), and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant an Option or provide for the grant of an Option, either from time to time in the discretion of the Committee or automatically upon the occurrence of specified events, including the achievement of performance goals, the satisfaction of an event or condition within the control of the recipient of the Option or within the control of others.

6.2. Award Agreement . Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the maximum duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the conditions upon which the Option shall become exercisable and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine, which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NQSO. To the extent that any Option does not qualify as an ISO (whether because of its provisions or the time or manner of its exercise or otherwise), such Option, or the portion thereof which does not so qualify, shall constitute a separate NQSO.

6.3. Option Price . The Option Price for each Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, subject to Section 6.9(c), the Option Price of an Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date of such Option; provided further , that Substitute Awards or Awards granted in connection with an adjustment provided for in Section 4.4, in the form of stock options, shall have an Option Price per Share that is intended to maintain the economic value of the Award that was replaced or adjusted, as determined by the Committee.

6.4. Duration of Options . Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine as of the Grant Date and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided , however , that no Stock Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of its Grant Date.

 

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6.5. Exercise of Options . Options shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance determine and set forth in the Award Agreement, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Option or Participant. An Award Agreement may provide that the period of time over which an Option other than an ISO may be exercised shall be automatically extended if on the scheduled expiration date of such Option the Participant’s exercise of such Option would violate an applicable law or the Participant is subject to a “black-out” period; provided , however , that during such extended exercise period the Option may only be exercised to the extent the Option was exercisable in accordance with its terms immediately prior to such scheduled expiration date; provided further , however , that such extended exercise period shall end not later than thirty (30) days after the exercise of such Option first would no longer violate such law or be subject to such “black-out” period.

6.6. Payment . Options shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Company, in a form specified or accepted by the Committee, or by complying with any alternative exercise procedures that may be authorized by the Committee, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for such Shares, which shall include applicable taxes, if any, in accordance with Article XVII. The Option Price upon exercise of any Option shall be payable to the Company in full by certified or bank check or such other instrument as the Committee may accept. If approved by the Committee, and subject to any such terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may prescribe and to the extent permitted by applicable law, payment of the Option Price, in full or in part, may also be made as follows:

(a) Payment may be made, in whole or in part, in the form of unrestricted and unencumbered Shares (by actual delivery of such Shares or by attestation) already owned by the Participant exercising such Option, or by such Participant and his or her spouse jointly (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Option is exercised); provided , however , that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make a payment in the form of such already owned Shares may be authorized only as of the Grant Date of such Incentive Stock Option and provided further that accepting such already owned Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(b) Payment may be made by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the Option Price, and, if requested, the amount of any federal, state, local or non-United States withholding taxes. To facilitate the foregoing, the Company may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms.

(c) Payment may be made by instructing the Committee to withhold a number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant pursuant to the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the product of: (i) the Option Price multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in respect of which the Option shall have been exercised.

(d) Payment may be made by any other method approved or accepted by the Committee in its discretion.

Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of a written notification of exercise and full payment in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 6.6 and satisfaction of tax obligations in accordance with Article XVII, the Company shall deliver to the Participant exercising an Option, in the Participant’s name, evidence of book entry Shares, in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares purchased under the Option, subject to Section 20.9. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods described above shall be paid in United States dollars.

6.7. Rights as a Stockholder . No Participant or other person shall become the beneficial owner of any Shares subject to an Option, nor have any rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to any such Shares, until a book entry has been created for the Participant with respect to such Shares following exercise of his or her Option in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

6.8. Termination of Employment or Service . The Committee may establish and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement the terms and conditions on which an Option shall remain exercisable, if at all, upon a Termination of the Participant. The Committee may waive or modify these provisions at any time. To the extent that a Participant is not entitled to exercise an Option at the date of his or her Termination, or if the Participant (or other person entitled to exercise the Option) does not exercise the Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified

 

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in the Award Agreement or below (as applicable), effective as of the date of such Termination, the Option shall terminate and the Shares underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan and become available for future Awards. In no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration date of such Option specified in the applicable Award Agreement, except as provided in the last sentence of Section 6.5. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 6.8, a Participant’s Option shall be forfeited upon his or her Termination, except as set forth below:

(a) Death . Upon a Participant’s Termination by reason of death, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (B) the expiration date of such Option specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

(b) Disability . Upon a Participant’s Termination by reason of Disability, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of such Termination and (B) the expiration date of such Option specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

(c) For Cause. Upon a Participant’s Termination for Cause, any Option held by such Participant shall be forfeited, effective as of such Termination.

(d) Other than Death, Disability or For Cause . Upon a Participant’s Termination for any reason other than death, Disability, or for Cause, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the ninetieth (90 th ) day following such Termination and (B) the expiration date of such Option specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

(e) Death after Termination . Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 6.8, if a Participant dies after such Participant’s Termination, but while his or her Option remains exercisable as set forth above, such Option may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (B) the expiration date of such Option specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.8, the Committee shall have the power, in its discretion, to apply different rules concerning the consequences of a Termination; provided , however , that such rules shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

6.9. Limitations on Incentive Stock Options .

(a) General . No ISO shall be granted to any Eligible Individual who is not an Employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Grant Date of such Option. Any ISO granted under the Plan shall contain such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may determine to be necessary to qualify such Option as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. Any ISO granted under the Plan may be modified by the Committee to disqualify such Option from treatment as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

(b) $100,000 Per Year Limitation . Notwithstanding any intent to grant ISOs, an Option granted under the Plan will not be considered an ISO to the extent that it, together with any other “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, but without regard to subsection (d) of such Section) under the Plan and any other “incentive stock option” plans of the Company, any Subsidiary and any “parent corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code, are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year with respect to Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000 (or such other limit as may be required by the Code) as of the Grant Date of the Option with respect to such Shares. The rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted.

(c) Options Granted to Certain Stockholders . No ISO shall be granted to an individual otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan who owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code), at the Grant Date of such Option, more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Subsidiary or any “parent corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code. This restriction does not apply if at the Grant Date of such ISO the Option Price of the ISO is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date of such ISO, and the ISO by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from such Grant Date.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

7.1. Grant of SARs . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant an SAR (a) in connection with, and at the Grant Date of, a related Option (a Tandem SAR), or (b) independent of, and unrelated to, an Option (a Freestanding SAR). The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of Shares to which a SAR pertains (subject to Article IV) and, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to any SAR.

7.2. Grant Price . The Grant Price for each SAR shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement, subject to the limitations of this Section 7.2. The Grant Price for each Freestanding SAR shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date of such Freestanding SAR, except in the case of Substitute Awards or Awards granted in connection with an adjustment provided for in Section 4.4. The Grant Price of a Tandem SAR shall be equal to the Option Price of the related Option.

7.3. Exercise of Tandem SARs . Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable only when and to the extent the related Option is exercisable and may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which the related Option is then exercisable. A Tandem SAR shall entitle a Participant to elect, in the manner set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, in lieu of exercising his or her unexercised related Option for all or a portion of the Shares for which such Option is then exercisable pursuant to its terms, to surrender such Option to the Company with respect to any or all of such Shares and to receive from the Company in exchange therefor a payment described in Section 7.7. An Option with respect to which a Participant has elected to exercise a Tandem SAR shall, to the extent of the Shares covered by such exercise, be canceled automatically and surrendered to the Company. Such Option shall thereafter remain exercisable according to its terms only with respect to the number of Shares as to which it would otherwise be exercisable, less the number of Shares with respect to which such Tandem SAR has been so exercised. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO: (a) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the related ISO; (b) the value of the payment with respect to the Tandem SAR may not exceed the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the related ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised and the Option Price of the related ISO; and (c) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Option Price of the ISO.

7.4. Exercise of Freestanding SARs . Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, in accordance with the Plan, determines and sets forth in the Award Agreement. An Agreement may provide that the period of time over which a Freestanding SAR may be exercised shall be automatically extended if on the scheduled expiration date of such SAR the Participant’s exercise of such SAR would violate an applicable law; provided , however , that during such extended exercise period the SAR may only be exercised to the extent the SAR was exercisable in accordance with its terms immediately prior to such scheduled expiration date; provided further , however , that such extended exercise period shall end not later than thirty (30) days after the exercise of such SAR first would no longer violate such law.

7.5. Award Agreement . Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains, the Grant Price, the term of the SAR, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in accordance with the Plan.

7.6. Term of SARs . The term of a SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided , however , that no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of its Grant Date, and that the that the term of any Tandem SAR shall be the same as the related Option.

 

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7.7. Payment of SAR Amount . An election to exercise SARs shall be deemed to have been made on the date of Notice of such election to the Company. As soon as practicable following such Notice, the Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

(a) The excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Grant Price of the SAR; by

(b) The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.7 to the contrary, the Committee may establish and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement a maximum amount per Share that will be payable upon the exercise of a SAR. At the discretion of the Committee, such payment upon exercise of a SAR shall be in cash, in Shares of equivalent Fair Market Value, or in some combination thereof.

7.8. Rights as a Stockholder . A Participant receiving a SAR shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to Shares, if any, actually earned upon satisfaction or achievement of the terms and conditions of the Award, and in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, and not with respect to Shares to which such Award relates but for which a book entry is not created for such Participant.

7.9. Termination of Employment or Service . The Committee may establish and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement the terms and conditions under which a SAR shall remain exercisable, if at all, upon a Termination of the Participant; provided , however , that in no event may a SAR be exercised after the expiration date of such SAR specified in the applicable Award Agreement, except as provided in the last sentence of Section 6.5 (in the case of Tandem SARs) or in the last sentence of Section 7.4 (in the case of Freestanding SARs). The provisions of Section 6.8 above shall apply to any SAR as if such SAR were an Option if the Award Agreement evidencing such SAR does not specify the terms and conditions upon which such SAR shall be forfeited or be exercisable or terminate upon, or after, a Termination of the Participant.

ARTICLE VIII.

RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

8.1. Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VIII and the Award Agreement, upon creation of a book entry evidencing a Participant’s ownership of Shares of Restricted Stock, pursuant to Section 8.6, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this Article VIII or the applicable Award Agreement or as determined by the Committee. Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted Stock, except no Shares are actually awarded to a Participant who is granted Restricted Stock Units on the Grant Date thereof, and such Participant shall have no rights of a stockholder with respect to such Restricted Stock Units.

8.2. Award Agreement . Each Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine in accordance with the Plan.

8.3. Nontransferability of Restricted Stock . Except as provided in this Article VIII, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, encumbered, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction established by the Committee and specified in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

8.4. Period of Restriction and Other Restrictions . The Period of Restriction shall lapse based on a Participant’s continuing service or employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, the achievement of performance goals, the satisfaction of other conditions or restrictions or upon the occurrence of other events, in each case, as determined by the Committee, at its discretion, and stated in the Award Agreement.

 

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8.5. Delivery of Shares, Payment of Restricted Stock Units . Subject to Section 20.9, after the last day of the Period of Restriction applicable to a Participant’s Shares of Restricted Stock, and after all conditions and restrictions applicable to such Shares of Restricted Stock have been satisfied or lapse (including satisfaction of any applicable withholding tax obligations), pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement, such Shares of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by such Participant. After the last day of the Period of Restriction applicable to a Participant’s Restricted Stock Units, and after all conditions and restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock Units have been satisfied or lapse (including satisfaction of any applicable withholding tax obligations), pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement, such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled by delivery of Shares, a cash payment determined by reference to the then current Fair Market Value of Shares, or a combination of Shares and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, either by the terms of the Award Agreement or otherwise.

8.6. Forms of Restricted Stock Awards . Each Participant who receives an Award of Shares of Restricted Stock shall be issued “book entry” Shares (i.e., a computerized or manual entry) in the records of the Company or its transfer agent in the name of the Participant who has received the Award. Such records of the Company or such agent shall, absent manifest error, be binding on all Participants who receive Restricted Stock Awards. Such records shall also refer to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Award, substantially in the following form:

“The transferability of the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan and an Award Agreement, as well as the terms and conditions of applicable law. Copies of such plan and agreement are on file at the offices of EVO Payments, Inc.”

The Committee may require a Participant who receives book entry Shares evidencing a Restricted Stock Award to immediately deposit a stock power or other appropriate instrument of transfer, endorsed in blank by the Participant, with signatures guaranteed in accordance with the Exchange Act if required by the Committee, with the Secretary of the Company or an escrow holder as provided in the immediately following sentence. The Secretary of the Company or such escrow holder as the Committee may appoint shall retain custody of the Shares representing a Restricted Stock Award until the Period of Restriction and any other restrictions imposed by the Committee or under the Award Agreement with respect to the Shares evidenced by such certificate expire or shall have been removed. The use of book entries to evidence the ownership of Shares of Restricted Stock, in accordance with this Section 8.6, shall not affect the rights of Participants as owners of the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded to them, nor affect the restrictions applicable to such Shares under the Award Agreement or the Plan, including the Period of Restriction.

8.7. Voting Rights . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock shall be granted the right to exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units.

8.8. Dividends and Other Distributions . During the Period of Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock shall be credited with any cash dividends paid with respect to such Shares while they are so held, and such dividends shall be paid to the Participants if and when their rights vest at the end of the Period of Restriction, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement. Except as set forth in the Award Agreement, in the event of (a) any adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, or (b) any shares or securities are received as a dividend, or an extraordinary dividend is paid in cash, on Shares of Restricted Stock, any new or additional Shares or securities or any extraordinary dividends paid in cash received by a recipient of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, including the Period of Restriction, as relate to the original Shares of Restricted Stock. A Participant shall have no dividend rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units.

8.9. Termination of Employment or Service . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.9, during the Period of Restriction, any Restricted Stock Units and/or Shares of Restricted Stock held by a Participant shall be forfeited and revert to the Company (or, if Shares of Restricted Stock were sold to the Participant, the Participant shall be required to resell such Shares to the Company at cost) upon the Participant’s Termination or the failure to meet or satisfy any applicable performance goals or other terms, conditions and restrictions to the extent set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Each applicable Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which, if any, the

 

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Participant shall have the right to retain Restricted Stock Units and/or Shares of Restricted Stock, then subject to the Period of Restriction, following such Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the applicable Award Agreement, need not be uniform among all such Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for, or circumstances of, such Termination.

ARTICLE IX.

PERFORMANCE SHARES, PERFORMANCE UNITS, AND CASH-BASED AWARDS

9.1. Grant of Performance Shares, Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards . Subject to the terms of the Plan, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and/or Cash-Based Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee, in accordance with the Plan. A Performance Share, Performance Unit or Cash-Based Award entitles the Participant who receives such Award to receive Shares or cash upon the attainment of applicable performance goals for the applicable Performance Period, and/or satisfaction of other terms and conditions, in each case determined by the Committee, and which may be set forth in the Award Agreement. Such entitlements of a Participant with respect to his or her outstanding Performance Share, Performance Unit or Cash-Based Award shall be reflected by a bookkeeping entry in the records of the Company, unless otherwise provided by the Award Agreement. The terms and conditions of such Awards shall be consistent with the Plan and set forth in the Award Agreement and need not be uniform among all such Awards or all Participants receiving such Awards.

9.2. Earned Performance Shares, Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards . Performance Shares, Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards shall become earned, in whole or in part, based upon the attainment of performance goals specified by the Committee and/or the occurrence of any event or events and/or satisfaction of such terms and conditions, including a Change in Control, as the Committee shall determine, either at or after the Grant Date. The Committee shall determine the extent to which any applicable performance goals and/or other terms and conditions of a Performance Unit, Performance Share or Cash-Based Award are attained or not attained following conclusion of the applicable Performance Period. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive any such performance goals and/or other terms and conditions relating to any such Award, subject to Section 12.3.

9.3. Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units, Performance Shares and Cash-Based Awards . Payment of earned Performance Units, Performance Shares and Cash-Based Awards shall be as determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award Agreement. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units, Performance Shares and Cash-Based Awards in the form of cash or in Shares (or in a combination thereof) which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units, Performance Shares or Cash-Based Awards following conclusion of the Performance Period and the Committee’s determination of attainment of applicable performance goals and/or other terms and conditions in accordance with Section 9.2. Such Shares may be granted subject to any restrictions that may be imposed by the Committee, including a Period of Restriction or mandatory deferral. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payment of such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award.

9.4. Rights as a Stockholder . A Participant receiving a Performance Unit, Performance Share or Cash-Based Award shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to Shares, if any, actually received by the Participant upon satisfaction or achievement of the terms and conditions of such Award and not with respect to Shares subject to the Award but not actually issued to such Participant.

9.5. Termination of Employment or Service . Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain Performance Units, Performance Shares and/or Cash-Based Awards following such Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the applicable Award Agreement, need not be uniform among all such Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for Termination.

 

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ARTICLE X.

STOCK-BASED AWARDS

10.1. Other Stock-Based Awards . The Committee may grant types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of the Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares), in such amounts (subject to Article IV) and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine. More specifically, grants of equity-based or equity-related Awards can be made to pay all or a portion of a Participant’s salary or bonus or in addition to a Participant’s salary or bonus. Such Other Stock-Based Awards may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of Shares and may include Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States.

10.2. Value of Other Stock-Based Awards . Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or units based on Shares, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may establish performance goals in its discretion, and any such performance goals shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish performance goals, the number and/or value of Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid out to the Participant will depend on the extent to which such performance goals are met.

10.3. Payment of Other Stock-Based Awards . Payment, if any, with respect to an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, as set forth in the Award Agreement, in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, as the Committee determines.

10.4. Termination of Employment or Service . The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Other Stock-Based Awards following the Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, such provisions may be included in the applicable Award Agreement, but need not be uniform among all Other Stock-Based Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for Termination.

ARTICLE XI.

DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

11.1. Dividend Equivalents . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, no adjustment shall be made in the Shares issuable or taken into account under Awards on account of cash dividends that may be paid or other rights that may be issued to the holders of Shares prior to issuance of such Shares under such Award. The Committee may grant Dividend Equivalents based on the dividends declared on Shares that are subject to any Award, other than an Option of SAR, including any Award the payment or settlement of which is deferred pursuant to Section 20.6. Dividend Equivalents may be credited as of the dividend payment dates, during the period between the Grant Date of the Award and the date the Award becomes payable or terminates or expires. Dividend Equivalents may be subject to any limitations and/or restrictions determined by the Committee. Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time, and shall be paid at such times, as may be determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dividend Equivalents shall not be payable until and to the extent the underlying Award vests or is exercised. No Dividend Equivalents shall relate to Shares underlying an Option or SAR.

 

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ARTICLE XII.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

12.1. Performance Measures .

The objective performance goals upon which the granting, payment and/or vesting of Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may occur shall be based on any one or more of the following Performance Measures selected by the Committee:

net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); cash earnings or cash earnings per share (and related growth measures); net revenue or net revenue growth; gross revenue; gross profit or gross profit growth; net operating profit (before or after taxes); return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales; cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital); earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA or related growth measures; gross or operating margins; improvements in capital structure; budget and expense management; productivity ratios; economic value added or other value added measurements; Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); expense targets; margins; operating efficiency; working capital targets; enterprise value; and completion of acquisitions or business expansion.

Such performance goals shall be established by the Committee within the first ninety (90) days of a Performance Period. Any Performance Measures may be used to measure the performance of the Company, Subsidiaries and/or any Affiliates or any business unit, division, service or product of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or Subsidiaries or any combination thereof, over such period or periods, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Measures as compared to the performance of one or more comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Committee may select any relevant Performance Measure as compared to any stock market index or indices, growth rates or trends.

12.2. Evaluation of Performance .

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, payment or vesting of any such Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall not be made until the Committee certifies in writing that the applicable performance goals and any other material terms of such Award were in fact satisfied, except as otherwise provided in Section 12.3. The Committee may provide in the Award Agreement with respect to any such Award that any evaluation of performance shall include or exclude any of the following events that occur during a Performance Period: (a) gains or losses on sales or dispositions, (b) asset write-downs, (c) changes in tax law or rate, including the impact on deferred tax liabilities, (d) the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles or changes in accounting policies, (e) events of an “unusual nature” and/or of a type that indicate “infrequency of occurrence,” each as defined in FASB Accounting Standards Update 2015 – 01, discussed in the Company’s financial statements or notes thereto appearing in the Company’s Annual Report in Form 10K, and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial performance appearing in such Annual Report, (f) acquisitions occurring after the start of a Performance Period or unbudgeted costs incurred related to future acquisitions, (g) operations discontinued, divested or restructured, including severance costs, (h) gains or losses on refinancing or extinguishment of debt, (i) foreign exchange gains and losses and (j) any similar event or condition specified in such Award Agreement.

12.3. Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation .

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, (a) the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, any amount payable, or other benefits granted, issued, retained and/or vested pursuant to such an Award on account of satisfaction of the applicable performance goals on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its discretion shall determine, and (b) the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals, except in the case of the Participant’s death or disability or a Change in Control.

 

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12.4. Committee Discretion .

In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. The Committee has the discretion to grant Awards that do not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, or that are based on performance measures other than those set forth in Section 12.1.

ARTICLE XIII.

TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS; BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

13.1. Transferability of Incentive Stock Options . No ISO or Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; (ii) to the extent permitted by the Code, by gift or transfer to any trust or estate in which the original ISO recipient or such recipient’s spouse or other immediate relative has a substantial beneficial interest, or to a spouse or other immediate relative, provided that any such transfer is permitted subject to Rule 16b-3 issued pursuant to the Exchange Act as in effect when such transfer occurs and the Board does not rescind this provision prior to such transfer; or (iii) in accordance with Section 13.3. No ISO or Tandem SAR shall be transferrable pursuant to a domestic relations order or similar order. Further, all ISOs and Tandem SARs granted in connection with ISOs granted to a Participant shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant.

13.2. All Other Awards . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.5 or Section 13.3 or a Participant’s Award Agreement or otherwise determined at any time by the Committee, no Award granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) by gift or transfer to any trust or estate in which the original Award recipient or such recipient’s spouse of other immediate relative has a substantial beneficial interest, or to a spouse or other immediate relative, provided that any such transfer is permitted subject to Rule 16b-3 issued pursuant to the Exchange Act as in effect when such transfer occurs and the Board does not rescind this provision prior to such transfer; provided that the Committee may in its discretion permit further transferability, on a general or a specific basis, and may impose conditions and limitations on any permitted transferability, subject to Section 13.1 and any applicable Period of Restriction; provided further , however , that no Award may be transferred for value or other consideration without first obtaining approval thereof by the stockholders of the Company and no Award shall be transferable pursuant to a domestic relations order or similar order. Further, except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement or otherwise determined at any time by the Committee, or unless the Committee decides to permit further transferability, subject to any applicable Period of Restriction, all Awards granted to a Participant under the Plan, and all rights with respect to such Awards, shall be exercisable or available during his or her lifetime only by or to such Participant. With respect to those Awards, if any, that are permitted to be transferred to another individual, references in the Plan to exercise or payment related to such Awards by or to the Participant shall be deemed to include, as determined by the Committee, the Participant’s permitted transferee. In the event any Award is exercised by or otherwise paid to the executors, administrators, heirs or distributees of the estate of a deceased Participant, or such a Participant’s beneficiary, or the transferee of an Award, in any such case, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Agreement and in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be specified from time to time by the Committee, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue Shares thereunder unless and until the Company is satisfied, as determined in the discretion of the Committee, that the person or persons exercising such Award, or to receive such payment, are the duly appointed legal representative of the deceased Participant’s estate or the proper legatees or distributees thereof or the named beneficiary of such Participant, or the valid transferee of such Award, as applicable. Any purported assignment, transfer or encumbrance of an Award that does not comply with this Section 13.2 shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.

13.3. Beneficiary Designation . Each Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries who shall be permitted to exercise his or her Option or SAR or to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of the Participant’s death before he or she fully exercises his or her Option or SAR or receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Committee during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such beneficiary designation, a Participant’s unexercised

 

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Option or SAR, or amounts due but remaining unpaid to such Participant, at the Participant’s death, shall be exercised or paid as designated by the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

ARTICLE XIV.

RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS

14.1. Rights or Claims . No person shall have any rights or claims under the Plan except in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. The liability of the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate under the Plan is limited to the obligations expressly set forth in the Plan, and no term or provision of the Plan may be construed to impose any further or additional duties, obligations, or costs on the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof or the Board or the Committee not expressly set forth in the Plan. The grant of an Award under the Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant holding such Award other than such terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the Plan as being applicable to such type of Award, or to all Awards, or as are expressly set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the existence of the Plan nor anything contained in the Plan or in any Award Agreement shall be deemed to:

(a) Give any Eligible Individual the right to be retained in the service of the Company, an Affiliate and/or a Subsidiary, whether in any particular position, at any particular rate of compensation, for any particular period of time or otherwise;

(b) Restrict in any way the right of the Company, an Affiliate and/or a Subsidiary to terminate, change or modify any Eligible Individual’s employment or service at any time with or without Cause;

(c) Confer on any Eligible Individual any right of continued relationship with the Company, an Affiliate and/or a Subsidiary, or alter any relationship between them, including any right of the Company or an Affiliate or Subsidiary to terminate, change or modify its relationship with an Eligible Individual;

(d) Constitute a contract of employment or service between the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary and any Eligible Individual, nor shall it constitute a right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary;

(e) Give any Eligible Individual the right to receive any bonus, whether payable in cash or in Shares, or in any combination thereof, from the Company, an Affiliate and/or a Subsidiary, nor be construed as limiting in any way the right of the Company, an Affiliate and/or a Subsidiary to determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not it shall pay any Eligible Individual bonuses, and, if so paid, the amount thereof and the manner of such payment; or

(f) Give any Participant any rights whatsoever with respect to an Award except as specifically provided in the Plan and the Award Agreement.

14.2. Adoption of the Plan . The adoption of the Plan shall not be deemed to give any Eligible Individual or any other individual any right to be selected as a Participant or to be granted an Award, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.

14.3. Vesting . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a Participant’s right or entitlement to exercise or otherwise vest in any Award not exercisable or vested at the Grant Date thereof shall only result from continued employment, or continued services as a Non-Employee Director or Consultant, as the case may be, with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or satisfaction of any performance goals or other conditions or restrictions applicable, by its terms, to such Award, except, in each such case, as the Committee may, in its discretion, expressly determine otherwise.

14.4. No Effects on Benefits; No Damages . Payments and other compensation received by a Participant under an Award are not part of such Participant’s normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including calculating termination, indemnity, severance, resignation, redundancy, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments under any laws, plans, contracts, policies, programs, arrangements, or otherwise. A Participant shall, by participating in the Plan, waive any and all rights to

 

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compensation or damages in consequence of Termination of such Participant for any reason whatsoever, whether lawfully or otherwise, insofar as those rights arise or may arise from such Participant ceasing to have rights under the Plan as a result of such Termination, or from the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements, including by reason of the operation of the terms of the Plan or the provisions of any statute or law relating to taxation. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from the termination of the Plan or diminution in value of any Award or Shares purchased or otherwise received under the Plan.

14.5. One or More Types of Awards . A particular type of Award may be granted to a Participant either alone or in addition to other Awards under the Plan.

ARTICLE XV.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

15.1. Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Committee determines, either by the terms of the Award Agreement or by resolution adopted by the Committee, including, without limitation, that (i) Awards may be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards may be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and exercise price, as applicable; (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, the Participant’s Awards may terminate upon or immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control; (iii) outstanding Awards may vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or performance goals and/or restrictions applicable to an Award may be deemed satisfied or lapse, in whole or in part, prior to or upon consummation of such Change in Control, and, to the extent the Committee determines, terminate prior to or upon consummation of such Change in Control; (iv) (A) each outstanding Option and Stock Appreciation Right may be cancelled in exchange for an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of such Change in Control over the Option Price or Grant Price applicable to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, (B) each Share of Restricted Stock, each Restricted Stock Unit and each other Award denominated in Shares may be cancelled in exchange for an amount equal to the Change in Control Price multiplied by the number of Shares covered by such Award, (C) each Award not denominated in Shares may be cancelled in exchange for the full amount of such Award, and (D) any Award the payment or settlement of which was deferred under Section 20.6 or otherwise may be cancelled in exchange for the full amount of such deferred Award; or (v) any combination of the foregoing.

15.2 No Implied Rights; Other Limitations . No Participant shall have any right to prevent the consummation of any of the acts described in Section 4.4 or 15.1 affecting the number of Shares available to, or other entitlement of, such Participant under the Plan or such Participant’s Award. Any actions or determinations of the Committee under this Article XV need not be uniform as to all outstanding Awards, nor treat all Participants identically. Notwithstanding the adjustments described in Section 15.1, in no event may any Option or SAR be exercised after ten (10) years from the Grant Date thereof, and any changes to ISOs pursuant to this Article XV shall, unless the Committee determines otherwise, only be effective to the extent such adjustments or changes do not cause a “modification” (within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code) of such ISOs or adversely affect the tax status of such ISOs.

15.3 Termination, Amendment, and Modifications of Change in Control Provisions . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan (but subject to the limitations of the last sentence of Section 16.1 and Section 16.2) or any Award Agreement provision, the provisions of this Article XV may not be terminated, amended, or modified on or after the date of a Change in Control to materially impair any Participant’s Award theretofore granted and then outstanding under the Plan without the prior written consent of such Participant.

15.4 Excess Parachute Payments . It is recognized that under certain circumstances: (a) payments or benefits provided to a Participant might give rise to an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code; and (b) it might be beneficial to a Participant to disclaim some portion of the payment or benefit in order to avoid such “excess parachute payment” and thereby avoid the imposition of an excise tax resulting therefrom; and (c) under such circumstances it would not be to the disadvantage of the Company to permit the Participant to disclaim any such payment or benefit in order to avoid the “excess parachute payment” and the excise tax resulting therefrom.

 

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Accordingly, the Participant may, at the Participant’s option, exercisable at any time or from time to time, disclaim any entitlement to any portion of the payment or benefits arising under this Plan which would constitute “excess parachute payments,” and it shall be the Participant’s choice as to which payments or benefits shall be so surrendered, if and to the extent that the Participant exercises such option, so as to avoid “excess parachute payments” provided, however, that Participant must first surrender payments or benefits that are payable in the same calendar year as the event giving rise to such “excess parachute payment” and, if additional payments or benefits are surrendered, must then surrender payments or benefits that are payable in the immediately succeeding calendar year and provided further that no payment or benefit that is surrendered shall affect the amount of payment or benefit payable in a subsequent calendar year.

ARTICLE XVI.

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

16.1. Amendment, Modification, and Termination . The Board may, at any time and with or without prior notice, amend, alter, suspend, or terminate the Plan, and the Committee may, to the extent permitted by the Plan, amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, including any Award Agreement, in each case, retroactively or prospectively; provided , however , that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall be made which, without first obtaining approval of the stockholders of the Company (where such approval is necessary to satisfy (i) the then-applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3, (ii) any requirements under the Code relating to ISOs, or (iii) any applicable law, regulation or rule (including the applicable regulations and rules of the SEC and any national securities exchange)), would:

(a) except as is provided in Section 4.4, increase the maximum number of Shares which may be sold or awarded under the Plan or increase the maximum limitations set forth in Section 4.3;

(b) except as is provided in Section 4.4, decrease the minimum Option Price or Grant Price requirements of Sections 6.3 and 7.2, respectively;

(c) change the class of persons eligible to receive Awards under the Plan;

(d) extend the duration of the Plan or the maximum period during which Options or SARs may be exercised under Section 6.4 or 7.6, as applicable; or

(e) otherwise require stockholder approval to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule (including the applicable regulations and rules of the SEC and any national securities exchange).

In addition, (A) no such amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan or any Award theretofore granted, including any Award Agreement, shall be made which would materially impair the previously accrued rights of a Participant under any outstanding Award without the written consent of such Participant, provided , however , that the Board may amend or alter the Plan and the Committee may amend or alter any Award, including any Award Agreement, either retroactively or prospectively, without the consent of the applicable Participant, (x) so as to preserve or come within any exemptions from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, pursuant to the rules and releases promulgated by the SEC (including Rule 16b-3), or (y) if the Board or the Committee determines in its discretion that such amendment or alteration either (I) is required or advisable for the Company, the Plan or the Award to satisfy, comply with or meet the requirements of any law, regulation, rule or accounting standard or (II) is not reasonably likely to significantly diminish the benefits provided under such Award, or that such diminishment has been or will be adequately compensated, and (B) except in connection with a Share Change or Corporate Transaction or as otherwise provided in Section 4.4, but notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, neither the Board nor the Committee may take any action: (1) to amend the terms of an outstanding Option or SAR to reduce the Option Price or Grant Price thereof, cancel an Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR with a lower Option Price or Grant Price, or that has an economic effect that is the same as any such reduction or cancellation; or (2) to cancel an outstanding Option or SAR in exchange for the grant of another type of Award, without, in each such case, first obtaining approval of the stockholders of the Company of such action.

16.2. Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events . The Board or the Committee shall make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards as the Board or the Committee deems appropriate and equitable in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including the events described in Section 4.4) affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or the

 

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financial statements of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, rules or accounting principles. The Committee shall determine any adjustment pursuant to this Section 16.2 after taking into account, among other things, the requirements of the Code to the extent applicable, including the provisions of the Code applicable to Incentive Stock Options and Section 409A. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under the Plan.

ARTICLE XVII.

TAX WITHHOLDING AND OTHER TAX MATTERS

17.1. Tax Withholding . The Company and/or any Subsidiary or Affiliate are authorized to withhold from any Award granted or payment due under the Plan the amount of all federal, state, local and non-United States taxes due in respect of such Award or payment and take any such other action as may be necessary or appropriate, as determined by the Committee, to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income or wages of a Participant for federal, state, local, or non-U.S. tax purposes with respect to any Award, such Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local or non-U.S. taxes or social security (or similar) contributions of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee in its discretion), and the Company and the Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to such Participant, whether or not under the Plan.

17.2. Withholding or Tendering Shares . Without limiting the generality of Section 17.1, subject to any applicable laws, the Committee may in its discretion permit a Participant to satisfy or arrange to satisfy, in whole or in part, the tax obligations incident to an Award by: (a) electing to have the Company withhold Shares or other property otherwise deliverable to such Participant pursuant to his or her Award ( provided , however , that the amount of any Shares so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy required federal, state, local and non-United States withholding obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates, or such greater amount that the Committee determines is permitted by law, for federal, state, local and/or non-U.S. tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income), and/or (b) tendering to the Company Shares already owned by such Participant, or by such Participant and his or her spouse jointly, ( provided , however , that tendering of such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), in each case in clause (a) or (b) above, based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the payment date as determined by the Committee. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including making irrevocable elections, for settlement of withholding obligations with Common Stock.

17.3. Restrictions . The satisfaction of tax obligations pursuant to this Article XVII shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose, including any restrictions required by applicable law or the rules and regulations of the SEC, and shall be construed consistent with an intent to comply with any such applicable laws, rules and regulations.

17.4. Special ISO Obligations . The Committee may require a Participant to give prompt written notice to the Company concerning any disposition of Shares received upon the exercise of an ISO within: (i) two (2) years from the Grant Date of such ISO to such Participant or (ii) one (1) year from the transfer of such Shares to such Participant or (iii) such other period as the Committee may from time to time determine. The Committee may direct that a Participant with respect to an ISO undertake in the applicable Award Agreement to give such written notice described in the preceding sentence, at such time and containing such information as the Committee may prescribe, and/or that the book entry Shares acquired by exercise of an ISO refer to such requirement to give such notice.

17.5. Section  83(b) Election . If a Participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed with respect to an Award as of the date of transfer of Shares rather than as of the date or dates upon which the Participant would otherwise be taxable under Section 83(a) of the Code, such Participant shall deliver a copy of such election to the Company upon or prior to the filing of such election with the Internal Revenue Service. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall have any liability or responsibility relating to or arising out of the filing or not filing of any such election or any defects in its construction.

 

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17.6. No Guarantee of Favorable Tax Treatment . Although the Company intends to administer the Plan so that Awards will be exempt from, or will comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not warrant that any Award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. the Company shall not be liable to any Participant for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of the grant, holding, vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award under the Plan.

17.7. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation .

(a) It is the intention of the Company that no Award shall be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines otherwise as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 17.7, and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all Awards shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.

(b) The terms and conditions governing any Awards that the Committee determines will be subject to Section 409A of the Code, including any rules for payment, including elective or mandatory deferral of the payment or delivery of cash or Shares pursuant thereto, and any rules regarding treatment of such Awards in the event of a Change in Control, shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and shall be intended to comply in all respects with Section 409A of the Code, and the Plan and the terms and conditions of such Awards shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.

(c) The Committee shall not extend the period to exercise an Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the extent that such extension would cause the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to become subject to Section 409A of the Code.

(d) Unless the Committee provides otherwise in an Award Agreement, each Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit, Performance Share, Cash-Based Award and/or Other Stock-Based Award shall be paid in full to the Participant no later than the fifteenth day of the third month after the end of the first calendar year in which such Award is no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. If the Committee provides in an Award Agreement that a Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit, Performance Share, Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award is intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement shall include terms that are intended to comply in all respects with Section 409A of the Code.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, no event or condition shall constitute a Change in Control with respect to an Award to the extent that, if it were, a twenty percent (20%) additional income tax would be imposed under Section 409A of the Code on the Participant who holds such Award; provided that, in such a case, the event or condition shall continue to constitute a Change in Control to the maximum extent possible (for example, if applicable, in respect of vesting without an acceleration of payment of such an Award) without causing the imposition of such twenty percent (20%) tax.

ARTICLE XVIII.

LIMITS OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

18.1. Limits of Liability .

Any liability of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to any Participant with respect to any Award shall be based solely upon contractual obligations created by the Plan and the Award Agreement.

(a) None of the Company, any Subsidiary, any Affiliate, any member of the Board or the Committee or any other person participating in any determination of any question under the Plan, or in the interpretation, administration or application of the Plan, shall have any liability, in the absence of bad faith, to any party for any action taken or not taken in connection with the Plan, except as may expressly be provided by statute.

(b) Each member of the Committee, while serving as such, shall be considered to be acting in his or her capacity as a director of the Company. Members of the Board of Directors and members of the Committee acting under the Plan shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the advice of counsel and shall incur no liability except for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of their duties.

 

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(c) The Company shall not be liable to a Participant or any other person as to: (i) the non-issuance of Shares as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having relevant jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Committee or the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, and (ii) any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or settlement of any Option or other Award.

18.2. Indemnification . Subject to the requirements of Delaware law, each individual who is or shall have been a member of the Committee or of the Board, or an officer of the Company or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Article III, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability, or expense is a result of the individual’s own willful misconduct or except as provided by statute. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such individual may be entitled under the charter or by-laws of the Company, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless such individual.

ARTICLE XIX.

SUCCESSORS

19.1. General . All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on successors, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

ARTICLE XX.

MISCELLANEOUS

20.1. Drafting Context; Captions . Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. The words “Article,” “Section,” and “paragraph” herein shall refer to provisions of the Plan, unless expressly indicated otherwise. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” herein shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation” whether or not they are in fact followed by such words or words of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires. The headings and captions appearing herein are inserted only as a matter of convenience. They do not define, limit, construe, or describe the scope or intent of the provisions of the Plan.

20.2. Forfeiture Events . Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall have the authority to determine (and may so provide in any Agreement) that a Participant’s (including his or her estate’s, beneficiary’s or transferee’s) rights (including the right to exercise any Option or SAR), payments and benefits with respect to any Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment (to the extent permitted by applicable law) in the event of the Participant’s Termination for Cause; serious misconduct; violation of the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s policies; breach of fiduciary duty; unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential information of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate; breach of applicable noncompetition, nonsolicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants; or other conduct or activity that is in competition with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or otherwise detrimental to the business, reputation or interests of the Company and/or any Subsidiary or Affiliate; or upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the applicable Award Agreement (in any such case, whether or not the Participant is then an Employee or Non-Employee Director). The determination of whether a Participant’s conduct, activities or circumstances are described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be made by the Committee in its discretion, and pending any such determination, the Committee shall have the authority to suspend the exercise, payment, delivery or settlement of all or any portion of such Participant’s outstanding Awards pending an investigation of the matter.

 

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20.3. Severability . In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

20.4. Transfer, Leave of Absence . For purposes of the Plan, a transfer of an Eligible Individual from the Company to an Affiliate or Subsidiary (or, for purposes of any ISO granted under the Plan, only a Subsidiary), or vice versa, or from one Affiliate or Subsidiary to another (or in the case of an ISO, only from one Subsidiary to another), and a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall not be deemed a Termination of the Eligible Individual for purposes of the Plan or with respect to any Award (in the case of ISOs, to the extent permitted by the Code).

20.5. Exercise and Payment of Awards . An Award shall be deemed exercised or claimed when the Secretary of the Company or any other official or other person designated by the Committee for such purpose receives appropriate written notice from a Participant, in form acceptable to the Committee, together with payment of the applicable Option Price, Grant Price or other purchase price, if any, and compliance with Article XVI, in accordance with the Plan and such Participant’s Award Agreement.

20.6. Deferrals . Subject to applicable law, the Committee may from time to time establish procedures pursuant to which a Participant may defer on an elective or mandatory basis receipt of all or a portion of the cash or Shares subject to an Award on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, including those of any deferred compensation plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate specified by the Committee for such purpose.

20.7. No Effect on Other Plans . Neither the adoption of the Plan nor anything contained herein shall affect any other compensation or incentive plans or arrangements of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or prevent or limit the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to establish any other forms of incentives or compensation for their directors, officers, eligible employees or consultants or grant or assume options or other rights otherwise than under the Plan.

20.8. Section  16 of Exchange Act . The provisions and operation of the Plan are intended to ensure that no transaction under the Plan is subject to (and not exempt from) the short-swing profit recovery rules of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Unless otherwise stated in the Award Agreement, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any Award granted to an Insider shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (including Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule, and the Plan and the Award Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such limitations.

20.9. Requirements of Law; Limitations on Awards .

(a) The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

(b) If at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration and/or qualification of Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal or non-United States law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the sale or purchase of Shares hereunder, the Company shall have no obligation to allow the grant, exercise or payment of any Award, or to issue or deliver evidence of title for Shares issued under the Plan, in whole or in part, unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent and/or approval shall have been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

(c) If at any time counsel to the Company shall be of the opinion that any sale or delivery of Shares pursuant to an Award is or may be in the circumstances unlawful or result in the imposition of excise taxes on the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate under the statutes, rules or regulations of any applicable jurisdiction, the Company shall have no obligation to make such sale or delivery, or to make any application or to effect or to maintain any qualification or registration under the Securities Act, or otherwise with respect to Shares or Awards and the right to exercise or payment of any Option or Award shall be suspended until, in the opinion of such counsel, such sale or delivery shall be lawful or will not result in the imposition of excise taxes on the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.

 

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(d) Upon termination of any period of suspension under this Section 20.9, any Award affected by such suspension which shall not then have expired or terminated shall be reinstated as to all Shares available before such suspension and as to the Shares which would otherwise have become available during the period of such suspension, but no suspension shall extend the term of any Award.

(e) The Committee may require each person receiving Shares in connection with any Award under the Plan to represent and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring such Shares for investment without a view to the distribution thereof, and/or provide such other representations and agreements as the Committee may prescribe. The Committee, in its absolute discretion, may impose such restrictions on the ownership and transferability of the Shares purchasable or otherwise receivable by any person under any Award as it deems appropriate. Any such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and the certificates evidencing such shares may include any legend that the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any such restrictions.

(f) An Award and any Shares received upon the exercise or payment of an Award shall be subject to such other transfer and/or ownership restrictions and/or legending requirements as the Committee may establish in its discretion and may be referred to on the certificates evidencing such Shares, including restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.

20.10. Participants Deemed to Accept Plan . By accepting any benefit under the Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through any such Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated their acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and any action taken under the Plan by the Board, the Committee or the Company, in any case in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

20.11. Governing Law . The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, Participants are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of the State of Delaware, to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or any related Award Agreement.

20.12. Plan Unfunded . The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the issuance of Shares or the payment of cash upon exercise or payment of any Award. Proceeds from the sale of Shares pursuant to Options or other Awards granted under the Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company.

20.13. Administration Costs . The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in administering the Plan, including expenses of issuing Shares pursuant to any Options or other Awards granted hereunder.

20.14. No Fractional Shares . No fractional Shares shall be issued upon the exercise or payment of an Option or other Award. The Committee may, in its discretion, pay cash in lieu of fractional shares or require that fractional shares be forfeited.

20.15. Subsidiary or Affiliate Eligible Individuals . In the case of a grant of an Award to any Eligible Individual of a Subsidiary or Affiliate, the Company may, if the Committee so directs, issue or transfer the Shares, if any, covered by the Award to such Subsidiary or Affiliate, for such lawful consideration as the Committee may specify, upon the condition or understanding that such Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer such Shares to such Eligible Individual in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Award and those of the Plan. The Committee may also adopt procedures regarding treatment of any Shares so transferred to a Subsidiary or Affiliate that are subsequently forfeited or canceled.

20.16. Data Protection . By participating in the Plan, each Participant consents to the collection, processing, transmission and storage by the Company, in any form whatsoever, of any data of a professional or personal nature which is necessary for the purposes of administering the Plan. The Company may share such information with any

 

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Subsidiary or Affiliate, any trustee, its registrars, brokers, other third-party administrator or any person who obtains control of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or any division respectively thereof.

20.17. Right of Offset . The Company and the Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall have the right to offset against the obligations to make payment or issue any Shares to any Participant under the Plan, any outstanding amounts (including travel and entertainment advance balances, loans, tax withholding amounts paid by the employer or amounts repayable to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile or other employee programs) such Participant then owes to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement.

20.18. Claw-Back Policy . Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement) and the Committee, in its sole and exclusive discretion, may require that any Participant reimburse the Company all or part of the amount of any payment in settlement of any Award granted hereunder.

20.19. Participants Based Outside of the United States . The Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Individuals who are non-United States nationals, or who reside outside the United States or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the Company to be subject to) legal or regulatory provisions of countries or jurisdictions outside the United States, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan and comply with such legal or regulatory provisions, and, in furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may make or establish such modifications, amendments, procedures or subplans as may be necessary or advisable to comply with such legal or regulatory requirements (including triggering a public offering or to maximize tax efficiency).

 

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Exhibit 10.25

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Restricted Stock Award Agreement

This Restricted Stock Award Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into by and between EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and [NAME] (the “ Grantee ”).

 

Grant Date:

  

 

Number of Shares of Restricted Stock:

  

 

1.     Grant of Restricted Stock . Pursuant to Section 8.1 of the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “ Plan ”), the Company hereby issues to the Grantee an Award of Restricted Stock (the “ Restricted Stock ”), in the number of Shares set forth above, and on the terms and conditions and subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

2.     Consideration . The grant of the Restricted Stock is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Grantee to the Company or its affiliates.

3.     Restricted Period; Vesting .

3.1    Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the applicable vesting date[, and further provided that any additional conditions and performance goals set forth in Schedule I (attached hereto) have been satisfied] 1 , the Restricted Stock will vest in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

Vesting Date

 

  

 

Shares of Common Stock

 

 

[VESTING DATE]

 

  

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF SHARES THAT

VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]

 

 

[VESTING DATE]

 

  

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF SHARES THAT

VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]

 

 

[VESTING DATE]

 

  

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF SHARES THAT

VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]

 

 

 

 

1 NTD: Add if performance goals are applicable.


3.2    The Grantee’s unvested Restricted Stock shall be automatically forfeited upon such Termination of Service and neither the Company nor any affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Grantee under this Agreement.

3.3    The terms of the Plan will govern the Restricted Stock Award in the event of a Change in Control. 2

4.     Restrictions . Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, during the Period of Restriction, the Restricted Stock or the rights relating thereto may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Grantee. Any attempt to assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the Restricted Stock or the rights relating thereto during the Period of Restriction shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, the Restricted Stock will be forfeited by the Grantee and all of the Grantee’s rights to such Shares shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Company.

5.     Rights as Shareholder; Dividends .

5.1    The Grantee shall be the record owner of the Restricted Stock until the Shares are sold or otherwise disposed of, and shall be entitled to all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company including, without limitation, the right to vote such Shares and receive all dividends or other distributions paid with respect to such Shares; provided that dividends or other distributions with respect to any Shares of Restricted Stock shall be paid to the Grantee only to the extent such Shares of Restricted Stock are vested.

5.2    The Company may issue evidence the Grantee’s interest by issuing “book entry” Shares (i.e., a computerized or manual book entry account) in the records of the Company or its transfer agent in the Grantee’s name.

5.3    If the Grantee forfeits any rights he has under this Agreement in accordance with Section 3, the Grantee shall, on the date of such forfeiture, no longer have any rights as a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Stock and shall no longer be entitled to vote or receive dividends on such Shares.

6.     No Right to Continued Service . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time for any reason.

7.     Adjustments . If any change is made to the outstanding Shares or the capital structure of the Company, if required, the Shares shall be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 4.4 of the Plan.

8.     Tax Liability and Withholding .

 

 

 

2 NTD: If applicable, revise change in control vesting provision to conform to participant’s employment agreement.

 

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8.1    The Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Grantee pursuant to the Plan, the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock and to take all such other action as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes, in accordance with Sections 17.1 and 17.2 of the Plan.

8.2    Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“ Tax-Related Items ”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Grantee’s responsibility and the Company (a) makes no representation or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock or the subsequent sale of any Shares; and (b) does not commit to structure the Restricted Stock to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

9.     Section 83(b) Election . The Grantee may make an election under Code Section 83(b) (a “ Section  83(b) Election ”) with respect to the Restricted Stock. Any such election must be made within thirty (30) days after the Grant Date. If the Grantee elects to make a Section 83(b) Election, the Grantee shall provide the Company with a copy of an executed version and satisfactory evidence of the filing of the executed Section 83(b) Election with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The Grantee agrees to assume full responsibility for ensuring that the Section 83(b) Election is actually and timely filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and for all tax consequences resulting from the Section 83(b) Election.

10.     Compliance with Law . The issuance and transfer of Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Grantee with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed. No Shares shall be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal laws and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel. The Grantee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.

11.     Legends . A legend may be placed on any certificate(s) or other document(s) delivered to the Grantee indicating restrictions on transferability of the Shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement or any other restrictions that the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable federal or state securities laws or any stock exchange on which the Shares are then listed or quoted.

12.     Notices . Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company’s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Grantee at the Grantee’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

 

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13.     Governing Law . This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles.

14.     Interpretation . Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Grantee or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Grantee and the Company.

15.     Restricted Stock Subject to Plan . This Agreement is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company’s shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

16.     Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Grantee and the Grantee’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the Restricted Stock may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

17.     Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

18.     Discretionary Nature of Plan . The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Restricted Stock in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Restricted Stock or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee and the Board. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Grantee’s employment with, or service to, the Company or its affiliates.

19.     Amendment . The Committee has the right to amend this Agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that , no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent, subject to the provisions of Section 16.1 of the Plan.

20.     No Impact on Other Benefits . The value of the Grantee’s Restricted Stock is not part of his normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

21.     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

 

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22.     Acceptance . The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Restricted Stock subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock or disposition of the underlying Shares and that the Grantee has been advised to consult a tax advisor prior to such grant, vesting or disposition.

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

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

 

By:                                                      

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

[GRANTEE NAME]

 

By:                                                      

 

Name:

 

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Exhibit 10.26

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Cash Settled)

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “ Agreement” ) is made and entered into by and between EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company” ) and [NAME] (the “ Grantee” ).

 

Grant Date:  

 

Number of Restricted Stock Units:              

 

1.         Grant of Restricted Stock Units . Pursuant to Section 8.1 of the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “ Plan ”), the Company hereby issues to the Grantee an Award of Restricted Stock Units (the “ Restricted Stock Units ”), in the number set forth above. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one Share, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan. The Restricted Stock Units shall be credited to a separate account maintained for the Grantee on the books and records of the Company (the “ Account ). All amounts credited to the Account shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets of the Company.

2.         Consideration . The grant of the Restricted Stock Units is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Grantee to the Company or its affiliates.

3.         Vesting .

3.1        Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the applicable vesting date[, and further provided that any additional conditions and performance goals set forth in Schedule I (attached hereto) have been satisfied] 1 , the Restricted Stock Units will vest and no longer be subject to any restrictions in accordance with the following schedule:

 

Vesting Date    Number of Restricted Stock Units That Vest   
[VESTING DATE]    [NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF UNITS THAT VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]   
[VESTING DATE]    [NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF UNITS THAT VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]   
[VESTING DATE]    [NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF UNITS THAT VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]   

 

 

 

1 Add if performance goals are applicable.


Once vested, the Restricted Stock Units become “ Vested Units.

3.2        The Grantee’s unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be automatically forfeited upon such Termination of Service and neither the Company nor any affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Grantee under this Agreement.

3.3        The terms of the Plan will govern the Restricted Stock Units in the event of a Change in Control. 2

4.         Restrictions . Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, until such time as the Restricted Stock Units are settled in accordance with Section 8, the Restricted Stock Units or the rights relating thereto may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Grantee. Any attempt to assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the Restricted Stock Units or the rights relating thereto shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, the Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited by the Grantee and all of the Grantee’s rights to such units shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Company.

5.         Rights as Shareholder . The Grantee shall not have any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, any voting rights or any right to dividends paid with respect to the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units).

6.         Settlement and Payment of Restricted Stock Units .

6.1        No later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such Restricted Stock Units become vested, the Company shall pay to the Grantee, in settlement of the Award, an amount in cash equal to the product of (a) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the vesting date and (b) the number of Restricted Stock Units vesting on that date.

6.2        If the Grantee is deemed a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, as determined by the Committee, at a time when the Grantee becomes eligible for settlement of the Restricted Stock Units upon his “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following the Grantee’s separation from service and (b) the Grantee’s death.

 

 

 

 

2 NTD: If applicable, revise change in control vesting provision to conform to participant’s employment agreement.

 

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6.3        To the extent that the Grantee does not vest in any Restricted Stock Units, all interest in such Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited. The Grantee has no right or interest in any Restricted Stock Units that are forfeited.

7.         No Right to Continued Service . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time for any reason.

8.         Adjustments . If any change is made to the outstanding Shares or the capital structure of the Company, if required, the Restricted Stock Units shall be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 4.4 of the Plan.

9.         Tax Liability and Withholding .

9.1        The Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Grantee pursuant to the Plan, the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock Units and to take all such other action as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes in accordance with Sections 17.1 and 17.2 of the Plan.

9.2        Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“ Tax-Related Items” ), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Grantee’s responsibility and the Company (a) makes no representation or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units; and (b) does not commit to structure the Restricted Stock Units to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

10.         Compliance with Law . This Award shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Grantee with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed.

11.         Notices . Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company’s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Grantee at the Grantee’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

12.         Governing Law . This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles.

13.         Interpretation . Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Grantee or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Grantee and the Company.

 

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14.         Restricted Stock Units Subject to Plan . This Agreement is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company’s shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

15.         Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Grantee and the Grantee’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the Restricted Stock Units may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

16.         Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

17.         Discretionary Nature of Plan . The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Restricted Stock Units or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee and the Board. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Grantee’s employment with, or service to, the Company or its affiliates.

18.         Amendment . The Committee has the right to amend this Agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that , no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent, subject to the provisions of Section 16.1 of the Plan.

19.         Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code under the short-term deferral exclusion and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with such intent. If, for any reason, the Company determines that this Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan or this Agreement, or to adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take other actions, as the Company determines are necessary or appropriate for the Award to either be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Grantee on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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20.         No Impact on Other Benefits . The value of the Grantee’s Restricted Stock Units is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

21.         Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

22.         Acceptance . The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Restricted Stock Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units and that the Grantee has been advised to consult a tax advisor prior to such vesting or settlement.

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

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.
By:                                                
Name:
Title:  
[GRANTEE NAME]
By:                                                
Name:

 

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Exhibit 10.27

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Stock Settled)

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “ Agreement” ) is made and entered into by and between EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company” ) and [NAME] (the “ Grantee” ).

 

            Grant Date:  

 

  
            Number of Restricted Stock Units:  

 

  

1.         Grant of Restricted Stock Units . Pursuant to Section 8.1 of the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “ Plan ”), the Company hereby issues to the Grantee an Award of Restricted Stock Units (the “ Restricted Stock Units ”), in the number set forth above. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one Share, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan. Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan. The Restricted Stock Units shall be credited to a separate account maintained for the Grantee on the books and records of the Company (the “ Account ). All amounts credited to the Account shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets of the Company.

2.         Consideration . The grant of the Restricted Stock Units is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Grantee to the Company or its affiliates.

3.         Vesting .

3.1      Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the applicable vesting date[, and further provided that any additional conditions and performance goals set forth in Schedule I (attached hereto) have been satisfied] 1 , the Restricted Stock Units will vest and no longer be subject to any restrictions in accordance with the following schedule:

 

Vesting Date    Number of Restricted Stock Units That Vest        
[VESTING DATE]    [NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF UNITS THAT VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]        
[VESTING DATE]    [NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF UNITS THAT VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]        
[VESTING DATE]    [NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF UNITS THAT VEST ON THE VESTING DATE]        

 

 

1   NTD: Add if performance goals are applicable.


Once vested, the Restricted Stock Units become “ Vested Units.

3.2      The Grantee’s unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be automatically forfeited upon such Termination of Service and neither the Company nor any affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Grantee under this Agreement.

3.3      The terms of the Plan will govern the Restricted Stock Units in the event of a Change in Control. 2

4.         Restrictions . Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, until such time as the Restricted Stock Units are settled in accordance with Section 8, the Restricted Stock Units or the rights relating thereto may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Grantee. Any attempt to assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the Restricted Stock Units or the rights relating thereto shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, the Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited by the Grantee and all of the Grantee’s rights to such units shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Company.

5.         Rights as Shareholder . The Grantee shall not have any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, any voting rights or any right to dividends paid with respect to the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units) unless and until the Restricted Stock Units vest and are settled by the issuance of Shares in accordance with Section 6.

6.         Settlement and Payment of Restricted Stock Units .

6.1      No later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such Restricted Stock Units become vested, the Company shall (a) issue and deliver to the Grantee the number of Shares equal to the number of Vested Units, and (b) enter the Grantee’s name on the books of the Company as the shareholder of record with respect to the Shares delivered to the Grantee.

6.2       If the Grantee is deemed a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, as determined by the Committee, at a time when the Grantee becomes eligible for settlement of the Restricted Stock Units upon his “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following the Grantee’s separation from service and (b) the Grantee’s death.

 

 

2   NTD: If applicable, revise change in control vesting provision to conform to participant’s employment agreement.

 

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6.3      To the extent that the Grantee does not vest in any Restricted Stock Units, all interest in such Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited. The Grantee has no right or interest in any Restricted Stock Units that are forfeited.

7.         No Right to Continued Service . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time for any reason.

8.         Adjustments . If any change is made to the outstanding Shares or the capital structure of the Company, if required, the Restricted Stock Units shall be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 4.4 of the Plan.

9.         Tax Liability and Withholding .

9.1      The Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Grantee pursuant to the Plan, the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Restricted Stock Units and to take all such other action as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes in accordance with Sections 17.1 and 17.2 of the Plan.

9.2      Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“ Tax-Related Items” ), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Grantee’s responsibility and the Company (a) makes no representation or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares; and (b) does not commit to structure the Restricted Stock Units to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

10.         Compliance with Law . This Award and the issuance or transfer of Shares in accordance with Section 8 shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Grantee with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed. No Shares shall be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal law and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel. The Grantee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.

11.         Notices . Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company’s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Grantee at the Grantee’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

 

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12.         Governing Law . This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles.

13.         Interpretation . Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Grantee or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Grantee and the Company.

14.         Restricted Stock Units Subject to Plan . This Agreement is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company’s shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

15.         Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Grantee and the Grantee’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the Restricted Stock Units may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

16.         Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

17.         Discretionary Nature of Plan . The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Restricted Stock Units or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee and the Board. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Grantee’s employment with, or service to, the Company or its affiliates.

18.         Amendment . The Committee has the right to amend this Agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that , no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent, subject to the provisions of Section 16.1 of the Plan.

19.         Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code under the short-term deferral exclusion and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with such intent. If, for any reason, the Company determines that this Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan or this Agreement, or to adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take other actions, as the Company determines are necessary or appropriate for the Award to either be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments

 

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and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Grantee on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

20.         No Impact on Other Benefits . The value of the Grantee’s Restricted Stock Units is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

21.         Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

22.         Acceptance . The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Restricted Stock Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or disposition of the underlying Shares, and that the Grantee has been advised to consult a tax advisor prior to such vesting, settlement or disposition.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
[GRANTEE NAME]
By:  

 

Name:  

 

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Exhibit 10.28

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Performance Unit Award Agreement

This Performance Unit Award Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of [DATE] (the “ Grant Date ”) by and between EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and [NAME] (the “ Grantee ”).

1.     Grant of Performance Units . Pursuant to Section 9.1 of the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “ Plan ”), the Company hereby grants to the Grantee an Award for a target number of              Performance Units (the “ Target Award ”); provided that the number of Performance Units that the Grantee actually earns for the Performance Period will be determined by the level of achievement of performance goals specified by the Committee (the “ Performance Goals ”), as set forth on Exhibit A . Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

2.     Consideration . The grant of the Performance Units is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Grantee to the Company or its affiliates.

3.     Performance Period .

3.1    The Performance Period shall be the period commencing on [DATE] and ending on [DATE].

3.2    The number of Performance Units actually earned by the Grantee (the “ Earned Performance Units ”) will be determined at the end of the Performance Period based on the level of achievement of the Performance Goals in accordance with Exhibit A .

3.3    Promptly following completion of the Performance Period (and no later than [thirty (30) days] following the end of the Performance Period), the Committee will review and certify in writing (a) whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved, and (b) the number of Earned Performance Units, if any. All determinations of whether Performance Goals have been achieved, the number of Earned Performance Units, and all other matters related to this Section 3 shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion, and determination shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Grantee, and on all other persons.

4.     Vesting .

4.1    The Performance Units are subject to forfeiture until they vest. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Performance Units will vest and become nonforfeitable on the last day of the Performance Period, subject to (a) the achievement of the minimum threshold Performance Goals for payout set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, and (b) the Grantee has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the last day of the Performance Period. The number of Performance Units that vest and become payable under this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee based on the level of achievement of the Performance Goals set forth in Exhibit A .


4.2    Upon the Grantee’s Termination of Service for any reason at any time before the end of the Performance Period, the Grantee’s unearned Performance Units shall be automatically forfeited upon such Termination of Service and neither the Company nor any affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Grantee under this Agreement.

4.3    The terms of the Plan will govern the Performance Units in the event of a Change in Control. 1

5.     Restrictions . Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, during the Performance Period, the Performance Units or the rights relating thereto may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Grantee. Any attempt to assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer or encumber the Performance Units or the rights relating thereto during the Performance Period shall be wholly ineffective and, if any such attempt is made, the Performance Units will be forfeited by the Grantee and all of the Grantee’s rights to such Shares shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration by the Company.

6.     Payment . Payment in respect of Earned Performance Units shall be paid to the Grantee no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such Performance Units become vested. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay Performance Units in the form of cash or in Shares (or a combination thereof) which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the Earned Performance Units. To the extent Shares are issued, such Shares may be granted subject to any restrictions that may be imposed by the Committee, including a Period of Restriction or mandatory deferral.

7.     Rights as Shareholder . The Grantee shall not have any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Performance Units (including, without limitation, any voting rights or any right to dividends paid with respect to the Shares underlying such Performance Units).

8.     No Right to Continued Service . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, with or without cause.

9.     Adjustments . If any change is made to the outstanding Shares or the capital structure of the Company, if required, the Shares shall be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 4.4 of the Plan.

10. Tax Liability and Withholding .

  10.1  The Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Grantee pursuant to the Plan, the

 

 

1 NTD: If applicable, revise change in control vesting provision to conform to participant’s employment agreement.

 

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amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of the Performance Units and to take all such other action as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes, in accordance with Sections 17.1 and 17.2 of the Plan.

10.2  Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“ Tax-Related Items ”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Grantee’s responsibility and the Company (a) makes no representation or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant or vesting of the Performance Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares; and (b) does not commit to structure the Performance Units to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

11. Compliance with Law . The issuance and transfer of Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Grantee with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Company’s Shares may be listed. No Shares shall be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal laws and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel. The Grantee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.

12. Legends . A legend may be placed on any certificate(s) or other document(s) delivered to the Grantee indicating restrictions on transferability of the Performance Units pursuant to this Agreement or any other restrictions that the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable federal or state securities laws or any stock exchange on which the Shares are then listed or quoted.

13. Notices . Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company’s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Grantee under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Grantee at the Grantee’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

14. Governing Law . This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles.

15. Interpretation . Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Grantee or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Grantee and the Company.

16. Performance Units Subject to Plan . This Agreement is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company’s shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

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17. Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Grantee and the Grantee’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the Performance Units may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

18. Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

19. Discretionary Nature of Plan . The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated by the Board at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Performance Units in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Performance Units or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee and the Board. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Grantee’s employment with, or service to, the Company or its affiliates.

20. Amendment . The Committee has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the Performance Units, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that , no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent, subject to the provisions of Section 21 of the Plan.

21. Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code under the short-term deferral exclusion and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with such intent. If, for any reason, the Company determines that this Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan or this Agreement, or to adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take other actions, as the Company determines are necessary or appropriate for the Award to either be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Grantee on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

22. No Impact on Other Benefits . The value of the Grantee’s Performance Units is not part of his normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

23. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

 

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24. Acceptance . The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Performance Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant or earning of the Performance Units or disposition of the underlying Shares and that the Grantee has been advised to consult a tax advisor prior to such grant, vesting or disposition.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.
By:  

 

 
Name:    
Title:    
[GRANTEE NAME]
By:  

 

 
Name:    

 

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EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE GOALS

The performance measures for this grant of Performance Units shall be: [A], [B], and [C], each, a “ Performance Measure ”) 2 . The percentage earned for attaining threshold, target and maximum performance levels for each Performance Measure is shown on the following table:

 

     

Performance    
Measure

Weighting 3

     [      %] 4
Threshold    
  

 100%    

Target    

  

  [200%]

Maximum    

                     

[A]

        %               
                     

[B]

        %               
                     

Payout % of

Target Award 5

                 %    100%    [200%]
                     

Straight line interpolation will be used between each of the performance levels shown on the table above. No amount will be earned with respect to a Performance Measure if the performance is below the threshold level. A maximum of 200% will be earned with respect to a Performance Measure regardless of performance in excess of the maximum level.

To determine a Grantee’s Earned Performance Units, the “Payout % of Target Award” for each Performance Measure will be multiplied by the weighting percentage for that Performance Measure. The sum of these percentages will then be multiplied by the Grantee’s Target Award to determine a Grantee’s Earned Performance Units. The maximum Shares that may be earned under this Performance Unit Award is [200%] 6 of the Grantee’s Target Award.

 

 

2 Select one or more Performance Measures from Section 12.1 of the Plan.

3 Determine the weighting applicable to each Performance Measure.

4 Determine the threshold and maximum performance levels.

5 Determine the level of payout for the threshold and maximum performance levels

6 Confirm maximum payout level.

 

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Exhibit 10.29

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Incentive Stock Option Agreement

This Incentive Stock Option Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into by and between EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and [NAME] (the “ Participant ”).

 

Grant Date:  

 

  
Exercise Price Per Share:  

 

  
Total Shares Subject to Option:  

 

  
Expiration Date : 1  

 

  

1.      Grant of Option .

1.1     Grant; Type of Option . Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “ Plan ”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase the total number of Shares of the Company set forth above, at the Exercise Price set forth above. The Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, although the Company makes no representation or guarantee that the Option will qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the Grant Date) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

1.2     Consideration; Subject to Plan . The grant of the Option is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Participant to the Company or its affiliates and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein will have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

2.      Exercise Period; Vesting .

2.1     Vesting Schedule . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the applicable vesting date, the Options will vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

Vesting Date

 

  

 

Number of Options

 

[VESTING DATE]

 

  

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF OPTIONS THAT

VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE

VESTING DATE]

 

[VESTING DATE]   

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF OPTIONS THAT

VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE

VESTING DATE]

 

[VESTING DATE]   

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF OPTIONS THAT

VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE

VESTING DATE]

 

 

 

1 Typically the 10 th anniversary of Grant Date unless an earlier expiration date is desired.


2.2     Forfeiture . The Participant’s unvested Options shall be automatically forfeited and neither the Company nor any affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.

2.3     Expiration . The Option will expire on the Expiration Date set forth above, or earlier as provided in this Agreement or the Plan.

3.      Termination of Service . The Participant’s Option shall be forfeited upon his or her Termination of Service, except as set forth below:

3.1     Termination of Service for Reasons Other Than Cause, Death, or Disability . Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason other than death, Disability (as defined below), or for Cause, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination of Service may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the ninetieth (90th) day following such Termination of Service and (b) the Expiration Date.

3.2     Termination of Service for Cause . Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service for Cause, the Option (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable.

3.3     Termination of Service Due to Disability . Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of Disability, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination of Service may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of such Termination of Service and (b) the Expiration Date.

3.4     Termination of Service Due to Death . Upon the Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of death, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination of Service may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (b) the Expiration Date.

3.5     Death after Termination of Service . Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 3, if a Participant dies after such Participant’s Termination of Service, but while his or her Option remains exercisable as set forth above, such Option may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (b) the Expiration Date.

 

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4.      Manner of Exercise .

4.1     Election to Exercise . To exercise the Option, the Participant (or in the case of exercise after the Participant’s death or incapacity, the Participant’s executor, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) must deliver to the Company a written notice of intent to exercise in the form specified or accepted by the Committee (or by complying with any alternative exercise procedures that may be authorized by the Committee), setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised. If someone other than the Participant exercises the Option, then such person must submit documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company verifying that such person has the legal right to exercise the Option.

4.2     Payment of Exercise Price . The entire Exercise Price of the Option shall be payable to the Company in full at the time of exercise, in cash, certified or bank check or such other instrument as the Committee may accept. If approved by the Committee, and subject to any terms, conditions, and limitations as the Committee may prescribe and to the extent permitted by law, payment of the Exercise Price, in full or in part, may also be made in one or more of the manners permitted by Section 6.6 of the Plan.

4.3     Withholding . The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award granted or payment due under the Plan the amount of all federal, state, local and non-United States taxes due in respect of such Award or payment and take any such other action as may be necessary or appropriate, as determined by the Committee, to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income or wages of a Participant for federal, state, local and non-United States tax purposes with respect to any Award, such Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local, or non-United States taxes or social security (or similar) contributions of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount, in accordance with Section 17.1 and 17.2 of the Plan.

4.4     Issuance of Shares . Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of a written notification of exercise and full payment in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 4 and satisfaction of tax obligations, the Company shall deliver to the Participant exercising an Option, in the Participant’s name, evidence of book entry Shares, in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares purchased under the Option.

5.     No Right to Continued Service; No Rights as Shareholder . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time, with or without Cause. No Participant or other person shall become the Beneficial Owner of any Shares subject to an Option until a book entry has been created for the Participant with respect to such Shares following exercise of his or her Option in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

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6.     Transferability . Unless otherwise designated by the Committee or as provided in the Plan, the Option shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of a nontransferable Option or any right or privilege confirmed hereby contrary to the provisions hereof, the Option and the rights and privileges confirmed hereby shall immediately become null and void.

7.     Change in Control . The terms of the Plan will govern the Option in the event of a Change in Control. 2

8.     Adjustments . The Shares subject to the Option may be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 4.4 of the Plan.

9.     Tax Liability and Withholding . Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“ Tax-Related Items ”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and the Company (a) makes no representation or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant, vesting, or exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any shares acquired on exercise; and (b) does not commit to structure the Option to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

10.  Qualification as an Incentive Stock Option . It is understood that this Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code to the extent permitted under applicable law. Accordingly, the Participant understands that in order to obtain the benefits of an Incentive Stock Option, no sale or other disposition may be made of shares for which Incentive Stock Option treatment is desired within one (1) year following the date of exercise of the Option or within two (2) years from the Grant Date. The Participant understands and agrees that the Company shall not be liable or responsible for any additional tax liability the Participant incurs in the event that the Internal Revenue Service for any reason determines that this Option does not qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of the Code.

11.  Disqualifying Disposition . If the Participant disposes of the Shares prior to the expiration of either two (2) years from the Grant Date or one (1) year from the date the shares are transferred to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of the Option (a “ Disqualifying Disposition ”), the Participant shall notify the Company in writing within thirty (30) days after such disposition of the date and terms of such disposition. The Participant also agrees to provide the Company with any information concerning any such dispositions as the Company requires for tax purposes.

12.  Compliance with Law . The exercise of the Option and the issuance and transfer of Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed. No Shares shall be issued pursuant to this Option unless and until any then applicable requirements of state or federal laws and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel. The

 

 

2 NTD: If applicable, revise change in control vesting provision to conform to participant’s employment agreement.

 

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Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.

13.  Notices . Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company’s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

14.  Governing Law . This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles.

15.  Interpretation . Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

16.  Options Subject to Plan . This Agreement is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company’s shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

17.  Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the Option may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

18.  Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

19.  Discretionary Nature of Plan . The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, cancelled or terminated by the Company at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Option in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Options or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company.

20.  Amendment . The Committee has the right to amend this Agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that , no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Participant under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent, subject to the provisions of Section 16.1 of the Plan.

 

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21.  Section 409A; No Deferral of Compensation . This Agreement is not intended to provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”). The Company reserves the right to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan or this Agreement, to the extent the Company considers it necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion, to comply with, or to ensure that the Option granted hereunder are not subject to, Section 409A of the Code.

22.  No Impact on Other Benefits . The value of the Participant’s Option is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

23.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

24.  Acceptance . The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the underlying shares and that the Participant should consult a tax advisor prior to such exercise or disposition.

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

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

By                                          

Name:

Title:

[PARTICIPANT NAME]

By                                          

Name:

 

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Exhibit 10.30

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.

2018 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement

This Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into by and between EVO Payments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and [NAME] (the “ Participant ”).

 

Grant Date:  

 

  
Exercise Price Per Share:  

 

  
Total Shares Subject to Option:  

 

  
Expiration Date : 1  

 

  

1.     Grant of Option .

1.1     Grant; Type of Option . Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the EVO Payments, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan (the “ Plan ”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase the total number of Shares of the Company set forth above, at the Exercise Price set forth above. The Option is intended to be a Nonqualified Stock Option and not an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.

1.2     Consideration; Subject to Plan . The grant of the Option is made in consideration of the services to be rendered by the Participant to the Company or its affiliates and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein will have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

2.     Exercise Period; Vesting .

2.1     Vesting Schedule . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination of Service as of the applicable vesting date, the Options will vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

Vesting Date

 

  

 

Number of Options

 

[VESTING DATE]

 

  

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF OPTIONS THAT

VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE

VESTING DATE]

 

[VESTING DATE]   

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF OPTIONS THAT

VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE

VESTING DATE]

 

[VESTING DATE]   

 

[NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF OPTIONS THAT

VEST AND BECOME EXERCISABLE ON THE

VESTING DATE].

 

 

 

1 Typically the 10 th anniversary of Grant Date unless an earlier expiration date is desired.


2.2     Forfeiture . The Participant’s unvested Options shall be automatically forfeited and neither the Company nor any affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.

2.3     Expiration . The Option will expire on the Expiration Date set forth above, or earlier as provided in this Agreement or the Plan.

3.     Termination of Service . The Participant’s Option shall be forfeited upon his or her Termination of Service, except as set forth below:

3.1     Termination of Service for Reasons Other Than Cause, Death, or Disability . Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason other than death, Disability (as defined below), or for Cause, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination of Service may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the ninetieth (90th) day following such Termination of Service and (b) the Expiration Date.

3.2     Termination of Service for Cause . Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service for Cause, the Option (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable.

3.3     Termination of Service Due to Disability . Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of Disability, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination of Service may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of such Termination of Service and (b) the Expiration Date.

3.4     Termination of Service Due to Death . Upon the Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of death, any Option held by such Participant that was vested and exercisable immediately before such Termination of Service may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (b) the Expiration Date.

3.5     Death after Termination of Service . Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 3, if a Participant dies after such Participant’s Termination of Service, but while his or her Option remains exercisable as set forth above, such Option may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (b) the Expiration Date.

4.     Manner of Exercise .

4.1     Election to Exercise . To exercise the Option, the Participant (or in the case of exercise after the Participant’s death or incapacity, the Participant’s executor, administrator, heir

 

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or legatee, as the case may be) must deliver to the Company a written notice of intent to exercise in the form specified or accepted by the Committee (or by complying with any alternative exercise procedures that may be authorized by the Committee), setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised. If someone other than the Participant exercises the Option, then such person must submit documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company verifying that such person has the legal right to exercise the Option.

4.2     Payment of Exercise Price . The entire Exercise Price of the Option shall be payable to the Company in full at the time of exercise, in cash, certified or bank check or such other instrument as the Committee may accept. If approved by the Committee, and subject to any terms, conditions, and limitations as the Committee may prescribe and to the extent permitted by law, payment of the Exercise Price, in full or in part, may also be made in one or more of the manners permitted by Section 6.6 of the Plan.

4.3     Withholding . The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award granted or payment due under the Plan the amount of all federal, state, local and non-United States taxes due in respect of such Award or payment and take any such other action as may be necessary or appropriate, as determined by the Committee, to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income or wages of a Participant for federal, state, local and non-United States tax purposes with respect to any Award, such Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local, or non-United States taxes or social security (or similar) contributions of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount, in accordance with Sections 17.1 and 17.2 the Plan.

4.4     Issuance of Shares . Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of a written notification of exercise and full payment in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 4 and satisfaction of tax obligations, the Company shall deliver to the Participant exercising an Option, in the Participant’s name, evidence of book entry Shares, in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares purchased under the Option.

5.     No Right to Continued Service; No Rights as Shareholder . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to be retained in any position, as an Employee, consultant, advisor or Nonemployee Director of the Company. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time, with or without Cause. No Participant or other person shall become the Beneficial Owner of any Shares subject to an Option until a book entry has been created for the Participant with respect to such Shares following exercise of his or her Option in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.

6.     Transferability . Unless otherwise designated by the Committee or as provided in the Plan, the Option shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of a nontransferable Option or any right or privilege confirmed hereby contrary to the provisions hereof, the Option and the rights and privileges confirmed hereby shall immediately become null and void.

 

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7.     Change in Control . The terms of the Plan will govern the Option in the event of a Change in Control. 2

8.     Adjustments . The Shares subject to the Option may be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 4.4 of the Plan.

9.     Tax Liability and Withholding . Notwithstanding any action the Company takes with respect to income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“ Tax-Related Items ”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and the Company (a) makes no representation or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with the grant, vesting, or exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any shares acquired on exercise; and (b) does not commit to structure the Option to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

10. Compliance with Law . The exercise of the Option and the issuance and transfer of Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed. No Shares shall be issued pursuant to this Option unless and until any then applicable requirements of state or federal laws and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel. The Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance.

11. Notices . Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Committee, care of the Company, at the Company’s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Committee) from time to time.

12. Governing Law . This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles.

13. Interpretation . Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

14. Options Subject to Plan . This Agreement is subject to the Plan as approved by the Company’s shareholders. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

 

 

2 NTD: If applicable, revise change in control vesting provision to conform to participant’s employment agreement.

 

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15. Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the Option may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

16. Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

17. Discretionary Nature of Plan . The Plan is discretionary and may be amended, cancelled or terminated by the Company at any time, in its discretion. The grant of the Option in this Agreement does not create any contractual right or other right to receive any Options or other Awards in the future. Future Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company. Any amendment, modification, or termination of the Plan shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company.

18. Amendment . The Committee has the right to amend this Agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that , no such amendment shall materially impair the previously accrued rights of the Participant under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent, subject to the provisions of Section 16.1 of the Plan.

19. Section 409A; No Deferral of Compensation . This Agreement is not intended to provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”). The Company reserves the right to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan or this Agreement, to the extent the Company considers it necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion, to comply with, or to ensure that the Option granted hereunder are not subject to, Section 409A of the Code.

20. No Impact on Other Benefits . The value of the Participant’s Option is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.

21. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

22. Acceptance . The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the underlying shares and that the Participant should consult a tax advisor prior to such exercise or disposition.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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

 

EVO PAYMENTS, INC.
By:                                            
Name:
Title:
[PARTICIPANT NAME]
By:                                            
Name:

 

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